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Query:

Response:

Calculated Shard: 97 (from laksa184)

2. Crawled Status Check

Query:

curl -X POST \
  'http://laksa097.int.ahrefs:8124/' \
  -H 'Content-Type: text/plain' \
  -H 'X-ClickHouse-Database: crawler3' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic YXBpOg==' \
  -d 'SELECT getAhrefsURLFromUnparsed(src_unparsed) AS found_url, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(download_stamp), 0) AS crawl_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(props_url_first_seen), 0) AS first_indexed_time, download_http_code AS http_code, src_unparsed AS src_unparsed, src_root_hash AS src_root_hash, history_drop_reason AS history_drop_reason, meta_title AS meta_title, meta_descriptions AS meta_descriptions, attrs_boilerpipe_text AS attrs_boilerpipe_text, attrs_markdown AS attrs_markdown, attrs_readable_markdown AS attrs_readable_markdown, meta_canonical AS meta_canonical FROM crawler3.page_info_local FINAL PREWHERE (src_root_hash, src_unparsed) IN ((getAhrefsRootHashFromUnparsed(getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.iksr.org/en/icpr/about-us/history/conceiving-cooperation/the-berne-convention\')), getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.iksr.org/en/icpr/about-us/history/conceiving-cooperation/the-berne-convention\'))) FORMAT JSONEachRow'

Response:

{"found_url":"https:\/\/www.iksr.org\/en\/icpr\/about-us\/history\/conceiving-cooperation\/the-berne-convention","crawl_time":1776181157,"first_indexed_time":1583155783,"http_code":200,"src_unparsed":"org,iksr!www,\/en\/icpr\/about-us\/history\/conceiving-cooperation\/the-berne-convention s443","src_root_hash":"1375425483169855297","history_drop_reason":null,"meta_title":"The Berne Convention","meta_descriptions":[],"attrs_boilerpipe_text":"29th April 1963\nThirteen years after its foundation the ICPR was given a status under international law. On 29 April 1963, the envoys of the German, French, Luxembourgian, Dutch and Swiss government signed the „Convention on the international Commission for the Protection of the Rhine against Pollution“ in Berne.\nThey shared “the concern to keep the Rhine clean, to avoid further contamination and to improve its present state and were convinced of the urgency of this task.“\nThe Berne Convention of 1963\n(only in\nGerman\n, \nFrench\n and\nDutch\n) detailed the tasks of the ICPR. In future, it should:\n- investigate into the state of the Rhine,\n- propose restoration measures,\n- prepare international conventions and\n- work on mandates given by Ministers' Conferences.\nThis was a successful step towards making international water protection legally binding. But it did still take some time before the contracting parties managed to agree on specific measures aimed at Rhine protection.","attrs_markdown":"- [ICPR](https:\/\/www.iksr.org\/en\/icpr \"ICPR\")\n  ### ICPR\n  - [About us](https:\/\/www.iksr.org\/en\/icpr\/about-us \"About us\")\n  - [Legal basis](https:\/\/www.iksr.org\/en\/icpr\/legal-basis\/convention \"Legal basis\")\n  - [Conferences of ministers](https:\/\/www.iksr.org\/en\/icpr\/conferences-of-ministers \"Conferences of ministers\")\n  - [Rhine project non-target screening](https:\/\/www.iksr.org\/en\/iksr\/rhein-2040\/rhine-project-non-target-screening \"Rhine project non-target screening\")\n  - [Rhine 2040](https:\/\/www.iksr.org\/en\/icpr\/rhine-2040 \"Rhine 