title: Mannheimer Akte
text: # Mannheimer Akte
  
  The Mannheimer Akte (Mannheim Act) (officially : Revised Rhine Navigation Act of 17 October 1868) is an international agreement that regulates vessel traffic on the Rhine. The principles of the Treaty are:-
  
  * Free shipping
  * Equal treatment of sailors and fleet
  * Exemption from shipping charges
  * Simplified customs clearance
  * Obligation to maintain the Rhine's banks
  * Standardization of ship safety and ship traffic regulations
  * A single jurisdiction for shipping matters and the establishment of the Rhine waterway courts
  * Establishing a commission to monitor these principles
  
  ## History
  
  * 1648: Free shipping on the Rhine was first settled, in the Peace of Westphalia, but could not prevail in practice.
  * 1815: Called the Final Act of the Congress of Vienna, the freedom of navigation of international waters of the Rhine and the establishment of a commission.
  * 1816: This Central Commission for the Navigation of the Rhine first met in Mainz, Germany.
  * 31 March 1831: The Mainzer Akte was agreed to.
  * 1861: The Commission was transferred to Mannheim.
  * 17 October 1868: The Convention of Mannheim was signed by Baden, Bavaria, France, Hesse, the Netherlands and Prussia, valid in its principles today.
  * 1919: It was changed by the Treaty of Versailles Article 355 of the Convention of Mannheim.
  * 1920: The headquarters of the Commission was moved to Strasbourg.
  * 1963: An agreement was confirmed with the principles of the Mannheim Act (enacted in 1967) and Switzerland was a signatory.
  
  It is now implemented by the Central Commission for Navigation on the Rhine
  
  