Summary of Conventions

Country	Status	Year
Bulgaria	ratified	18-Nov-1958
Czech Republic	ratified	29-Jun-1972
Hungary	ratified	18-Dec-1961
Romania	ratified	20-Dec-1959
Russian Federation	ratified	16-May-1958
Yugoslavia, SFR of (former)	ratified	21-Oct-1958

Country

Status

Year

Bulgaria

ratified

18-Nov-1958

Czech Republic

ratified

29-Jun-1972

Hungary

ratified

18-Dec-1961

Romania

ratified

20-Dec-1959

Russian Federation

ratified

16-May-1958

Yugoslavia, SFR of (former)

ratified

21-Oct-1958

Language
Bulgarian
Romanian
Russian
Serbo-Croatian

Language

Bulgarian

Romanian

Russian

Serbo-Croatian

Document text

	Convention Concerning Fishing in the Waters of the Danube

Objectives

     The rational utilization and expansion of the fish stocks in the Danube, through cooperation on a scientific basis.

Summary of provisions

     (a) Parties to apply the Regulations for Fishing in the River Danube, annexed to the Convention, relating to prohibited times and places for fishing, prohibited tackle and fishing methods and sizes of mesh of nets (art. 4);
     (b) Parties to improve natural conditions for fish breeding and, in the event of erecting engineering works, to safeguard the normal migratory movements of fish (art. 5);
     (c) Artificial breeding to be undertaken as necessary (art. 6);
     (d) Parties to take measures to prevent contamination and pollution of the river by untreated sewage and industrial/municipal wastes, and to regulate blasting (art. 7);
     (e) Parties to cooperate in the exchange of information and in scientific and technical agreements (arts. 8 and 9);
     (f) A Mixed Commission established to work out measures for the regulation of fishing and the augmentation of fish stocks, to make proposals to the parties, to organize exchanges of information and to
coordinate scientific research (art. 11 and 12).

Convention Secretariat

Ministerul Afacerilor Externe
Str. Modrogan nr. 14
Bucuresti
Roumanie
Telephone:  (0040.0).170852
Telex:      11220 mae.ro
Fax:        (0040.0).127589.

Short Name:	Danube Convention
Full Name:	Convention Concerning Fishing in the Waters of the Danube
Purpose:	fisheries
Established:	29-Jan-1958
Entered into force:	20-Dec-1958
Type:	convention, multi-lateral
Place where established:	Bucharest, Romania
Schedule to expire:
Goals and Objectives:	The Convention aims at having a rational utilization and expansion of the fish stocks in the Danube through cooperation on a scientific basis. Parties are to apply the "Regulations for Fishing in the River Danube", relating to prohibited times and places for fishing, prohibited tackle and fishing methods and sizes of mesh of nets.
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Telephone	+40 (0) 170853
Fax	+40 (0) 127589
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