The Reserve fund was established in the framework of Council Regulation (EC) N° 718/99 on a Community-fleet capacity policy to promote inland waterway transport and has been financed by the inland waterway transport industry.
Reservfond loodi nõukogu määrusega (EÜ) nr 718/1999, mis käsitleb ühenduse laevastiku mahutavuse poliitikat siseveetranspordi edendamiseks, ja seda rahastab siseveetranspordi sektor.