Paragraphs in "Convention On The Protection Of The Rhine" coded as SCIR

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Art.3.1.a (a) maintaining and improving the quality of the Rhine's waters, including the quality of suspended matter, sediments and ground water, notably by
Art.3.1.b (b) protecting populations of organisms and species diversity and reducing contamination by noxious substances in organisms;
Art.3.1.c (c) maintaining, improving and restoring the natural function of the waters; ensuring that flow management takes account of the natural flow of solid matter and promotes interactions between river, ground water and alluvial areas; conserving, protecting and reactivating alluvial areas as natural floodplains
Art.3.1.d (d) conserving, improving and restoring the most natural habitats possible for wild fauna and flora in the water, on the river bed and banks and in adjacent areas, and improving living conditions for fish and restoring their free migration;
Art.3.1.e (e) ensuring environmentally sound and rational management of water resources;
Art.3.1.f (f) taking ecological requirements into account when implementing technical measures to develop the waterway, e. g. for flood protection, shipping or the use of hydroelectric power;
Art.3.2 2. the production of drinking water from the waters of the Rhine;
Art.3.3 3. improvement of sediment quality in order that dredged material may be deposited or spread without adversely affecting the environment;
Art.3.4 4. general flood prevention and protection, taking account of ecological requirements;
Art.4.1x.f (f) principle of compensation in the event of major technical measures;
Art.5.2 2. to implement in their territory the international measuring programmes and the studies of the Rhine ecosystem agreed upon by the Commission and to inform the Commission of the results;
Art.5.3 3. to carry out analyses with a view to identifying the causes of and parties responsible for pollution;
Art.5.4.f (f) technical measures liable to have a serious effect on the ecosystem are subject to prior authorisation, along with the necessary conditions, or to general regulations;
Art.8.1.a (a) prepare international measuring programmes and studies of the Rhine ecosystem and make use of their results, in cooperation with scientific institutions if necessary;
Art.8.1.b (b) make proposals for individual measures and programmes of measures, where appropriate including economic instruments and taking into account the expected costs;
Art.8.1.d (d) evaluate the effectiveness of the actions decided upon, notably on the basis of the reports of the Contracting Parties and the results of the measuring programmes and studies of the Rhine ecosystem;