2040\")\n  - [Rhine 2020](https:\/\/www.iksr.org\/en\/icpr\/rhine-2020 \"Rhine 2020\")\n  - [Predecessor programmes](https:\/\/www.iksr.org\/en\/icpr\/predecessor-programmes \"Predecessor programmes\")\n  \n  ![](data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACwAAAAAAQABAAA=)\n  \n  ![](data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACwAAAAAAQABAAA=)\n  \n  ![](data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACwAAAAAAQABAAA=)\n  \n  ![](data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACwAAAAAAQABAAA=)\n  \n  ![](data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACwAAAAAAQABAAA=)\n- [Topics](https:\/\/www.iksr.org\/en\/topics \"Topics\")\n  ### Topics\n  - [Rhine](https:\/\/www.iksr.org\/en\/topics\/rhine \"Rhine\")\n  - [Ecology](https:\/\/www.iksr.org\/en\/topics\/ecology \"Ecology\")\n  - [Water quality](https:\/\/www.iksr.org\/en\/topics\/water-quality \"Water quality\")\n  - [Pollution](https:\/\/www.iksr.org\/en\/topics\/pollution \"Pollution\")\n  \n  - [Floods](https:\/\/www.iksr.org\/en\/topics\/floods \"Floods\")\n  - [Low water](https:\/\/www.iksr.org\/en\/topics\/low-water \"Low water\")\n  - [Climate change](https:\/\/www.iksr.org\/en\/topics\/climate-change-in-the-rhine-catchment \"Climate change\")\n  - [Uses](https:\/\/www.iksr.org\/en\/topics\/uses \"Uses\")\n  \n  ![](data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACwAAAAAAQABAAA=)\n  \n  ![](data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACwAAAAAAQABAAA=)\n  \n  ![](data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACwAAAAAAQABAAA=)\n  \n  ![](data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACwAAAAAAQABAAA=)\n  \n  ![](data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACwAAAAAAQABAAA=)\n  \n  ![](data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACwAAAAAAQABAAA=)\n  \n  ![](data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACwAAAAAAQABAAA=)\n  \n  ![](data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACwAAAAAAQABAAA=)\n  \n  ![](data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACwAAAAAAQABAAA=)\n- [EU Directives](https:\/\/www.iksr.org\/en\/eu-directives \"EU Directives\")\n  ### EU Directives\n  - [European Water Framework Directive](https:\/\/www.iksr.org\/en\/eu-directives\/european-water-framework-directive \"European Water Framework Directive\")\n  - [Floods directive](https:\/\/www.iksr.org\/en\/eu-directives\/floods-directive \"Floods directive\")\n  \n  ![](data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACwAAAAAAQABAAA=)\n  \n  ![](data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACwAAAAAAQABAAA=)\n  \n  ![](data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACwAAAAAAQABAAA=)\n- [Public Relations](https:\/\/www.iksr.org\/en\/public-relations \"Public Relations\")\n  ### Public Relations\n  - [Documents\/Archive](https:\/\/www.iksr.org\/en\/public-relations\/documents\/archive\/brochures \"Documents\/Archive\")\n  - [Messages](https:\/\/www.iksr.org\/en\/public-relations\/messages \"Messages\")\n  - [Events](https:\/\/www.iksr.org\/en\/public-relations\/events \"Events\")\n  - [Visitor centers](https:\/\/www.iksr.org\/en\/public-relations\/visitor-centres \"Visitor centers\")\n  \n  ![](data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACwAAAAAAQABAAA=)\n  \n  ![](data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACwAAAAAAQABAAA=)\n  \n  ![](data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACwAAAAAAQABAAA=)\n  \n  ![](data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACwAAAAAAQABAAA=)\n- [Press](https:\/\/www.iksr.org\/en\/press\/press-releases \"Press\")\n  ### Press\n  - [Press Releases](https:\/\/www.iksr.org\/en\/press\/press-releases \"Press Releases\")\n  - [Short information ICPR](https:\/\/www.iksr.org\/en\/press\/short-information-icpr \"Short information ICPR\")\n  - [Contact](https:\/\/www.iksr.org\/en\/press\/contact \"Contact\")\n  - [Photos](https:\/\/www.iksr.org\/en\/press\/photos \"Photos\")\n  - [Videos](https:\/\/www.iksr.org\/en\/press\/videos\/translate-to-english-radio-ein-lachs-muss-wandern \"Videos\")\n  \n  ![](data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACwAAAAAAQABAAA=)\n  \n  ![](data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACwAAAAAAQABAAA=)\n  \n  ![](data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACwAAAAAAQABAAA=)\n  \n  ![](data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACwAAAAAAQABAAA=)\n  \n  ![](data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACwAAAAAAQABAAA=)\n  \n  ![](data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACwAAAAAAQABAAA=)\n- [Contact](https:\/\/www.iksr.org\/en\/contact \"Contact\")\n\n[![IKSR\/CIPR\/ICBR\/ICPR Logo](https:\/\/www.iksr.org\/typo3conf\/ext\/ff_iksr_8lts\/Resources\/Public\/Images\/iksr_logo_blue_2025.svg)](https:\/\/www.iksr.org\/en\/)\n\n[![IKSR\/CIPR\/ICBR\/ICPR Logo](https:\/\/www.iksr.org\/typo3conf\/ext\/ff_iksr_8lts\/Resources\/Public\/Images\/iksr_logo_blue_2025.svg)](https:\/\/www.iksr.org\/en\/)\n\n- [![Deutsch](https:\/\/www.iksr.org\/typo3conf\/ext\/ff_iksr_8lts\/Resources\/Public\/Images\/flag_germany.png)](https:\/\/www.iksr.org\/de\/iksr\/ueber-uns\/geschichte\/aufbau-der-zusammenarbeit\/die-berner-vereinbarung)\n- [![Français](https:\/\/www.iksr.org\/typo3conf\/ext\/ff_iksr_8lts\/Resources\/Public\/Images\/flag_france.png)](https:\/\/www.iksr.org\/fr\/cipr\/qui-sommes-nous\/historique\/mise-en-place-de-la-cooperation\/11-motifs-de-la-cooperation-avant-1950)\n- [![Nederlands](https:\/\/www.iksr.org\/typo3conf\/ext\/ff_iksr_8lts\/Resources\/Public\/Images\/flag_netherlands.png)](https:\/\/www.iksr.org\/nl\/icbr\/over-ons\/geschiedenis\/hoe-samenwerken\/overeenkomst-van-bern)\n- [![English](https:\/\/www.iksr.org\/typo3conf\/ext\/ff_iksr_8lts\/Resources\/Public\/Images\/flag_great_britain.png)](https:\/\/www.iksr.org\/en\/icpr\/about-us\/history\/conceiving-cooperation\/the-berne-convention)\n\n[![LinkedIn](https:\/\/www.iksr.org\/typo3conf\/ext\/ff_iksr_8lts\/Resources\/Public\/Images\/linkedin-dt.png)](https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/international-commission-for-the-protection-of-the-rhine\/ \"LinkedIn\")\n\n[Workspace](https:\/\/iksr.sharepoint.com\/sites\/workspace)  \n [InfoPol](https:\/\/infopolrhein.iksr.org\/servlet\/is\/391\/)\n\nICPR – International Commission for the Protection of the