The Mannheim Convention


Its principles emanate from the Congress of Vienna and constitute the core of the integrated system of management uniformly applied in all the member states.
 
Main principles
 
  • freedom of navigation,
  • equal treatment of all boatsmen and fleets,
  • exemption from navigation duties,
  • simplification of customs clearance,
  • obligation of member states to maintain the waterway,
  • uniform regulations for the safety of vessels and navigation,
  • uniform jurisdiction in navigation affairs; navigation courts for the Rhine,
  • Central Commission to supervise the principles of the Convention.

These principles outlined in 1868 already show the same fundamental ideas of a common traffic market for all, as the European Community has striven for and is about to realise nearly 100 years later.
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