(1) This Convention applies to the catchment area of the Danube River as defined under Article 1,
paragraph (b).
(2) Subject to this Convention in particular shall be the following planned activities and ongoing
measures as far as they cause or are likely to cause transboundary impacts;
(a) the discharge of waste waters, the input of nutrients and hazardous substances both from point
and non-point sources as well as heat discharge;
(b) planned activities and measures in the field of water construction works, in particular regulation
as well as run-off and storage level control of water courses, flood control and ice-hazards
abatement, as well as the effect of facilities situated in or aside the watercourse on its hydraulic
regime;
(c) other planned activities and measures for the purposes of water use, such as water power
utilization, watertransfer and withdrawal;
(d) the operation of the existing hydrotechnical constructions e. g. reservoirs, water power plants:
measures to prevent environmental impact including: deterioration in the hydrological conditions,
erosion, abrasion, inundation and sediment flow; measures to protect the ecosystems;
(e) the handling of substances hazardous to water and the precautionary prevention of accidents.
(3) This Convention is applicable to issues of fishery and inland navigation as fars as problems of
water protection against pollution caused by these activates are concerned.