Статус Конвенции об обмере судов внутреннего плавания (Женева, 15 февраля 1966 года) [рус., англ.]

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Вступление в силу: 19.04.1975

CONVENTION ON THE MEASUREMENT OF INLAND NAVIGATION VESSELS

Text: Certified true copy

United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 964, p. 177.

C.N.151.2026.TREATIES-XII.5 of 7 May 2026 (Proposal of amendments by Belgium)

Note: The Convention was prepared by the Sub-Committee on Inland Water Transport of the Inland Transport Committee of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe and its subsidiary bodies (Working Party on River Law and Groups of Rapporteurs). The Inland Transport Committee decided to open it for signature at its twenty-fifth session held from 17 to 20 January 1966 (see Report of the Inland Transport Committee on its twenty-fifth session, document E/ECE/TRANS/544, para. 63).

DECLARATIONS AND RESERVATIONS

(Unless otherwise indicated, the declarations and reservations were made upon ratification, accession or succession.)

Notifications made under article 10 (5) (Distinctive letters of measurement offices)

Belarus <8>

Reservation:

Pursuant to article 15, paragraph 1, of the Convention, the Republic of Belarus will not apply article 14 of the Convention insofar as it concerns the referral of disputes to the International Court of Justice.

Declaration:

In accordance with article 2, paragraph 1, of the Convention, the Republic of Belarus declares that the guideline document of the Republic of Belarus RD RB 02190.1.37-2003, entitled «Measurement of vessels: calculation of displacement and tonnage», shall apply in the territory of the Republic of Belarus.

Belgium <9>

Bulgaria <10>

Upon signature and confirmed upon ratification:

It further declares that the validity of measurement certificates issued by its measurement offices for vessels intended for the carriage of goods may be extended only by one of the said offices.

Upon ratification:

The term of validity of measurement certificates issued by its measurement offices for inland navigation vessels is 15 years and cannot be extended.

Czech Republic <3>

France

Upon signature of the Protocol of Signature:

Since the measurement signs affixed by the French services are not intended solely to establish the fact of measurement, the said signs shall not be either removed or effaced at the time of remeasurement; instead, an indelible mark consisting of a small cross with vertical and horizontal arms of equal length shall be applied to the left of such signs.

Hungary

The Presidential Council of the Hungarian People's Republic declares that it does not consider itself bound by those provisions of article 14 of the Convention which refer the disputes between Contracting Parties to the International Court of Justice.

Netherlands (Kingdom of the) <11>, <12>

Poland

Reservation:

Pursuant to article 15, paragraph 2, of the Convention, the Republic of Poland declares that the measurement certificates issued by the measurement offices of the Republic of Poland for vessels intended for the carriage of goods may not be extended.

Notification:

In accordance with article 10, paragraph 5, of the Convention, the Republic of Poland declares that the distinguishing group of letters of the measurement offices is PL.

Romania

The Socialist Republic of Romania declares, pursuant to article 15, paragraph 1, that it does not consider itself bound by the provisions of article 14 of the Convention. The position of the Socialist Republic of Romania is that disputes relating to the interpretation or application of the Convention may be referred to the International Court of Justice only with the consent of all the parties to the dispute, in each individual case.

Russian Federation

Reservation:

In accordance with article 15, paragraph 1, of the Convention on the Measurement of Inland Navigation Vessels the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics does not consider itself bound by the provisions of article 14 of that Convention, to the effect that any dispute between two or more Contracting Parties concerning the interpretation or application of this Convention which the Parties are unable to settle by negotiation or by other settlement procedures may, at the request of any of the Contracting Parties concerned, be referred for settlement to the International Court of Justice, and declares that for the referral of such disputes to the International Court, the consent of all the parties to the dispute is necessary in each individual case;

Declaration:

In accordance with article 10, paragraph 6, of the 1966 Convention on the Measurement of Inland Navigation Vessels, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics declares that the provisions of this Convention shall not apply to inland waterways of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics that are open to navigation only for vessels flying the flag of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.

Slovakia <3>

Notifications made under article 10 (5) (Distinctive letters of measurement offices)

14. Each of these two groups of distinctive letters to be followed by a figure indicating the serial number of the measurement certificate issued by the office concerned.

15. «...The „XXXX“ represents the measurement number issued by the Federal Public Institution, Yugoslav Register of Inland Vessels Navigation. In accordance with Article 8(1) of the Convention, the competent Yugoslav central measuring service is the Federal Public Institution, Yugoslav Register of Inland Vessels Navigation, Narodnih heroja 30/II, 11000 Belgrade.»