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Registration Number
1671
Title
Convention on Road Traffic
Participant(s)
Submitter
ex officio
Places/dates of conclusion
Place
Date
Geneva
19/09/1949
EIF information
26 March 1952 , in accordance with article 29
Authentic texts
French
English
Attachments
with annexes
and Final Act
and protocol
ICJ information
Depositary
Secretary-General of the United Nations
Registration Date
ex officio 26 March 1952
Subject terms
Roads
Transport
Agreement type
Multilateral
UNTS Volume Number
125 (p.3)
Publication format
Full
Certificate Of Registration
Text document(s)
Volume In PDF
v125.pdf
Map(s)
Corrigendum/Addendum/Note
Participant
Action
Date of Notification/Deposit
Date of Effect
Albania
Accession
01/10/1969
Algeria
Accession
16/05/1963
15/06/1963
Argentina
Notification
02/02/1962
Argentina
Accession
25/11/1960
25/12/1960
Australia
Territorial application
03/05/1961
02/06/1961
Australia
Accession
07/12/1954
06/01/1955
Austria
Declaration
15/10/1971
Austria
Signature
19/09/1949
Austria
Ratification
02/11/1955
02/12/1955
Bangladesh
Accession
06/12/1978
05/01/1979
Barbados
Succession
05/03/1971
Belgium
Signature
19/09/1949
Belgium
Ratification
23/04/1954
23/05/1954
Botswana
Communication
15/05/2003
Botswana
Accession
03/01/1967
02/02/1967
Brunei Darussalam
Accession
12/03/2020
11/04/2020
Bulgaria
Accession
13/02/1963
Bulgaria
Withdrawal of reservation
06/05/1994
06/05/1994
Burkina Faso
Accession
31/08/2009
30/09/2009
Cambodia
Notification
18/11/2009
Cambodia
Accession
14/03/1956
13/04/1956
Canada
Accession
23/12/1965
22/01/1966
Central African Republic
Notification
15/10/1962
Central African Republic
Succession
04/09/1962
14/08/1962
Chile
Accession
10/08/1960
09/09/1960
China
Notification
06/06/1997
01/07/1997
Congo (Brazzaville)
Notification
15/05/1962
Congo (Brazzaville)
Accession
15/05/1962
14/06/1962
Congo (Leopoldville)
Declaration
06/03/1961
Congo (Leopoldville)
Notification
29/11/1963
Côte d'Ivoire
Succession
08/12/1961
Croatia
Accession
07/02/2020
08/03/2020
Cuba
Accession
01/10/1952
31/10/1952
Cyprus
Succession
06/07/1962
16/08/1960
Czech Republic
Succession
02/06/1993
01/01/1993
Czechoslovakia
Signature
28/12/1949
Czechoslovakia
Ratification
03/11/1950
26/03/1952
Dahomey
Succession
05/12/1961
Dahomey
Notification
05/12/1961
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Succession
06/03/1961
Denmark
Communication
30/01/1996
Denmark
Declaration
17/02/1976
Denmark
Signature
19/09/1949
Denmark
Ratification
03/02/1956
04/03/1956
Dominican Republic
Signature
19/09/1949
Dominican Republic
Ratification
15/08/1957
14/09/1957
Dominican Republic
Notification
27/06/1950
27/06/1950
Ecuador
Notification
26/09/1962
Ecuador
Accession
26/09/1962
26/10/1962
Egypt
Signature
19/09/1949
Egypt
Ratification
28/05/1957
27/06/1957
Estonia
Accession
01/04/2021
01/05/2021
Fiji
Succession
31/10/1972
Finland
Accession
24/09/1958
24/10/1958
France
Notification
20/08/1957
France
Signature
19/09/1949
France
Territorial application
19/01/1953
19/02/1953
France
Ratification
15/09/1950
26/03/1952
France
Territorial application
29/10/1952
29/11/1952
Georgia
Accession
23/07/1993
22/08/1993
Ghana
Accession
06/01/1959
05/02/1959
Greece
Notification
03/01/1961
Greece
Accession
01/07/1952
31/07/1952
Guatemala
Notification
26/09/1962
Guatemala
Declaration
26/09/1962
Guatemala
Accession
10/01/1962
09/02/1962
Haiti
Accession
12/02/1958
14/03/1958
Hungary
Withdrawal of reservation
08/12/1989
08/12/1989
Hungary
Accession
30/07/1962
29/08/1962
Iceland
Accession
22/07/1983
21/08/1983
India
Signature
19/09/1949
India
Ratification
09/03/1962
08/04/1962
Ireland
Notification
31/05/1962
Ireland
Accession
31/05/1962
30/06/1962
Israel
Signature
19/09/1949
Israel
Ratification
06/01/1955
05/02/1955
Italy
Signature
19/09/1949
Italy
Ratification
15/12/1952
14/01/1953
Ivory Coast
Declaration
08/12/1961
Ivory Coast
Notification
23/03/1962
Jamaica
Succession
09/08/1963
06/08/1962
Japan
Declaration
21/08/1978
Japan
Accession
07/08/1964
06/09/1964
Jordan
Communication
25/01/1956
Jordan
Accession
14/01/1960
13/02/1960
Kyrgyzstan
Notification
17/12/2015
Kyrgyzstan
Accession
22/03/1994
21/04/1994
Laos
Accession
06/03/1959
05/04/1959
Lebanon
Signature
19/09/1949
Lebanon
Ratification
02/08/1963
01/09/1963
Lesotho
Notification
02/11/1967
Lesotho
Accession
27/09/1973
27/10/1973
Liechtenstein
Accession
02/03/2020
01/04/2020
Lithuania
Accession
04/02/2019
06/03/2019
Luxembourg
Signature
19/09/1949
Luxembourg
Ratification
17/10/1952
16/11/1952
Madagascar
Notification
27/06/1962
Madagascar
Succession
27/06/1962
25/06/1960
Malawi
Succession
17/02/1965
06/07/1964
Malaysia
Accession
10/09/1958
10/10/1958
Mali
Notification
24/06/1963
Mali
Succession
19/11/1962
22/09/1960
Malta
Succession
03/01/1966
Monaco
Accession
03/08/1951
26/03/1952
Montenegro
Succession
23/10/2006
03/06/2006
Morocco
Succession
07/11/1956
02/03/1956
Namibia
Succession
13/10/1993
21/03/1990
Netherlands
Signature
19/09/1949
Netherlands
Territorial application
