LEGAL ASPECTS REGARDING THE COOPERATION UNDER THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF ROMANIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF HUNGARIAN REPUBLIC ON THE COOPERATION FOR THE TRANSBOUNDARY WATERCOURSES PROTECTION AND SUSTAINABLE USE CASE STUDY: BARCĂU RIVER BASIN

By presenting the legalaspects of the Agreement between the Government of Romania and theGovernment of Hungarian Republic on the cooperation for the transboundarywatercourses protection and sustainable use implemented through the jointRegulations, the collaboration details between the two countries are established,underlining the most important objectives of it.The case study shows the implementation of the general aspects in theBarcău/Berettyó River Basin, namely: the meteorology and hydrology data andinformation mutual transmission, water quality common assessment by theevaluation of the physical-chemical and biological results of the analysesperformed on water samples commonly, the presentation of the water samplingand flow rate measurement sections, of the intervention sections in case of oilproducts accidental pollution and the hydrometric stations, their placement on thewatercourses, the flood protection elevations and the transmission frequency of theelevations during special situations and the flood common assessment.The concept of river basin water management according to the Water FrameworkDirective (2000/60/CE) is better illustrated within the transboundary areas, whentwo or more countries have to jointly manage the same water resource withoutprejudices on any party. The idea of “river basin solidarity” must have theprecedence, when the dialog and the communication have an important role