(UNECE) www.unece.org/trans MAIN INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS AND CONVENTIONS IN THE FIELD OF TRANSPORT UNITED NATIONS
Note The present document provides, as of, a list of the main Agreements and Conventions in the field of transport that have been prepared and/or are updated under the auspices of the UNECE, as well as summary tables containing information on the status of these international legal instruments with regard to signatures, ratifications, accessions and acceptances by Members States of the United. The texts of the legal instruments can be found at the website of UNECE Transport Division at the following address: www.unece.org/trans More detailed information with regard to the dates of signatures, ratifications, accessions, reservations and declarations made by the various countries may be obtained from United Nations publication Multilateral Treaties Deposited with the Secretary-General, or from the United Nations Treaty Collection web site which is accessible via the Internet: http://untreaty.un.org then choose your language either "English" or "French", then "Access to Databases", then "Status of Multilateral Treaties... " For any further comments or information, please contact: Mr. José Capel Ferrer, Director Transport Division UNECE Palais des Nations CH - 1211 GENEVA 10 Tel: + 41-22-917-24-01 Fax: + 41-22-917-00-39 E-mail: jose.capel.ferrer@unece.org
SUMMARY LIST OF THE MAIN INTERNATIONAL UNECE TRANSPORT AGREEMENTS AND CONVENTIONS TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURES 1. (AGR), of 15 November 1975 2. Railway Lines (AGC), of 31 May 1985 3. European Agreement on Important International Combined Transport Lines and Related Installations (AGTC), of 1 February 1991 4. International Importance (AGN), of 19 January 1996 ROAD TRAFFIC AND ROAD SAFETY 5. Convention on Road Traffic, of 8 November 1968 6. Convention on Road Signs and Signals, of 8 November 1968 7. Road Traffic (1968), of 1 May 1971 8. Road Signs and Signals (1968), of 1 May 1971 9. Protocol on Road Markings, additional to the European Agreement supplementing the Convention on Road Signs and Signals, of 1 March 1973 ROAD VEHICLES 10. Agreement concerning the Adoption of Uniform Technical Prescriptions for Wheeled Vehicles, Equipment and Parts which can be fitted and /or be used on Wheeled Vehicles and the Conditions for Reciprocal Recognition of Approvals Granted on the Basis of these Prescriptions, of 20 March 1958 11. Agreement concerning the Establishing of Global Technical Regulations for Wheeled Vehicles, Equipment and Parts which can be fitted and / or be used on Wheeled Vehicles, of 25 June 1998 OTHER LEGAL INSTRUMENTS RELATED TO ROAD TRANSPORT 12. engaged in International Road Transport (AETR), of 1 July 1970 13. Carriage of Goods by Road (CMR), of 19 May 1956 14. Protocol to the Carriage of Goods by Road (CMR), of 5 July 1978 BORDER CROSSING FACILITATION 15. Convention concerning Customs Facilities for Touring, of 4 June 1954 16. Additional Protocol to the Convention concerning Customs Facilities for Touring, relating to the importation of tourist publicity documents and material, of 4 June 1954. 17. Road Vehicles, of 4 June 1954 18. Customs Convention on the International Transport of Goods under Cover of TIR Carnets (TIR Convention), of 14 November 1975 19. Commercial Road Vehicles, of 18 May 1956 20. International Convention to Facilitate the carried by Rail, of 10 January 1952 21. International Convention to Facilitate the Crossing of Frontiers for Goods Carried by Rail, of 10 January 1952
22. Customs Convention on Containers, of 2 December 1972 23. Controls of Goods, of 21 October 1982 24. Convention on Customs Treatment of Pool Containers Used in International Transport, of 21 January 1994 TRANSPORT OF DANGEROUS GOODS 25. Dangerous Goods by Road (ADR), of 30 September 1957 26. Protocol amending article 1 (a), article 14 (1) and article 14 (3) (b) of the European Agreement of 30 September 1957 concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (ADR), of 28 October 1993 27. s Goods by Inland Waterway (ADN), of 25 May 2000 TRANSPORT OF PERISHABLE FOODSTUFFS 28. Perishable Foodstuffs and on the Special Equipment to be Used for such Carriage (ATP), of 1 September 1970 --------------------------------