Rhine\n\n- [![Deutsch](https:\/\/www.iksr.org\/typo3conf\/ext\/ff_iksr_8lts\/Resources\/Public\/Images\/flag_germany.png)](https:\/\/www.iksr.org\/de\/iksr\/ueber-uns\/geschichte\/aufbau-der-zusammenarbeit\/die-berner-vereinbarung)\n- [![Français](https:\/\/www.iksr.org\/typo3conf\/ext\/ff_iksr_8lts\/Resources\/Public\/Images\/flag_france.png)](https:\/\/www.iksr.org\/fr\/cipr\/qui-sommes-nous\/historique\/mise-en-place-de-la-cooperation\/11-motifs-de-la-cooperation-avant-1950)\n- [![Nederlands](https:\/\/www.iksr.org\/typo3conf\/ext\/ff_iksr_8lts\/Resources\/Public\/Images\/flag_netherlands.png)](https:\/\/www.iksr.org\/nl\/icbr\/over-ons\/geschiedenis\/hoe-samenwerken\/overeenkomst-van-bern)\n- [![English](https:\/\/www.iksr.org\/typo3conf\/ext\/ff_iksr_8lts\/Resources\/Public\/Images\/flag_great_britain.png)](https:\/\/www.iksr.org\/en\/icpr\/about-us\/history\/conceiving-cooperation\/the-berne-convention)\n\n[Workspace](https:\/\/iksr.sharepoint.com\/sites\/workspace) [InfoPol](https:\/\/infopolrhein.iksr.org\/servlet\/is\/391\/)\n\n- [ICPR](https:\/\/www.iksr.org\/en\/icpr \"ICPR\")\n  ### ICPR\n  - [About us](https:\/\/www.iksr.org\/en\/icpr\/about-us \"About us\")\n  - [Legal basis](https:\/\/www.iksr.org\/en\/icpr\/legal-basis\/convention \"Legal basis\")\n  - [Conferences of ministers](https:\/\/www.iksr.org\/en\/icpr\/conferences-of-ministers \"Conferences of ministers\")\n  - [Rhine project non-target screening](https:\/\/www.iksr.org\/en\/iksr\/rhein-2040\/rhine-project-non-target-screening \"Rhine project non-target screening\")\n  - [Rhine 2040](https:\/\/www.iksr.org\/en\/icpr\/rhine-2040 \"Rhine 2040\")\n  - [Rhine 2020](https:\/\/www.iksr.org\/en\/icpr\/rhine-2020 \"Rhine 2020\")\n  - [Predecessor programmes](https:\/\/www.iksr.org\/en\/icpr\/predecessor-programmes \"Predecessor programmes\")\n  \n  ![](data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACwAAAAAAQABAAA=)\n  \n  ![](data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACwAAAAAAQABAAA=)\n  \n  ![](data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACwAAAAAAQABAAA=)\n  \n  ![](data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACwAAAAAAQABAAA=)\n  \n  ![](data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACwAAAAAAQABAAA=)\n- [Topics](https:\/\/www.iksr.org\/en\/topics \"Topics\")\n  ### Topics\n  - [Rhine](https:\/\/www.iksr.org\/en\/topics\/rhine \"Rhine\")\n  - [Ecology](https:\/\/www.iksr.org\/en\/topics\/ecology \"Ecology\")\n  - [Water quality](https:\/\/www.iksr.org\/en\/topics\/water-quality \"Water quality\")\n  - [Pollution](https:\/\/www.iksr.org\/en\/topics\/pollution \"Pollution\")\n  \n  - [Floods](https:\/\/www.iksr.org\/en\/topics\/floods \"Floods\")\n  - [Low water](https:\/\/www.iksr.org\/en\/topics\/low-water \"Low water\")\n  - [Climate change](https:\/\/www.iksr.org\/en\/topics\/climate-change-in-the-rhine-catchment \"Climate change\")\n  - [Uses](https:\/\/www.iksr.org\/en\/topics\/uses \"Uses\")\n  \n  ![](data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACwAAAAAAQABAAA=)\n  \n  ![](data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACwAAAAAAQABAAA=)\n  \n  ![](data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACwAAAAAAQABAAA=)\n  \n  ![](data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACwAAAAAAQABAAA=)\n  \n  ![](data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACwAAAAAAQABAAA=)\n  \n  ![](data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACwAAAAAAQABAAA=)\n  \n  ![](data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACwAAAAAAQABAAA=)\n  \n  ![](data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACwAAAAAAQABAAA=)\n  \n  ![](data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACwAAAAAAQABAAA=)\n- [EU Directives](https:\/\/www.iksr.org\/en\/eu-directives \"EU Directives\")\n  ### EU Directives\n  - [European