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International Association for the representation
of the mutual interests of the inland shipping
and the insurance and for keeping the register
of inland vessels in Europe
Postbus 23210 3001 KE Rotterdam the
NetherlandsTel. 31 (0)10 411 60 70
e-mail info_at_ivr.nl internet www.ivr.nl
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MEMBERSHIP

• Members of the Association can be
• those trading in the shipping industry and
  their umbrella organisations
• insurance companies and their umbrella
  organisations
• mutual insurance companies and their umbrella
  organisations
• experts in the field of shipbuilding, repair
  and maintenance or the
• assessment of vessels and their umbrella
  organisations
• all other natural and legal persons that are
  interested in the objective and
• the task of the Association.

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Forum Role

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Main Tasks

• Forum role
• Legal harmonisation/unification
• Keeping an international register
• of inland vessels
• Damage Prevention

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Legal unification

• General Average Rules IVR
• Budapest Convention on the contract for the
• Carriage of goods by Inland Waterways
  (CMNI)
• Convention on Limitation of Liability in
  Inland
• Shipping (CLNI)
• Draft Convention on Liability for Damage at
• the Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Inland
• Waterways (CRDNI)

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Legal unification

• General Average Rules IVR
• - elaborated in 1950
• - applicable for general average situations on
• inland waterways
• - to be agreed by parties in general or
• - incorporated in national law (Netherlands)

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Registration

• Keeping an international register of inland
• navigation vessels
• Publication of ships data and statistics

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Prevention

• Inspection/Certification
• DPS
• Advise safety management
• systems
• ERS Engine Registration System

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NON GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATIONS AND LOBBY

• IVR
• European Barge Union (EBU)
• Need for a strong and coherent
• representation of IWT - interests on a
• pan European level.

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FOR MORE INFORMATION

• INTERNET WWW.IVR.NL
• 
  WWW.EBU-UENF.ORG
• IVR
• POSTBUS 23210
• 3001 KE ROTTERDAM
• TELEPHONE [phone]
• TELEFAX 31 (0)10 412 90 91
• E-MAIL INFO_at_IVR.NL