CHAPTER XI
TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS
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Road Traffic16137United Nations Regulation No. 137. Uniform provisions concerning the approval of passenger cars in the event of a frontal collision with focus on the restraint systemGeneva, 30 November 20159 June 2016, in accordance with article 1(4).9 June 2016, No. 4789Parties471United Nations, <i>Treaty Series </i>, vol. 3132. C.N.650.2015.TREATIES-XI.B.16 of 9 December 2015 (Draft Regulation annexed to the Agreement) and C.N.433.2016.TREATIES-XI.B.16 of 16 June 2016 (Entry into force)<superscript>2</superscript>; C.N.434.2016.TREATIES-XI.B.16.137 of 17 June 2016 (Proposal of amendments) and C.N.987.2016.TREATIES-XI.B.16.137 of 15 February 2017 (Adoption); CN.632.2018.TREATIES-XI.B.16.137 of 9 January 2019 (amendments); CN.633.2018.TREATIES-XI.B.16.137 of 9 January 2019 (amendments); C.N.274.2019.TREATIES-XI-B-16-137 of 14 June 2019 (Amendments); C.N.38.2021.TREATIES-XI.B.16.137 of 27 January 2021 (Amendments); C.N.195.2021.TREATIES-XI.B.16.137 of 22 June 2021 (Amendments); C.N.20.2022.TREATIES-XI.B.16.137 of 14 January 2022 (Amendments); C.N.244.2022.TREATIES.XI.B.16.137 of 25 July 2022 (Amendments); C.N.497.2022.TREATIES-XI.B.16.137 of 3 February 2023 (amendments); C.N.498.2022.TREATIES-XI.B.16.137 of 3 February 2023 (amendments); C.N.35.2024.TREATIES-XI.B.16.137 of 15 January 2024 (amendments).<superscript>3</superscript>
ParticipantApplication of regulation, Succession(d)Albania 9 Jun 2016 Armenia 1 Mar 2018 Azerbaijan 9 Jun 2016 Belarus 9 Jun 2016 Bosnia and Herzegovina 9 Jun 2016 Bulgaria 9 Jun 2016 Croatia 9 Jun 2016 Czech Republic 9 Jun 2016 Denmark 9 Jun 2016 Egypt 9 Jun 2016 Estonia 9 Jun 2016 European Union 9 Jun 2016 Finland 9 Jun 2016 France 9 Jun 2016 Georgia 9 Jun 2016 Germany 9 Jun 2016 Greece 9 Jun 2016 Hungary 9 Jun 2016 Italy 9 Jun 2016 Kazakhstan 9 Jun 2016 Latvia 9 Jun 2016 Lithuania 9 Jun 2016 Luxembourg 9 Jun 2016 Malaysia 9 Jun 2016 Montenegro 9 Jun 2016 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 9 Jun 2016 New Zealand 9 Jun 2016 North Macedonia 9 Jun 2016 Norway 9 Jun 2016 Pakistan24 Feb 2020 Philippines 3 May 2023 Portugal 9 Jun 2016 Republic of Moldova21 Sep 2016 Romania 9 Jun 2016 Russian Federation 9 Jun 2016 San Marino 9 Jun 2016 Serbia 9 Jun 2016 Slovakia 9 Jun 2016 Slovenia 9 Jun 2016 South Africa 9 Jun 2016 Spain 9 Jun 2016 Sweden 9 Jun 2016 Switzerland 9 Jun 2016 Tunisia 9 Jun 2016 Uganda20 Mar 2023 Ukraine 9 Jun 2016 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 9 Jun 2016
1The Regulation enters into force for all Contracting Parties to the Agreement which did not notify their disagreement thereto, in accordance with 1(4). The date listed under "Application of regulation" reflects the date of the entry into force of the Regulation for those States parties to the Agreement, at the time of the entry into force of the Regulation, which did not notify their disagreement thereto, in accordance with article 1(4) of the Agreement. States parties to the Agreement not applying the Regulation may, at any time, notify the Secretary-General that they intend to apply it, and the Regulation will then enter into force for such States on the sixtieth day after such notification, in accordance with article 1(7) of the Agreement. For these States, the date listed under "Application of regulation" is the date of deposit of the notification. States that become parties to the Agreement subsequent to the entry into force of the Regulation, which do not notify their disagreement thereto, apply the Regulation as from the date of entry into force of the Agreement for such States. In these cases, the date listed under "Application of regulation" reflects the date of deposit of the instrument of accession to the Agreement.2On 2 June 2016, the Government of Australia notified the Secretary-General of its disagreement with then draft Regulation [No. 137]. See C.N.427.2016.TREATIES-XI.B.16 of 7 June 2016 (Australia: Notification of disagreement). 3For additional references to the texts of the annexed regulations and their amendments, see doc. <a href="http://www.unece.org/trans/main/wp29/wp29wgs/wp29gen/wp29fdocstts.html" target = "_ blank">TRANS/WP.29/343</a> as updated annually.