Water Framework Directive](https:\/\/www.iksr.org\/en\/eu-directives\/european-water-framework-directive \"European Water Framework Directive\")\n  - [Floods directive](https:\/\/www.iksr.org\/en\/eu-directives\/floods-directive \"Floods directive\")\n  \n  ![](data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACwAAAAAAQABAAA=)\n  \n  ![](data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACwAAAAAAQABAAA=)\n  \n  ![](data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACwAAAAAAQABAAA=)\n- [Public Relations](https:\/\/www.iksr.org\/en\/public-relations \"Public Relations\")\n  ### Public Relations\n  - [Documents\/Archive](https:\/\/www.iksr.org\/en\/public-relations\/documents\/archive\/brochures \"Documents\/Archive\")\n  - [Messages](https:\/\/www.iksr.org\/en\/public-relations\/messages \"Messages\")\n  - [Events](https:\/\/www.iksr.org\/en\/public-relations\/events \"Events\")\n  - [Visitor centers](https:\/\/www.iksr.org\/en\/public-relations\/visitor-centres \"Visitor centers\")\n  \n  ![](data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACwAAAAAAQABAAA=)\n  \n  ![](data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACwAAAAAAQABAAA=)\n  \n  ![](data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACwAAAAAAQABAAA=)\n  \n  ![](data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACwAAAAAAQABAAA=)\n- [Press](https:\/\/www.iksr.org\/en\/press\/press-releases \"Press\")\n  ### Press\n  - [Press Releases](https:\/\/www.iksr.org\/en\/press\/press-releases \"Press Releases\")\n  - [Short information ICPR](https:\/\/www.iksr.org\/en\/press\/short-information-icpr \"Short information ICPR\")\n  - [Contact](https:\/\/www.iksr.org\/en\/press\/contact \"Contact\")\n  - [Photos](https:\/\/www.iksr.org\/en\/press\/photos \"Photos\")\n  - [Videos](https:\/\/www.iksr.org\/en\/press\/videos\/translate-to-english-radio-ein-lachs-muss-wandern \"Videos\")\n  \n  ![](data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACwAAAAAAQABAAA=)\n  \n  ![](data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACwAAAAAAQABAAA=)\n  \n  ![](data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACwAAAAAAQABAAA=)\n  \n  ![](data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACwAAAAAAQABAAA=)\n  \n  ![](data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACwAAAAAAQABAAA=)\n  \n  ![](data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACwAAAAAAQABAAA=)\n- [Contact](https:\/\/www.iksr.org\/en\/contact \"Contact\")\n\n- [![Deutsch](https:\/\/www.iksr.org\/typo3conf\/ext\/ff_iksr_8lts\/Resources\/Public\/Images\/flag_germany.png)](https:\/\/www.iksr.org\/de\/iksr\/ueber-uns\/geschichte\/aufbau-der-zusammenarbeit\/die-berner-vereinbarung)\n- [![Français](https:\/\/www.iksr.org\/typo3conf\/ext\/ff_iksr_8lts\/Resources\/Public\/Images\/flag_france.png)](https:\/\/www.iksr.org\/fr\/cipr\/qui-sommes-nous\/historique\/mise-en-place-de-la-cooperation\/11-motifs-de-la-cooperation-avant-1950)\n- [![Nederlands](https:\/\/www.iksr.org\/typo3conf\/ext\/ff_iksr_8lts\/Resources\/Public\/Images\/flag_netherlands.png)](https:\/\/www.iksr.org\/nl\/icbr\/over-ons\/geschiedenis\/hoe-samenwerken\/overeenkomst-van-bern)\n- [![English](https:\/\/www.iksr.org\/typo3conf\/ext\/ff_iksr_8lts\/Resources\/Public\/Images\/flag_great_britain.png)](https:\/\/www.iksr.org\/en\/icpr\/about-us\/history\/conceiving-cooperation\/the-berne-convention)\n\n[Workspace](https:\/\/iksr.sharepoint.com\/sites\/workspace) [InfoPol](https:\/\/infopolrhein.iksr.org\/servlet\/is\/391\/)\n\n![](https:\/\/www.iksr.org\/fileadmin\/_processed_\/0\/f\/csm_iksr-ueber-uns_01_df382ee3e7.jpg)\n\n1. You