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Convention between the French Republic and the Kingdom of Belgium concerning improvement of the common river Lys between Deulemont and Menin

Tipo de documento
Bilateral
Campo de aplicación
Regional/restringido
Fecha
Feb 3, 1982
Fuente
FAO, FAOLEX;  IUCN (ID: TRE-152406)
Lugar de adopción
Brussels
Idioma
Francés, Neerlandés
Entrada en vigor
Jul 1, 1983
Materia
Agua
Palabra clave
Instalaciones Acuerdo internacional-texto Aguas continentales Navegación Inundación Solución de controversias Cuenca/área de captación/cuenca colectora
Cuenca
Lys
Resumen

Purpose of the Convention is the improvement of the river connections between the Contracting Parties and the protection against flooding. In particular, it regulates the alterations on the common River Lys in order to permit navigation and to facilitate the draining of flood waters. Specific articles of the Convention concerns the following: Description of works (art. 2); Carrying out alterations on the common River Lys (art. 3); Apportionment of the costs of carrying out of the works (art. 4); Settlement of claims (art. 5); Maintenance and servicing of works (art. 6); Customs and tax questions (art. 7); Rights of access (art. 8). A Franco-Belgian Commission, composed of representatives of the Ministers for Foreign Affairs and the ministers in charge of navigable waterways, shall be established to monitor the work and ensure the proper implementation of the Convention (art. 9). The Contracting Parties shall take all appropriate action to protect the public and private interests concerned and to ensure that access to the new reach of the common River Lys is given to adjacent landowners (art. 10). Disputes concerning the interpretation or implementation of the Convention must be settled by negotiation. Any dispute which could not be settled by negotiation shall be submitted to an arbitration tribunal at the request of one of the Contracting States (arts. 11 and 12). The Convention is integrated by five Annexes: Description of works referred to in article 2, paragraph 1 (I); General Plan (II); Acquisitions, works and operations to be carried out by France under article 3, paragraph 1, of the Convention (III); Sharing of the costs of maintaining and operating Menin Lock as referred to in article 6, paragraph 3, of the Convention (IV); Arbitration (V).

Texto completo
Inglés  
Página web
www.just.fgov.be

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Países Entrada en vigor
Bélgica -
Francia -