Central commission on the navigation of the Rhine

The Central Commission for the Navigation of the Rhine ( CCNR ) is the the oldest International organization with the world. Its function is to encourage European prosperity by guaranteeing an high level of safety for navigation on the the Rhine and its surroundings.

History

Nowadays the commission is physically located at Strasbourg in the Palais of the Rhine. Legally its authority comes from the agreements made to the Congrès of Vienna, held in 1815 after the repercussions of the Napoleonean Guerres. The Member States are the Germany, the Belgium, the France, the Netherlands and the Suisse.

The first meeting took place the August 15th 1816 with Mainz. In 1831 the convention of Mainz was adopted, establishing the first laws controlling navigation on the Rhine. In 1861 the office of the Commission moved with Mannheim, and the October 17th 1868, the convention of Mannheim was adopted. This convention always controls the principles navigation on the Rhine today.

Very little time after the end of the First World War, in 1920, the general headquarters of the commission was moved in Strasbourg like wants it the Traité of Versailles. In 2003, the European commission required the permission of the Conseil of the European Union to negotiate adhesion with the EU the regulations of the CCNR and the commission of the the Danube, in particular from the point of view of the widening of the EU.

External bonds

Site of the Commission

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