Ratifications
The Convention was signed in Strasbourg on 9 September 1996.
It came into force on 1st November 2009.
The first amendment to the Convention (adopted in June 2017), incorporating the treatment of gaseous residues, is currently undergoing ratification.
| Contracting States | Depositing of the instruments for ratifying, accepting or approving the Convention | Depositing of the instrument for ratifying, accepting or approving the first amendment to the Convention (gaseous residues) |
| GERMANY | 10 March 2004 | 9 February 2021 |
| BELGIUM | 22 September 2009 | 25 August 2022 |
| FRANCE | 15 September 2005 | 7 June 2023 |
| LUXEMBOURG | 14 May 2002 | 7 February 2020 |
| NETHERLANDS | 10 July 2000 | 3 July 2020 |
| SWITZERLAND | 16 July 1998 | 23 April 2024 |
Legal bases
The Contracting Parties transposed the Convention into their national law by means of the following legal instruments:
| Contracting States | Legal basis |
| GERMANY | Gesetz zu dem Übereinkommen vom 9. September 1996 über die Sammlung, Abgabe und Annahme von Abfällen in der Rhein- und Binnenschifffahrt  |
| BELGIUM | Wet houdende instemming met het samenwerkingsakkoord – 20 januari 2011 – 3 maart 2011   |
| FRANCE | Décret n° 2010-197 du 23 février 2010 portant publication de la Convention relative à la collecte, au dépôt et à la réception des déchets survenant en navigation rhénane et intérieure, signée à Strasbourg le 9 septembre 1996 |
| LUXEMBOURG | Loi du 13 janvier 2002 portant approbation et application de la Convention relative à la collecte, au dépôt et à la réception des déchets survenant en navigation rhénane et intérieure (signée à Strasbourg, le 9 septembre 1996) |
| NETHERLANDS | Regeling 2012 Scheepsafvalstoffenbesluit Rijn- en binnenvaart (2000) |
| SWITZERLAND | Verordnung über die Durchführung des Übereinkommens vom 9. September 1996 über die Sammlung, Abgabe und Annahme von Abfällen in der Rhein- und Binnenschifffahrt |
Table of dates of entry of resolutions into force in national regulations
The table summarises the dates on which resolutions adopted by the Conference of the Contracting Parties (CPC) have entered into force in national regulations. The table is updated regularly.