are here:\n2. [Home](https:\/\/www.iksr.org\/en\/ \"Home\")\n3. [ICPR](https:\/\/www.iksr.org\/en\/icpr \"ICPR\")\n4. [About us](https:\/\/www.iksr.org\/en\/icpr\/about-us \"About us\")\n5. [History](https:\/\/www.iksr.org\/en\/icpr\/about-us\/history \"History\")\n6. [Conceiving cooperation](https:\/\/www.iksr.org\/en\/icpr\/about-us\/history\/conceiving-cooperation \"Conceiving cooperation\")\n7. The Berne Convention\n\n- [About us](https:\/\/www.iksr.org\/en\/icpr\/about-us \"About us\")\n  - [History](https:\/\/www.iksr.org\/en\/icpr\/about-us\/history \"History\")\n    - [Reasons for the cooperation](https:\/\/www.iksr.org\/en\/icpr\/about-us\/history\/reasons-for-the-cooperation \"Reasons for the cooperation\")\n    - [Conceiving cooperation](https:\/\/www.iksr.org\/en\/icpr\/about-us\/history\/conceiving-cooperation \"Conceiving cooperation\")\n      - [The Berne Convention](https:\/\/www.iksr.org\/en\/icpr\/about-us\/history\/conceiving-cooperation\/the-berne-convention \"The Berne Convention\")\n    - [Increasing confidence](https:\/\/www.iksr.org\/en\/icpr\/about-us\/history\/increasing-confidence \"Increasing confidence\")\n    - [The turning point: the Sandoz accident](https:\/\/www.iksr.org\/en\/icpr\/about-us\/history\/the-turning-point-the-sandoz-accident \"The turning point: the Sandoz accident\")\n    - [Integration and example](https:\/\/www.iksr.org\/en\/icpr\/about-us\/history\/integration-and-example \"Integration and example\")\n    - [The Rhine in a European context](https:\/\/www.iksr.org\/en\/icpr\/about-us\/history\/the-rhine-in-a-european-context \"The Rhine in a European context\")\n  - [Organisation](https:\/\/www.iksr.org\/en\/icpr\/about-us\/organisation \"Organisation\")\n  - [Members](https:\/\/www.iksr.org\/en\/icpr\/about-us\/members \"Members\")\n  - [Observers](https:\/\/www.iksr.org\/en\/icpr\/about-us\/observers \"Observers\")\n  - [Secretariat](https:\/\/www.iksr.org\/en\/icpr\/about-us\/secretariat \"Secretariat\")\n- [Legal basis](https:\/\/www.iksr.org\/en\/icpr\/legal-basis\/convention \"Legal basis\")\n- [Conferences of ministers](https:\/\/www.iksr.org\/en\/icpr\/conferences-of-ministers \"Conferences of ministers\")\n- [Rhine project non-target screening](https:\/\/www.iksr.org\/en\/iksr\/rhein-2040\/rhine-project-non-target-screening \"Rhine project non-target screening\")\n- [Rhine 2040](https:\/\/www.iksr.org\/en\/icpr\/rhine-2040 \"Rhine 2040\")\n- [Rhine 2020](https:\/\/www.iksr.org\/en\/icpr\/rhine-2020 \"Rhine 2020\")\n- [Predecessor programmes](https:\/\/www.iksr.org\/en\/icpr\/predecessor-programmes \"Predecessor programmes\")\n\n# The Berne Convention\n**29th April 1963**  \n   \n Thirteen years after its foundation the ICPR was given a status under international law. On 29 April 1963, the envoys of the German, French, Luxembourgian, Dutch and Swiss government signed the „Convention on the international Commission for the Protection of the Rhine against Pollution“ in Berne.  \n   \n They shared “the concern to keep the Rhine clean, to avoid further contamination and to improve its present state and were convinced of the urgency of this task.