CHAPTER XI
TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS
B
Road Traffic16138United Nations Regulation No. 138. Uniform provisions concerning the approval of Quiet Road Transport Vehicles with regard to their reduced audibilityGeneva, 29 March 20165 October 2016, in accordance with article 1(4).5 October 2016, No. 4789Parties491United Nations, <i>Treaty Series </i>, vol. 3149. C.N.125.2016.TREATIES-XI.B.16 of 5 April 2016 (Draft Regulation annexed to the Agreement[138]) and C.N.757.2016.TREATIES-XI.B.16 of 13 October 2016 (Entry into force)<superscript>2</superscript> C.N.196.2017.TREATIES-XI.B.16.138 of 10 April 2017 (proposal of amendments) and CN.664.2017.TREATIES-XI.B.16.138 of 20 October 2017 (adoption); C.N.197.2017.TREATIES-XI.B.16.138 of 10 April 2017 (proposal of amendments and CN.663.2017.TREATIES-XI.B.16.138 of 20 October 2017 (adoption); C.N.26.2020.TREATIES-XI.B.16.138 of 14 January 2020 (Amendments); C.N.39.2021.TREATIES-XI.B.16.138 of 27 January 2021 (Amendments); C.N.428.2023.TREATIES-XI.B.16.138 of 6 October 2023 (amendments).<superscript>3</superscript>
ParticipantApplication of regulation, Succession(d)Albania 5 Oct 2016 Armenia 1 Mar 2018 Azerbaijan 5 Oct 2016 Belarus 5 Oct 2016 Bosnia and Herzegovina 5 Oct 2016 Bulgaria 5 Oct 2016 Croatia 5 Oct 2016 Czech Republic 5 Oct 2016 Denmark 5 Oct 2016 Egypt 5 Oct 2016 Estonia 5 Oct 2016 European Union 5 Oct 2016 Finland 5 Oct 2016 France 5 Oct 2016 Georgia 5 Oct 2016 Germany 5 Oct 2016 Greece 5 Oct 2016 Hungary 5 Oct 2016 Italy 5 Oct 2016 Japan15 Nov 2017 Kazakhstan 5 Oct 2016 Latvia 5 Oct 2016 Lithuania 5 Oct 2016 Luxembourg 5 Oct 2016 Malaysia 5 Oct 2016 Montenegro 5 Oct 2016 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 5 Oct 2016 New Zealand 5 Oct 2016 Nigeria18 Oct 2018 North Macedonia 5 Oct 2016 Norway 5 Oct 2016 Pakistan24 Feb 2020 Philippines 3 Nov 2022 Portugal 5 Oct 2016 Republic of Moldova 5 Oct 2016 Romania 5 Oct 2016 Russian Federation 5 Oct 2016 San Marino 5 Oct 2016 Serbia 5 Oct 2016 Slovakia 5 Oct 2016 Slovenia 5 Oct 2016 South Africa 5 Oct 2016 Spain 5 Oct 2016 Sweden 5 Oct 2016 Switzerland 5 Oct 2016 Tunisia 5 Oct 2016 Uganda23 Aug 2022 Ukraine 5 Oct 2016 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 5 Oct 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 16 August 2016, the Government of Japan notified the Secretary-General of its disagreement with then draft Regulation [No. 138]. See C.N.592.2016.TREATIES-XI.B.16 of 16 August 2016 (Japan: 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.