CHAPTER XI
TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS
B
Road Traffic16163United Nations Regulation No. 163. Uniform provisions concerning the approval of vehicle alarm system and approval of a vehicle with regard to its vehicle alarm systemGeneva, 10 March 202130 September 2021, in accordance with article 1(4).30 September 2021, No. 4789Parties561C.N.114.2021.TREATIES-XI.B.16 of 30 March 2021 (Draft regulation No. [163]) and C.N.292.2021.TREATIES-XI.B.16.163 of 12 October 2021 (Entry into force); C.N.375.2022.TREATIES-XI.B.16.163 of 19 October 2022 (Amendments); C.N.187.2023.TREATIES.XI.B.16.163 of 12 June 2023 (amendments).<superscript>2</superscript>
ParticipantApplication of regulation, Succession(d)Albania30 Sep 2021 Armenia30 Sep 2021 Australia30 Sep 2021 Austria30 Sep 2021 Azerbaijan30 Sep 2021 Belarus30 Sep 2021 Belgium30 Sep 2021 Bosnia and Herzegovina30 Sep 2021 Bulgaria30 Sep 2021 Croatia30 Sep 2021 Czech Republic30 Sep 2021 Denmark30 Sep 2021 Egypt30 Sep 2021 Estonia30 Sep 2021 European Union30 Sep 2021 Finland30 Sep 2021 France30 Sep 2021 Georgia30 Sep 2021 Germany30 Sep 2021 Greece30 Sep 2021 Hungary30 Sep 2021 Italy30 Sep 2021 Japan30 Sep 2021 Kazakhstan30 Sep 2021 Latvia30 Sep 2021 Lithuania30 Sep 2021 Luxembourg30 Sep 2021 Malaysia30 Sep 2021 Montenegro30 Sep 2021 Netherlands (Kingdom of the)30 Sep 2021 New Zealand30 Sep 2021 Nigeria30 Sep 2021 North Macedonia30 Sep 2021 Norway30 Sep 2021 Pakistan30 Sep 2021 Philippines 3 Nov 2022 Poland30 Sep 2021 Portugal30 Sep 2021 Republic of Korea30 Sep 2021 Republic of Moldova30 Sep 2021 Romania30 Sep 2021 Russian Federation30 Sep 2021 San Marino30 Sep 2021 Serbia30 Sep 2021 Slovakia30 Sep 2021 Slovenia30 Sep 2021 South Africa30 Sep 2021 Spain30 Sep 2021 Sweden30 Sep 2021 Switzerland30 Sep 2021 Thailand30 Sep 2021 Tunisia30 Sep 2021 Türkiye30 Sep 2021 Uganda20 Mar 2023 Ukraine30 Sep 2021 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland30 Sep 2021
1The Regulation enters into force for all Contracting Parties to the Agreement which did not notify their disagreement thereto, in accordance with article 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.2For 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.