“  \n   \n **The Berne Convention of 1963** (only in [German](https:\/\/www.iksr.org\/fileadmin\/user_upload\/DKDM\/Dokumente\/Rechtliche_Basis\/DE\/legal_De_1963.pdf \"startet den Download einer Datei\"), [French](https:\/\/www.iksr.org\/fileadmin\/user_upload\/DKDM\/Dokumente\/Rechtliche_Basis\/FR\/legal_Fr_1963.pdf \"startet den Download einer Datei\") and [Dutch](https:\/\/www.iksr.org\/fileadmin\/user_upload\/DKDM\/Dokumente\/Rechtliche_Basis\/NL\/legal_Nl_1964.pdf \"startet den Download einer Datei\")) detailed the tasks of the ICPR. In future, it should:  \n   \n - investigate into the state of the Rhine,  \n   \n - propose restoration measures,  \n   \n - prepare international conventions and  \n   \n - work on mandates given by Ministers' Conferences.  \n   \n This was a successful step towards making international water protection legally binding. But it did still take some time before the contracting parties managed to agree on specific measures aimed at Rhine protection.\n\n[![](https:\/\/www.iksr.org\/typo3conf\/ext\/ff_iksr_8lts\/Resources\/Public\/Icons\/icon_geschichte.png) **History of the ICPR**](https:\/\/www.iksr.org\/en\/icpr\/about-us\/history)\n\n[![](https:\/\/www.iksr.org\/typo3conf\/ext\/ff_iksr_8lts\/Resources\/Public\/Icons\/icon_sekretariat.png) **Secretariat of the ICPR**](https:\/\/www.iksr.org\/en\/icpr\/about-us\/secretariat)\n\n#### ICPR – International Commission for the Protection of the Rhine\n![](https:\/\/www.iksr.org\/typo3conf\/ext\/ff_iksr_8lts\/Resources\/Public\/Images\/iksr_logo_white_2025.svg)\n\n##### Office Address\nKaiserin-Augusta-Anlagen 15  \nD-56068 Koblenz\n\n##### Postal Address\nPostfach 20 02 53  \nD-56002 Koblenz\n\n##### Contact\n\\+49 (0) 261 \/ 942 52 - 0  \n\\+49 (0) 261 \/ 942 52 - 52  \n[sekretariat(at)iksr.de](mailto:sekretariat@iksr.de)\n\n##### Information\n- [Home](https:\/\/www.iksr.org\/en\/ \"Home\")\n- [ICPR](https:\/\/www.iksr.org\/en\/icpr \"ICPR\")\n- [Topics](https:\/\/www.iksr.org\/en\/topics \"Topics\")\n- [EU Directives](https:\/\/www.iksr.org\/en\/eu-directives \"EU Directives\")\n- [Events](https:\/\/www.iksr.org\/en\/public-relations\/events \"Events\")\n- [Documents\/Archive](https:\/\/www.iksr.org\/en\/public-relations\/documents\/archive\/brochures \"Documents\/Archive\")\n\n- [Visitor centers](https:\/\/www.iksr.org\/en\/public-relations\/visitor-centres \"Visitor centers\")\n- [Contact](https:\/\/www.iksr.org\/en\/contact \"Contact\")\n- [Imprint](https:\/\/www.iksr.org\/en\/imprint \"Imprint\")\n- [Data privacy](https:\/\/www.iksr.org\/en\/data-privacy \"Data privacy\")\n- [Disclaimer on accessibility](https:\/\/www.iksr.org\/en\/disclaimer-on-accessibility \"Disclaimer on accessibility\")\n\n[![LinkedIn](https:\/\/www.iksr.org\/typo3conf\/ext\/ff_iksr_8lts\/Resources\/Public\/Images\/linkedin-dt.png)](https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/international-commission-for-the-protection-of-the-rhine\/ \"LinkedIn\")\n\n- [ICPR](https:\/\/www.iksr.org\/en\/icpr)\n  - 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Boilerpipe Text	29th April 1963 Thirteen years after its foundation the ICPR was given a status under international law. On 29 April 1963, the envoys of the German, French, Luxembourgian, Dutch and Swiss government signed the „Convention on the international Commission for the Protection of the Rhine against Pollution“ in Berne. They shared “the concern to keep the Rhine clean, to avoid further contamination and to improve its present state and were convinced of the urgency of this task.