Exchange of letters constituting an agreement concerning German-French-Luxembourg cooperation in the frontier areas Document type Multilateral Field of application Regional/restricted Date Oct 16, 1980 Source IUCN (ID: TRE-001993) Title (French) Échange de lettres constituant un accord relatif à la coopération germano-franco-luxembourgeoise dans les régions frontalières Title (Spanish) Vereinbarung zwischen den Regierungen der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, der Fränzösischen Republik und des Großherzogtums Luxemburg über die Zusammenarbeit in den Grenzgebieten Place of adoption Bonn Depository FAO Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN Language English, French Entry into force Oct 16, 1980 Subject Water Keyword Inland waters International agreement-text Basin/catchment/watershed Abstract The Agreement concerns German-French-Luxembourg cooperation in the form of activities of common interest, particularly in the administrative, technical, social, economic and cultural fields in the following frontier areas listed in article 2: Saarland; areas in Land Rhineland-Palatinate - the Trier and Westpfalz region's and Landkreis Birkenfeld; the Departments of Meuse, Moselle, Meurthe-et-Moselle and Vosges; the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. The implementation of such co-operation shall be entrusted to an Intergovernmental Commission and a Regional Commission, whose task will be to facilitate the examination of contiguity problems in the frontier areas. In particular, the Intergovernmental Commission shall (a) deal with the general aspects of cooperation questions; (b) formulate recommendations to the Contracting Parties and, when appropriate, prepare draft agreements. The Regional Commission shall (a) deal with the regional aspects of cooperation questions; (b) report to the Intergovernmental Commission and, when necessary, (c) submit recommendations to it. According to the provisions of article 7 the Agreement shall not affect the activities of bodies which have been or may be established under international agreements. The frontier areas to which the Agreement applies are shown in the map annexed thereto.( FAO) Full text English Country/Territory/Participant See Expanded View Show Map Countries Entry into force Simple signature France Oct 16, 1980 Oct 16, 1980 Germany Oct 16, 1980 Oct 16, 1980 Luxembourg Oct 16, 1980 Oct 16, 1980 reset zoom out zoom in