09/05/1957
08/06/1957
Netherlands
Territorial application
19/01/1955
13/02/1955
Netherlands
Ratification
19/09/1952
19/10/1952
New Zealand
Accession
12/02/1958
14/03/1958
New Zealand
Territorial application
29/11/1961
29/12/1961
Nicaragua
Notification
27/06/1950
27/06/1950
Niger
Succession
25/08/1961
Niger
Declaration
25/08/1961
Nigeria
Accession
03/02/2011
05/03/2011
None
Termination
07/06/1979
Norway
Signature
19/09/1949
Norway
Ratification
11/04/1957
11/05/1957
Papua New Guinea
Accession
12/02/1981
14/03/1981
Paraguay
Notification
15/05/1967
Paraguay
Accession
18/10/1965
17/11/1965
Peru
Accession
09/07/1957
08/08/1957
Philippines
Signature
19/09/1949
Philippines
Ratification
15/09/1952
15/10/1952
Poland
Accession
29/10/1958
28/11/1958
Portugal
Territorial application
19/01/1956
18/02/1956
Portugal
Accession
28/12/1955
27/01/1956
Republic of Korea
Succession
14/06/1971
14/07/1971
Republic of Viet-Nam
Accession
02/11/1953
02/12/1953
Romania
Accession
26/01/1961
Romania
Notification
27/04/1961
Rwanda
Succession
05/08/1964
01/07/1962
San Marino
Notification
19/03/1962
San Marino
Accession
19/03/1962
18/04/1962
Senegal
Notification
13/07/1962
Senegal
Succession
13/07/1962
20/06/1960
Serbia
Notification
31/01/2022
Sierra Leone
Succession
13/03/1962
27/04/1961
Singapore
Succession
29/11/1972
Slovakia
Notification
14/04/1993
Slovakia
Succession
01/02/1993
01/01/1993
Slovenia
Succession
13/07/2017
25/06/1991
South Africa
Signature
19/09/1949
South Africa
Accession
09/07/1952
08/08/1952
South Africa
Territorial application
09/07/1952
09/07/1952
Spain
Accession
13/02/1958
15/03/1958
Spain
Territorial application
13/02/1958
15/03/1958
Sri Lanka
Accession
26/07/1957
25/08/1957
Sweden
Signature
19/09/1949
Sweden
Ratification
25/02/1952
26/03/1952
Switzerland
Signature
19/09/1949
Syria
Accession
11/12/1953
10/01/1954
Thailand
Accession
15/08/1962
14/09/1962
Togo
Notification
30/10/1962
Togo
Succession
27/02/1962
27/04/1960
Trinidad and Tobago
Accession
08/07/1964
07/08/1964
Tunisia
Notification
14/06/1957
Tunisia
Accession
08/11/1957
08/12/1957
Turkey
Accession
17/01/1956
16/02/1956
Uganda
Accession
15/04/1965
15/05/1965
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Accession
17/08/1959
United Arab Emirates
Accession
10/01/2007
09/02/2007
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Notification
20/11/1959
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Notification
12/11/1954
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Notification
10/06/1997
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Notification
28/06/2021
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Declaration
07/10/1981
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Territorial application
12/01/1961
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Territorial application
27/09/1960
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Territorial application
22/04/1960
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Territorial application
22/04/1960
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Territorial application
22/04/1960
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Territorial application
23/11/1959
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Territorial application
27/08/1958
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Territorial application
28/05/1958
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Signature
19/09/1949
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Territorial application
13/05/1959
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Territorial application
13/05/1959
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Territorial application
03/08/1961
02/09/1961
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Ratification
08/07/1957
07/08/1957
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Territorial application
08/02/1960
09/03/1960
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Territorial application
14/07/1965
13/08/1965
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Territorial application
16/12/1965
15/01/1966
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Territorial application
22/01/1958
21/02/1958
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Territorial application
25/03/1959
24/04/1959
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Territorial application
25/03/1960
24/04/1960
United States of America
Signature
19/09/1949
United States of America
Ratification
30/08/1950
26/03/1952
United States of America
Territorial application
30/08/1950
30/08/1950
Vatican City State
Accession
05/10/1953
04/11/1953
Venezuela
Notification
11/05/1962
Venezuela
Accession
11/05/1962
10/06/1962
Yugoslavia (Federal Republic of)
Succession
12/03/2001
27/04/1992
Yugoslavia (Socialist Federal Republic of)
Signature
19/09/1949
Yugoslavia (Socialist Federal Republic of)
Ratification
08/10/1956
07/11/1956
Zimbabwe
Succession
01/12/1998
18/04/1980
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