The Commission and its delegates

The Moselle Commission consists of six delegates and, as an option, six deputy delegates.

Its President is elected from among the Commission’s ranks for a term of one year by a majority of votes cast by the representatives. Each of the three states holds the chair in turn and in alphabetical order.

The decisions that are taken unanimously by the Moselle Commission during its twice-yearly meetings are also binding on the states. The votes cast by the delegates count as if they had been cast by their respective governments. The decisions are therefore also transferred to relevant national legislation.

Please find a short overview of each delegation’s representatives below:

GERMAN DELEGATION:

Mr Heinz-Clemens Kaune, Delegate and Spokesperson for the German delegation

Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Development, Bonn

Member of the Moselle Commission since January 2011 

Mr Michael Häusler, Delegate

Head of Section, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Berlin

Member of the Moselle Commission since November 2010

Mr Heinz-Josef Joeris, Deputy Delegate

President of the Waterways and Shipping Directorate South-West, Mainz

Member of the Moselle Commission from 1995-1999 and since 2008

Mr Bernhard Meßmer, Deputy Delegate

Waterways and Shipping Directorate South-West, Mainz

Member of the Moselle Commission since December 1999

Member of the Technical Committee as well as of the Modern Information Exchange Services and Systems and the Drainage Management working groups

FRENCH DELEGATION:

Ms. Sylvie Bertrand-Péron, Delegate

Direction de L'Union Eoropéenne at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Paris

Member of the Moselle Commission since December 2011

Mr Yves Morin, Delegate

Conseil général de l’Environnement et du Développement durable, La Defense

Member of the Moselle Commission since June December 2011

Mr Dominique Bellenger, Deputy Delegate

Secrétaire des Affaires Étrangères at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Paris

Member of the Moselle Commission since March 2004

Member of the Legal Affairs Committee

Ms. Corinne de la Personne

Director Interregional at Service de la Navigation du Nord-Est, Nancy

Member of the Moselle Commission sice June 2011

Member of the Technical Committee

LUXEMBOURG DELEGATION:

Mr Max Nilles, Delegate (head of delegation) and acting President of the Moselle Commission

Attaché de gouvernement at the Ministry for Sustainable Development and Infrastructure, Transport Division, Luxembourg

Member of the Moselle Commission since December 2005

Member of the Legal Affairs Committee

Ms. Laure Huberty, Delegate

Secrétaire de légation at the Minsitry of Foreign Affairs, Luxembourg

Member of the Moselle Commission since November 2011

Ms Vénére Dos Reis, Deputy Delegate

Attachßee d'administration at the Ministry for Sustainable Development and Infrastructure, Transport Division, Luxembourg

Member of the Moselle Commission since July 2011

Mr Jeannot Poeker, Expert

Inspecteur principal at the Ministry for Sustainable Development and Infrastructure, Transport Division, Luxembourg

Member of the Moselle Commission since June 2007

Mr François Merten, Expert

Chef du Service de la Navigation, Luxembourg

Member of the Moselle Commission since June 2007

Member of the Technical Committee as well as of the Waterway Police and Waterway Marking Committee