CHAPTER XI

TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS

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Road Traffic33Agreement on International Roads in the Arab MashreqBeirut, 10 May 2001Entry into force19 October 2003, in accordance with article 6(1)which reads as follows: "1. The Agreement shall enter into force ninety (90) days after the date on which five (5) members of ESCWA have either signed it definitively or deposited an instrument of ratification, acceptance or approval or accession. 2. For each member of ESCWA referred to in paragraph 1 of article 5 (i.e. members of ESCWA) signing the Agreement definitively or depositing an instrument of ratification, acceptance or approval thereof or accession thereto after the date on which five members of ESCWA have either signed it definitively or deposited such instrument, the Agreement shall enter into force ninety (90) days after the date of that member's definitive signature or deposit of the instrument of ratification, approval, aceptance or accession. For each State other than a membmer of ESCWA depositing an instrument of accession, the Agreement shall enter into force ninety (90) days after the date of that State's deposit of that instrument.".Registration19 October 2003, No. 39639StatusSignatories11Parties13TextUnited Nations, <i>Treaty Series</i>, vol. 2228, p. 371; Doc. E/ESCWA/TRANS/2001/3. C.N.633.2008.TREATIES-2 of 11 September 2008 (Proposal of amendments to Annex I of the Agreement); C.N.1001.2008.TREATIES-3 of 16 December 2008 (Adoption of amendments to Annex I of the Agreement).The Agreement was adopted by resolution 235 (XXI) on 10 May 2001 at the Twenty-First Session of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia held in Beirut from 8 to 11 May 2001. This Agreement shall be open to members of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia for signature at United Nations House in Beirut from 10 May 2001 to 31 December 2002.

ParticipantSignatureDefinitive signature(s), Ratification, Acceptance(A), Approval(AA), Accession(a)Bahrain 8 Mar 2002 13 Dec 2006 Egypt10 May 2001 5 May 2004 Iraq19 Dec 2002 17 Mar 2008 Jordan10 May 2001 18 Jan 2002 Kuwait12 May 2006 aLebanon10 May 2001 1 May 2003 Qatar 8 Apr 2002 28 Jun 2002 Saudi Arabia 7 Mar 2002 26 Jul 2004 State of Palestine<superscript>1</superscript>10 May 2001 28 Nov 2006 Sudan30 Jul 2009 aSyrian Arab Republic10 May 2001 21 Jul 2003 United Arab Emirates10 May 2001 28 Feb 2011 Yemen 4 Jul 2001 15 Nov 2002 Syrian Arab RepublicDeclaration :... the Government of the Syrian Arab Republic, having considered the said Agreement on International Roads in the Arab Mashreq, hereby ratifies that Agreement and makes a solemn commitment to implement its provisions, on the understanding that the entry of the Syrian Arab Republic into that Agreement under no circumstances implies recognition of Israel or willingness to undertake with it any Agreement-related business.1See note 1 under “Palestine” in the “Historical Information” section in the front matter of this volume.