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Federal Act on the Ratification of the Budapest Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Inland Waterways

Case Number VPB 2002.1998
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Jurisdiction Switzerland · Administrative Practice of Federal Authorities (VPB) (CH)
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The Federal Act approves the Budapest Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Inland Waterways, authorizing the Federal Council to ratify it. The Federal Council is specifically instructed to declare that Switzerland will not apply the Convention to its national waterways, excluding the Rhine from the Swiss border to Rheinfelden, but will apply it to the Rhine section between the Swiss border and Rheinfelden. The Federal Council is also permitted to make further declarations under the Convention and withdraw them if they become obsolete. The Act is subject to an optional referendum as it concerns a multilateral unification of law.

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Art. 141 al. 1 let. d ch. 3 Cst; Federal Act on the Ratification of the Budapest Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Inland Waterways: The Federal Council is specifically instructed to declare that Switzerland will not apply the Convention to its national waterways, excluding the Rhine from the Swiss border to Rheinfelden, but will apply it to the Rhine section between the Swiss border and Rheinfelden. The Federal Council is also permitted to make further declarations under the Convention and withdraw them if they become obsolete. The Act is subject to an optional referendum as it concerns a multilateral unification of law.

Keywords

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international conventions contract of carriage inland waterway transport optional referendum customs legislation Treaty of Amsterdam

Cited Legislation

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Art. 141 al. 1 let. d ch. 3 Cst
This provision allows for a referendum on international treaties that lead to the multilateral unification of law, which is the basis for subjecting the present Federal Decree to the referendum.
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VPB 3582-2002-1983
Budapest Convention on Carriage of Goods by Inland Waterways (CMNI)
VPB 2002.1981
Switzerland's Adoption of International Inland Waterway Transport Agreements
VPB 95-031
Switzerland's Ratification of Maritime and Inland Navigation Conventions
VPB 2003.1863
Federal Act on the Approval of the Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules Relating to International Air Transport
VPB 2004.2575
Federal Law on Ratification of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea and its Implementation Agreement

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Art. 141 al. 1 let. d ch. 3 Cst.

This provision allows for a referendum on international treaties that lead to the multilateral unification of law, which is the basis for subjecting the present Federal Decree to the referendum.

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Arrêté fédéral Projet concernant la Convention de Budapest relative au contrat de transport de marchandises en navigation intérieure

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L’Assemblée fédérale de la Confédération suisse, vu les art. 54, al. 1, et 166, al. 2, de la Constitution1, vu le message du Conseil fédéral du 21 mai 20032, arrête:

Art. 1

1 La Convention de Budapest relative au contrat de transport de marchandises en navigation intérieure est approuvée.

2 Le Conseil fédéral est autorisé à ratifier la Convention.

Art. 2

1 Le Conseil fédéral est tenu, au moment de la ratification, de remettre, en vertu de l’art. 30, al. 1, de la Convention, une déclaration selon laquelle la Suisse n’applique pas la Convention à ses voies navigables nationales, eaux frontalières y comprises à l’exception du Rhin, de la frontière suisse à Rheinfelden.

2 Le Conseil fédéral est tenu, au moment de la ratification, de remettre, en vertu de l’art. 31, let. a, de la Convention, une déclaration selon laquelle la Suisse applique aussi la Convention au transport de marchandises sur le Rhin entre la frontière suisse et Rheinfelden.

3 Le Conseil fédéral est autorisé à remettre, le cas échéant, une déclaration conformément à l’art. 32, al. 1, de la Convention.

4 Le Conseil fédéral est autorisé à retirer ces déclarations si elles ne sont plus utiles ou sont devenues sans objet.

Art. 3 Le présent arrêté est sujet au référendum prévu par l’art. 141, al. 1, let. d, ch. 3, Cst. pour les traités internationaux entraînant une unification multilatérale du droit.

1 RS 101

2 FF 2003 3563

2002-1998 3581 Schweizerisches Bundesarchiv, Digitale Amtsdruckschriften Archives fédérales suisses, Publications officielles numérisées Archivio federale svizzero, Pubblicazioni ufficiali digitali

Arrêté fédéral concernant la Convention de Budapest relative au contrat de transport de marchandises en navigation intérieure

In Bundesblatt Dans Feuille fédérale In Foglio federale

Jahr 2003 Année Anno

Band 1 Volume Volume

Heft 23 Cahier Numero

Geschäftsnummer --- Numéro d'affaire Numero dell'oggetto

Datum 17.06.2003 Date Data

Seite 3581-3581 Page Pagina

Ref. No 10 127 366

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