Infrastructure networks Road traffic and road safety Vehicles Regulations Other Legal Instruments Related to Road Transport Border crossing facilitation Dangerous goods & Special Cargoes 2 3 4 6 8 10 11 12 16 18 20 21 25 26 37 38 39 41 43 44 45 48 50 51 52 53 55 56 EU MEMBER STATES Austria S X X S X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X Belgium X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X Cyprus X X X X X X X X X X X X X Czech Republic X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X S X Denmark X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X S X X X Estonia X X X X X X X X X X X X X Finland X S S X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X France X X X S X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X S X Germany X X X S X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X S S X Greece X X X S X X X X X X X X X X X X X S X X S X Hungary X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X Ireland X X X X X X X X X X X Italy X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X S X Latvia X X X X X X X X X X X X X X Lithuania X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X Luxembourg X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X S X Malta X X X X X X X Netherlands X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X Poland X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X Portugal X S X S S X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X Slovakia X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X S X Slovenia X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X Spain S S X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X Sweden X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X S S X X X X X United Kingdom S S S S S X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X EUROPEAN COMMUNITY X X X X X X X Legend: X = Ratification, accession, definite signature; S = Signature;
EU ACCEDING STATES Bulgaria X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X S X Romania X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X SOUTH EASTERN EUROPEAN STATES Albania X X X X X X X X X X X Bosnia and Herzegovina X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X Croatia X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X S X Serbia and Montenegro *** X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X The FYR of Macedonia X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X Turkey X X X X X X X X X X X X X COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES Armenia X X X Azerbaijan X X X X X X X X X X Belarus X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X Georgia X X X X X X X X X X X X Kazakhstan X X X X X X X X X Kyrgyzstan X X X X X Republic of Moldova X X X X X X X X S Russian Federation X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X Tajikistan X X X X Turkmenistan X X X X X X Ukraine X X X X X X X X X X X X X Uzbekistan X X X X X X X X X X X Legend: X = Ratification, accession, definite signature; S = Signature; *** As of 4 February 2003, the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia changed its name to Serbia and Montenegro.
OTHER EUROPEAN STATES Andorra X Iceland Liechtenstein X X X Monaco X X S S S X Norway X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X San Marino X X Switzerland X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X S X X S NORTH AMERICA Canada X X X X X United States X X X X X X OTHER UNECE STATES Israel X X X X X NON-UNECE STATES Afghanistan X X Algeria X X X X X X Antigua and Barbuda Argentina X X S Australia X X X X X Bahamas X Bahrain X X Bangladesh Barbados X X X Benin Legend: X = Ratification, accession, definite signature; S = Signature;
NON-UNECE STATES (cont'd) Botswana Brazil X S Burundi X Cambodia X S S X Cameroon Central African Republic X X X X X Chile S X X X X X China S 1/ S 1/ X X Congo Costa Rica S S X X X Côte d'ivoire X X Cuba X X X X X X X X X Democratic Rep. of the Congo X X Dominican Republic S S Ecuador S S X X X Egypt X X X El Salvador X X X Fiji X X X Ghana S S X X X Guatemala S S Guyana X Haiti X X X Holy See S S S S S Honduras S S S India X X X X Indonesia S S X X Iran, Islamic Republic of X X X X X X X X Legend: X = Ratification, accession, definite signature; S = Signature; 1/ = Done by the Former Republic of China.
NON-UNECE STATES (cont'd) Iraq X Jamaica X X X Japan X X X X X Jordan X X X X Kuwait X X X Lao People's Dem. Rep. Lebanon X X X Lesotho X Liberia X X X X X X Madagascar Malawi Malaysia X X X Mali X X X Mauritius X X X Mexico S S X X X Mongolia X X X X Morocco X X X X X X X X X X Namibia Nepal X X X New Zealand X X X X X X Niger X Nigeria X X X Pakistan X X Panama S S S Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru X X X Philippines X X X X X Republic of Korea S S X X X X Legend: X = Ratification, accession, definite signature; S = Signature;
NON-UNECE STATES (cont'd) Rwanda X X X Saudi Arabia X X Senegal X X X X X Seychelles X X Sierra Leone X X X X Singapore X X X X Solomon Islands X X X South Africa X X X X Sudan X Sri Lanka X X Syrian Arab Republic X X X X Thailand S S Togo Tonga X X X Trinidad and Tobago X X X X Tunisia X X X X X X X X Uganda X X X S United Rep. of Tanzania X X X Uruguay X X S X Venezuela S S Zimbabwe X Legend: X = Ratification, accession, definite signature; S = Signature;