At an extraordinary ceremony organised in the wings of the CCNR’s plenary session, the Netherlands deposited their instrument of acceptance of the Strasbourg Convention of 2012 on the limitation of liability in inland navigation (CLNI 2012), in the presence of representatives of CCNR member States and other States which have already ratified or acceded to the Convention (Luxembourg, Hungary and Serbia). The instrument of acceptance was deposited with the Secretary-General of the Central Commission for the Navigation of the Rhine, who is the Depositary thereof. Other instruments of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession of the 2012 Convention are expected to be deposited in Strasbourg in the coming months.
After Serbia in 2013, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg in 2014, and Hungary in 2018, the Netherlands have thus become Party to the Convention adopted following the Diplomatic Conference concluded on 27 September 2012. The Convention, available for signature by all the States from 27 September 2012 to 26 September 2014, was signed by seven States: Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Poland and Serbia.
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About the Central Commission for the Navigation of the Rhine (CCNR)
The Central Commission for the Navigation of the Rhine (CCNR) is an international organisation that exercises an essential regulatory role in the navigation of the Rhine. It is active in the technical, legal, economic and environmental fields. In all its areas of action, its work is guided by the efficiency of transport on the Rhine, safety, social considerations, and respect for the environment. Many of the Central Commission’s activities now reach beyond the Rhine and are directly concerned with European navigable waterways more generally. The Central Commission works closely with the European Commission as well as with the other river commissions and international organisations.