Legal Documents

Here you find the legal and policy documents that define the framework in which the ICPDR operates. They range from fundamental treaties to organisational rules for staff members of the secretariat. All of these documents will be relevant for specialists and less so for the general public.

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• Danube River Protection Convention (132.06 KB)
  Convention on cooperation for the protection and sustainable use of the Danube river. Signed in 1994 in Sofia and in force since 1998.
• Donauschutzkonvention (DRPC in German) (104.95 KB)
  Übereinkommen über die Zusammenarbeit zum Schutz und zur vertränglichen Nutzung der Donau (Donauschutzübereinkommen)
• Seat Agreement (60.64 KB)
  Agreement between the International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River and the Republic of Austria regarding the headquarters of the International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River. Document No.: IC/052 Version: FINAL
• Rules of Procedure (48.43 KB)
  Document No.: IC/002 Version: FINAL - rev-3
• Financial Rules (31.89 KB)
  Document No.: IC/003 Version: FINAL - rev1
• Job description of the Secretariat (97.31 KB)
  Main Functions and Job Descriptions of the Permanent Secretariat of the ICPDR. Document No.: IC/004
• Staff Regulations of the ICPDR (93.49 KB)
  Document No.: IC/005.
• Guidelines for Observers (48.56 KB)
  Guidelines for Observers to the ICPDR.
• MoU between ICPBS and ICPDR (15.54 KB)
  Memorandum of Understanding between the International Commission for the Protection of the Black Sea (ICPBS) and the International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River (ICPDR) on common strategic goals Document No.: IC/027 Version: FINAL
• Danube Declaration 2004 (35.04 KB)
  The Danube Basin - Rivers in the Heart of Europe. Declaration made by the Ministers of the Danube countries.
• Tisza Group, Memorandum of Understanding (2004) (40.08 KB)
  "Strengthening of Tisza River Basin cooperation: Towards the implementation of the Integrated Tisza River Basin Management Plan supporting the sustainable development of the region"
• Guidelines for Business Cooperation (135.02 KB)
  Guidelines for cooperation and relation with business and industry Document No.: IC/095 Version: FINAL
• MoU between ICPBS and ICPDR (15.54 KB)
  Memorandum of Understanding between the International Commission for the Protection of the Black Sea (ICPBS) and the International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River (ICPDR) on common strategic goals Document No.: IC/027 Version: FINAL
• Joint Statement for the Development of Inland Navigation and Environmental Protection (533.77 KB)
• Danube Declaration 2010 (89.35 KB)
  Danube Basin: Shared waters - joint responsibilities. Declaration made by the Ministers of the Danube countries.
• Joint Paper on Cooperation and Synergy for the EUSDR Implementation (899.71 KB)
• Joint Paper on Cooperation and Synergy for the EUSDR Implementation - Annexes (1.13 MB)
• Danube Declaration 2016 (214.47 KB)
  Adopted at the ICPDR Ministerial Meeting on 9 February 2016: Water Management in the Danube River Basin: Integration and Solidarity in the most international river basin of the world
• Danube Declaration 2022 (551.84 KB)
  Adopted at the ICPDR Ministerial Meeting on 8 February 2022. A Vision for Integrated Water Management in Our Shared Basin: Building a Sustainable Future in the Danube River Basin