ECE/TRANS/CMNI/CONF/3

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UNITED
NATIONS / E
/ Economic and Social
Council / Distr.
GENERAL
ECE/TRANS/CMNI/CONF/3*
17 July 2000
ENGLISH
Original: FRENCH
ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR EUROPE

INLAND TRANSPORT COMMITTEE

Diplomatic Conference Organized Jointly

by CCNR, the Danube Commission and ECE

for the Adoption of the Convention on

the Contract for the Carriage of Goods

by Inland Waterway

(Budapest, 25 September - 3 October 2000,

agenda item 7)

DRAFT FINAL ACT OF THE DIPLOMATIC CONFERENCE FOR THE
ADOPTION OF THE CONVENTION ON THE CONTRACT FOR THE
CARRIAGE OF GOODS BY INLAND WATERWAY (CMNI)

1. The Diplomatic Conference for the adoption of the Convention on the Contract for the Carriage of Goods by Inland Waterway (CMNI), organized under the joint auspices of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, the Central Commission for the Navigation of the Rhine and the Danube Commission, was held in Budapest at the invitation of the Government of the Republic of Hungary from 25 September to 3 October 2000.

2.  The following States were represented at the Conference by plenipotentiaries: …

3.  The following States were represented at the Conference by observers: …

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* Distributed by the Central Commission for the Navigation of the Rhine (CCNR) under the symbol CMNI/CONF.(00)3.

GE.00-22537 (E)


4. The following intergovernmental organizations were represented at the Conference by observers: …

5. The following non-governmental organizations were represented at the Conference by observers: …

6. The Conference elected Mr. (Ms.) … as President of the Conference and Mr. (Ms.) … (country) and Mr. (Ms.) … (country) as Vice-Presidents.

7. The Conference secretariat was ensured jointly by the secretariat of CCNR, the secretariat of the Danube Commission and the ECE secretariat. The executive secretary designated by the Conference was Mr. …

8. The Conference adopted its agenda on the basis of the draft submitted by the secretariat (ECE/TRANS/CMNI/CONF/1-CMNI/CONF.(00)1).

9. The Conference adopted its rules of procedure (ECE/TRANS/CMNI/CONF/1/Add.1-CMNI/CONF.(00)1-Add.1.

10. Mr. … (and Mr. …) was (were) elected rapporteur(s) of the Conference.

11. The Credentials Committee was composed of … under the chairmanship of Mr. …

12. The Drafting Committee was composed of … under the chairmanship of Mr. …

13. In accordance with the rules of procedure of the Conference, the Credentials Committee examined the credentials of the representatives of the States referred to in paragraph 2 above and reported to the Conference which noted that the credentials had been submitted in due form.

14. The Conference based its discussions on the text of the draft Convention on the Contractfor the Carriage of Goods by Inland Waterway (CMNI) prepared by the Preparatory Committee established jointly by CCNR, the Danube Commission and ECE (document ECE/TRANS/CMNI/CONF/2-CMNI/CONF.(99)2.

15. The Conference also had before it documents containing proposals and observations by Governments or the secretariat concerning the above-mentioned draft text:

ECE/TRANS/CMNI/CONF/4-CMNI/CONF.(00)4 (ECE);

ECE/TRANS/CMNI/CONF/5-CMNI/CONF.(00)5 (Croatia);

ECE/TRANS/CMNI/CONF/6-CMNI/CONF.(00)6 (Germany);

ECE/TRANS/CMNI/CONF/7-CMNI/CONF.(00)7 (Russian Federation);

ECE/TRANS/CMNI/CONF/7/Add.1-CMNI/CONF.(00)7-Add.1 (Russian Federation);

ECE/TRANS/CMNI/CONF/8-CMNI/CONF.(00)8 (Switzerland).

16. Following the debate, the Conference adopted the Convention on the Contract fortheCarriage of Goods by Inland Waterway (CMNI) (annexed document ECE/TRANS/CMNI/CONF/CRP…-CMNI/CONF.(00)…) in English, French, German andRussian.

17. The Conference also adopted a resolution annexed to this Final Act.

18. The Convention will be deposited with … The depositary (depositaries) of the Convention will send certified true copies of this Final Act to all Governments which took part in the Conference.

19. The Convention will be open for signature from … to … in the Office of … in … After this date it will be open for accession.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned have subscribed their signatures below to this Final Act.

Done at Budapest this third day of October two thousand in a single original copy in the English, French, German and Russian languages, which will be deposited with …

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Annex I

Resolution adopted by the Conference[1]

“The Diplomatic Conference organized jointly by CCNR, the Danube Commission and ECE for the adoption of the Convention on the Contract for the Carriage of Goods by Inland Waterway,

Recalling gratefully the amiable invitation of the Republic of Hungary which acted as host to the Conference in Budapest,

Acknowledging its gratitude to the Government of the Republic of Hungary and the city of Budapest for the organization of the Diplomatic Conference and for their hospitality,

Recommends that the rules set out in the Convention on the Contract for the Carriage of Goods by Inland Waterway (CMNI) which the Conference has just adopted should be known in commercial practice as the ‘Budapest Rules’.”

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[1] The text of a resolution, prepared by the secretariat, in the event that the Conference may wish to adopt such a resolution.