Convention on the measurement of inland navigation vessels

Parties with reservations, declarations and objections

Party	Reservations / Declarations	Objections
Belarus	Yes	No
Bulgaria	Yes	No
France	Yes	No
Hungary	Yes	No
Netherlands, the Kingdom of the	Yes	No
Poland	Yes	No
Romania	Yes	No
Russian Federation	Yes	No
Serbia	Yes	No

Belarus

30-08-2006

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[Declaration withdrawn 09-04-2021]

In accordance with article 2, paragraph 3, of the Convention, the Republic of Belarus designates as the agency responsible for the issue of measurement certificates in the territory of the Republic of Belarus the national unitary enterprise Belarusian River Register Inspectorate, which shall be designated by the distinguishing group of letters RR-BY.

09-04-2021

The [Government of Belarus] has the honour to notify the Secretary-General that the measurement office issuing measurement certificates in the territory of the Republic of Belarus for the application of article 2, paragraph 3, and article 10, paragraph 5, of the Convention, changed its name to the Republican Unitary Enterprise for Technical Supervision and Classification of Vessels ‘Belarusian Register Inspectorate’, designated by the same distinctive letters ‘RR-BY’.

Bulgaria

04-03-1980

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

France

17-05-1966

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

05-01-1978

The Presidential Council of the Hungarain 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, the Kingdom of the

19-05-1989

After an internal reorganisation of the Netherlands Measuring Office for Navigation Vessels on 1 January 1989, the competent office issuing measurement certificates for the application of art. 2 paragraph 3 and art. 10 paragraph 5 of the Convention, is the Measurement Office in Rijswijk, designated by the letters HN.

Poland

22-09-2017

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.
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.

Romania

24-05-1976

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

19-02-1981

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.
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.

Serbia

31-07-2002

"... in line with Article 10(5) of the Convention it selected the "JR-JU-XXXX" distinguishing group of letters for the purposes of the application of Article 2, paragraph 3, of the Convention. 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.".