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8 Transboundary Water Governance in the European Union
Treaties
Convention regarding the regime of navigation on the Danube, Belgrade, 18 August 1948
Treaty between the Hungarian People’s Republic and the Republic of Austria Concerning the
Regulation of Water Economy Questions in the Frontier Region, Vienna, 9 April 1956
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Rome, 25 March 1957
Agreement between the Government of the French Republic and the Spanish Government relating
to Lake Lanoux, Madrid, 12 July 1958
Convention between the Swiss Federal Council and the Government of the French Republic on the
Protection of Geneva Lake Against Pollution, 16 November 1962
Agreement concerning the International Commission for the Protection of the Rhine against Pollution, Bern, 29 April 1963
Agreement between the Republic of Finland and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics Concerning
Frontier Watercourses, Helsinki, 24 April 1964
Agreement between the Government of the Polish People’s Republic and the Government of the
Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics Concerning the Use of the Water Resources in Frontier
Waters, Warsaw, 17 July 1964
Convention for the protection of the Rhine against chemical pollution, Bonn, 3 December 1976
Treaty between Czechoslovakia and Hungary concerning the construction and operation of the
Gabˇ cíkovo- Nagymaros System of Locks, Budapest, 16 September 1977
Agreement between France and Switzerland concerning the Intervention of Bodies in charge Fighting against Accidental Water Pollution by Hydrocarbons or Other Substances Capable of Altering
the Water, Geneva, 17 December 1977
Arrangement between the State Council of the Republic and Canton of Geneva and the Prefect of
Haute-Savoie on the Protection and Recharge of the Franco-Swiss Genevois Aquifers, Geneva,
9 June 1978
Convention on the International Commission for the Protection of the Elbe, Magdeburg, 8 October
1990
Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context, Espoo, 25 February
1991
Treaty on European Union, Maastricht, 7 February 1992
Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and Lakes, Helsinki, 17
March 1992
Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents, Helsinki, 17 March 1992
Convention on Cooperation for the Protection and Sustainable Use of the Danube, Sofia, 29 June
1994
Agreement on the Protection of the River Scheldt, Charleville Mezieres, 26 April 1994
Agreement on the Protection of the River Meuse, Charleville Mezieres, 26 April 1994
Convention on the International Commission for the Protection of the Oder, Wroclaw, 11 April
1996
Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice
in Environmental Matters, Aarhus, 25 June 1998
Convention on the Co-operation for the Protection and the Sustainable Use of the Waters of the
Luso-Spanish River Basins, Albufeira, 30 November 1998
Convention on the Protection of the Rhine, Bern, 12 April 1999
Protocol on Water and Health to the 1992 Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary
Watercourses and International Lakes, London, 17 June 1999
Framework Agreement on the Sava River Basin, Kranjska Gora, 3 December 2002
Protocol on Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) to the Convention on Environmental Impact
Assessment in a Transboundary Context, Kiev, 21 May 2003
Protocol on Civil Liability and Compensation for Damage Caused by the Transboundary Effects
of Industrial Accidents on Transboundary Waters to the 1992 Convention on the Protection and
8 Transboundary Water Governance in the European Union
Treaties
Convention regarding the regime of navigation on the Danube, Belgrade, 18 August 1948
Treaty between the Hungarian People’s Republic and the Republic of Austria Concerning the
Regulation of Water Economy Questions in the Frontier Region, Vienna, 9 April 1956
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Rome, 25 March 1957
Agreement between the Government of the French Republic and the Spanish Government relating
to Lake Lanoux, Madrid, 12 July 1958
Convention between the Swiss Federal Council and the Government of the French Republic on the
Protection of Geneva Lake Against Pollution, 16 November 1962
Agreement concerning the International Commission for the Protection of the Rhine against Pollution, Bern, 29 April 1963
Agreement between the Republic of Finland and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics Concerning
Frontier Watercourses, Helsinki, 24 April 1964
Agreement between the Government of the Polish People’s Republic and the Government of the
Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics Concerning the Use of the Water Resources in Frontier
Waters, Warsaw, 17 July 1964
Convention for the protection of the Rhine against chemical pollution, Bonn, 3 December 1976
Treaty between Czechoslovakia and Hungary concerning the construction and operation of the
Gabˇ cíkovo- Nagymaros System of Locks, Budapest, 16 September 1977
Agreement between France and Switzerland concerning the Intervention of Bodies in charge Fighting against Accidental Water Pollution by Hydrocarbons or Other Substances Capable of Altering
the Water, Geneva, 17 December 1977
Arrangement between the State Council of the Republic and Canton of Geneva and the Prefect of
Haute-Savoie on the Protection and Recharge of the Franco-Swiss Genevois Aquifers, Geneva,
9 June 1978
Convention on the International Commission for the Protection of the Elbe, Magdeburg, 8 October
1990
Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context, Espoo, 25 February
1991
Treaty on European Union, Maastricht, 7 February 1992
Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and Lakes, Helsinki, 17
March 1992
Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents, Helsinki, 17 March 1992
Convention on Cooperation for the Protection and Sustainable Use of the Danube, Sofia, 29 June
1994
Agreement on the Protection of the River Scheldt, Charleville Mezieres, 26 April 1994
Agreement on the Protection of the River Meuse, Charleville Mezieres, 26 April 1994
Convention on the International Commission for the Protection of the Oder, Wroclaw, 11 April
1996
Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice
in Environmental Matters, Aarhus, 25 June 1998
Convention on the Co-operation for the Protection and the Sustainable Use of the Waters of the
Luso-Spanish River Basins, Albufeira, 30 November 1998
Convention on the Protection of the Rhine, Bern, 12 April 1999
Protocol on Water and Health to the 1992 Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary
Watercourses and International Lakes, London, 17 June 1999
Framework Agreement on the Sava River Basin, Kranjska Gora, 3 December 2002
Protocol on Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) to the Convention on Environmental Impact
Assessment in a Transboundary Context, Kiev, 21 May 2003
Protocol on Civil Liability and Compensation for Damage Caused by the Transboundary Effects
of Industrial Accidents on Transboundary Waters to the 1992 Convention on the Protection and