Declarations and Reservations

CHAPTER XI

TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS

Road Traffic13Convention on the Taxation of Road Vehicles Engaged in International Passenger TransportGeneva, 14 December 1956Entry into force29 August 1962, in accordance with article 5(2).Registration29 August 1962, No. 6293StatusSignatories6Parties20TextUnited Nations, Treaty Series , vol. 436, p. 131.

ParticipantSignatureAccession(a), Succession(d), Ratification, Definitive signature(s)Albania14 Oct 2008 aAustria14 Dec 1956 7 Apr 1960 Bosnia and Herzegovina<superscript>1</superscript>12 Jan 1994 dCuba16 Sep 1965 aCzech Republic<superscript>2</superscript> 2 Jun 1993 dDenmark 9 Feb 1968 aFinland11 Jan 1967 aGhana29 Aug 1962 aIreland31 May 1962 aLatvia14 May 1997 aLuxembourg20 Feb 1957 28 May 1965 Montenegro<superscript>3</superscript>23 Oct 2006 dNetherlands (Kingdom of the)<superscript>4</superscript>15 May 1957 1 Aug 1986 Norway17 May 1957 sPoland14 Dec 1956 4 Sep 1969 Romania19 Feb 1968 aSerbia<superscript>1</superscript>12 Mar 2001 dSlovakia<superscript>2</superscript>28 May 1993 dSweden14 Dec 1956 16 Jan 1958 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland17 May 1957 15 Jan 1963

Declarations and Reservations(Unless otherwise indicated, the declarations and reservations were madeupon definitive signature, ratification, accession or succession.)CubaIn accordance with article 10 of this Convention, the Republic of Cuba does not consider itself as bound by the provisions of article 9; instead, it will at all times be prepared to settle any dispute that may arise concerning the interpretation or application of one or more operative parts of this Convention by diplomatic negotiation with the dissenting party or parties.Czech Republic<superscript>2</superscript>Poland<superscript>5</superscript>RomaniaReservation: The Socialist Republic of Romania does not consider itself bound by the provisions of article 9, paragraphs 2 and 3, of the Convention. The position of the Socialist Republic of Romania is that a dispute concerning the interpretation or application of the Convention can be submitted to arbitration only with the consent of all parties in dispute.Declaration: The Council of State of the Socialist Republic of Romania considers that the maintenance of the state of dependence of certain territories to which the provisions of article 8 of the Convention apply is not in accordance with the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 14 December 1960 in resolution 1514 (XV), which proclaims the need to put an end to colonialism in all its forms and manifestations immediately and unconditionally.Slovakia<superscript>2</superscript>Territorial Application

ParticipantDate of receipt of the notificationTerritories

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland15 Jan 1963Isle of Man and Bailiwick of Jersey 6 Jun 1963Gibraltar1The former Yugoslavia had acceeded to the Convention on 29 May 1959. See also note 1 under “Bosnia and Herzegovina”, “Croatia”, “former Yugoslavia”, “Slovenia”, “The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia” and “Yugoslavia” in the “Historical Information” section in the front matter of this volume.2Czechoslovakia had acceded to the Convention on 2 July 1962, with a reservation. For the text of the reservation, see United Nations, Treaty Series , vol. 436, p. 132. See also note 1 under “Czech Republic” and note 1 under “Slovakia” in the “Historical Information” section in the front matter of this volume.3See note 1 under "Montenegro" in the "Historical Information" section in the front matter of this volume.4For the Kingdom in Europe.5On 16 October 1997, the Government of Poland notified the Secretary-General that it had decided to withdraw its reservation with regard to article 9, paragraphs 2 and 3 of the Convention made upon ratification. For the text of the reservation see United Nations, Treaty Series , vol. 689, p. 365.