“ The Berne Convention of 1963 (only in German , French and Dutch ) detailed the tasks of the ICPR. In future, it should: - investigate into the state of the Rhine, - propose restoration measures, - prepare international conventions and - work on mandates given by Ministers' Conferences. This was a successful step towards making international water protection legally binding. But it did still take some time before the contracting parties managed to agree on specific measures aimed at Rhine protection.
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On 29 April 1963, the envoys of the German, French, Luxembourgian, Dutch and Swiss government signed the „Convention on the international Commission for the Protection of the Rhine against Pollution“ in Berne. They shared “the concern to keep the Rhine clean, to avoid further contamination and to improve its present state and were convinced of the urgency of this task.“ The Berne Convention of 1963 (only in [German](https://www.iksr.org/fileadmin/user_upload/DKDM/Dokumente/Rechtliche_Basis/DE/legal_De_1963.pdf "startet den Download einer Datei"), [French](https://www.iksr.org/fileadmin/user_upload/DKDM/Dokumente/Rechtliche_Basis/FR/legal_Fr_1963.pdf "startet den Download einer Datei") and [Dutch](https://www.iksr.org/fileadmin/user_upload/DKDM/Dokumente/Rechtliche_Basis/NL/legal_Nl_1964.pdf "startet den Download einer Datei")) detailed the tasks of the ICPR. In future, it should: - investigate into the state of the Rhine, - propose restoration measures, - prepare international conventions and - work on mandates given by Ministers' Conferences. This was a successful step towards making international water protection legally binding. But it did still take some time before the contracting parties managed to agree on specific measures aimed at Rhine protection. 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Readable Markdown	29th April 1963 Thirteen years after its foundation the ICPR was given a status under international law. On 29 April 1963, the envoys of the German, French, Luxembourgian, Dutch and Swiss government signed the „Convention on the international Commission for the Protection of the Rhine against Pollution“ in Berne. They shared “the concern to keep the Rhine clean, to avoid further contamination and to improve its present state and were convinced of the urgency of this task.“ The Berne Convention of 1963 (only in [German](https://www.iksr.org/fileadmin/user_upload/DKDM/Dokumente/Rechtliche_Basis/DE/legal_De_1963.pdf "startet den Download einer Datei"), [French](https://www.iksr.org/fileadmin/user_upload/DKDM/Dokumente/Rechtliche_Basis/FR/legal_Fr_1963.pdf "startet den Download einer Datei") and [Dutch](https://www.iksr.org/fileadmin/user_upload/DKDM/Dokumente/Rechtliche_Basis/NL/legal_Nl_1964.pdf "startet den Download einer Datei")) detailed the tasks of the ICPR. In future, it should: \- investigate into the state of the Rhine, \- propose restoration measures, \- prepare international conventions and \- work on mandates given by Ministers' Conferences. This was a successful step towards making international water protection legally binding. But it did still take some time before the contracting parties managed to agree on specific measures aimed at Rhine protection.
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