UN legal instruments relevant for Inland Water Transport UNECE Inland Transport Committee FRANCESCO DIONORI

UNECE CENTRE OF TRANSPORT CONVENTIONS UNECE is one of the five UN regional commissions administered by ECOSOC. It was established in 1947. The UNECE Inland Transport Committee (ITC) facilitates the international movement of persons and goods by inland transport modes. There are 58 United Nations inland transport-related legal instruments administered by ITC and updated regularly. 2018-11-16 FRANCESCO DIONORI

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS AND UN TRANSPORT CONVENTIONS under UNECE ITC purview 2018-11-16 FRANCESCO DIONORI

UN Conventions relevant to IWT 1960 Unification of Certain Rules Concerning Collision in Inland Navigation 1978 Protocol to CLN Convention 1965 Registration of Inland Navigation Vessels 1978 Protocol to CVN Convention 1966 Measurement of Inland Navigation Vessels 1996 AGN Agreement 1973 CLN Convention 1997 Protocol to AGTC Agreement 1976 CVN Convention 2000 ADN Agreement 2018-11-16 FRANCESCO DIONORI

AGN Agreement The European Agreement on Main Inland Waterways of International Importance (AGN) - in force since 1999, has 19 Contracting Parties: Austria, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Republic of Moldova, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia, Slovakia, Switzerland, Ukraine Most basic, strategic tool for the development in Europe of a coherent network of inland waterways and ports of international importance 2018-11-16 FRANCESCO DIONORI

Protocol on Combined Transport on Inland Waterways to the AGTC Agreement 9 Contracting parties: Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Hungary, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Romania, Serbia, Switzerland Signatories: Austria, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Portugal, Slovakia 2018-11-16 FRANCESCO DIONORI

ADN Agreement The European Agreement concerning the international carriage of Dangerous Goods by Inland Waterways (ADN) - in force since 2008, has 18 Contracting Parties: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia, Slovakia, Switzerland, Ukraine. The ADN aims at ensuring a high level of safety of international carriage of dangerous goods by inland waterways; contributing effectively to the protection of the environment by preventing any pollution resulting from accidents or incidents during such carriage; and facilitating transport operations and promoting international trade in dangerous goods. 2018-11-16 FRANCESCO DIONORI

Benefits for Contracting Parties Why accede? Free movement of vessels and goods, eliminating administrative barriers Equal treatment between the beneficiary States, including taxes and charges Enhancing navigation safety Mobility Pathway to digitalization Pathway to intermodality Transparency and uniformity 2018-11-16 FRANCESCO DIONORI

How to become a Contracting Party Steps HOW? UN member State submits "an instrument of accession, acceptance or approval" to the Secretary-General of the United Nations DECISION Accession only occurs when governments and other involved institutions provide their formal approval. For this to happen, government institutions should be informed of these instruments and convinced of their benefits. PROCESS The letter of accession Entry into force The convention then enters into force automatically after a designated period of time IMPLEMENTATION ASSISTANCE 2018-11-16 FRANCESCO DIONORI

Additional instruments Inventory of Main Standards and Parameters of the E Waterway Network (Blue Book) and maps White Paper on Efficient and Sustainable Inland Water Transport in Europe, 2011 The European Code for Inland Waterways Resolution No. 35, Standardized vocabulary for radio-connections in inland navigation Resolution No. 48, Recommendation on electronic chart display and information system for inland navigation (Inland ECDIS) Resolution No. 57, Guidelines and Recommendations for River Information Services Resolution No. 58, Guidelines and Criteria for Vessel Traffic Services on Inland Waterways Resolution No. 63, International Standard for Tracking and Tracing on Inland Waterways (VTT) Resolution No. 79, International Standards For Electronic Ship Reporting In Inland Navigation (ERI) Resolution No. 80, International Standards For Notices To Skippers (NtS) HarTechnical Requirements for Inland Navigation Vessels (Annex to Resolution No. 61), 2011 Signs and Signals on inland waterways Resolutions Nos. 22, 59 2018-11-16 FRANCESCO DIONORI

More detailed information on the Conventions and Agreements, and their contracting parties may be obtained from the United Nations Treaty Collection website (the status of Transport and Communications agreements and conventions can be found in Chapter XI). For any further comments or information, please contact: UNECE Transport Division Palais des Nations CH-1211 GENEVA 10 Tel: + 41-22-917-24-00 FRANCESCO DIONORI