Contracting Parties applying Regulation No. 49<superscript>2</superscript>

CHAPTER XI

TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS

Road Traffic1649United Nations Regulation No. 49. Uniform provisions concerning the measures to be taken against the emission of gaseous and particulate pollutants from compression-ignition engines and positive ignition engines for use in vehiclesGeneva, 15 April 1982Entry into force15 April 1982, in accordance with article 1(5).Registration15 April 1982, No. 4789StatusParties40TextUnited Nations, <i>Treaty Series </i>, vol. 1273, p. 294 and doc. E/ECE/324-E/ECE/ TRANS/505/Rev.1/Add.48; depositary notification C.N.27.1983.TREATIES-3 of 2 March 1983 (procès-verbal of rectification of English and French texts); vol. 1565, p. 396 and doc. TRANS/SC1/WP29/242 (amendments series 01); C.N.203.1992.TREATIES-22 of 30 July 1992 and doc. TRANS/SC1/WP29/340 (amendments series 02); C.N.232.1992.TREATIES-32 of 11 September 1992 (procès-verbal concerning modifications); vol. 1893, p. 381 (procès-verbal concerning modifications); vol. 1921, p. 348 and doc. TRANS/WP.29/473 (supplement 1 to amendments series 02); vol. 1933, p. 389 et doc. TRANS/WP.29/483 (supplement 2 to amendments series 02); C.N.426.1997.TREATIES-96 of 21 November 1997 (procès-verbal concerning modifications); C.N.271.1999.TREATIES-1 of 12 April 1999 (modifications); C.N.272.1999.TREATIES-2 of 12 April 1999 (modifications); C.N.630.2001.TREATIES-1 of 28 June 2001 and doc. TRANS/WP.29/752 (amendments series 03) and C.N.1458.2001.TREATIES-2 of 28 December 2001 (acceptance); C.N.774.2002.TREATIES-1 of 31 July 2002 and doc. TRANS/WP.29/871 (04 series of amendments) and C.N.77.2003.TREATIES-1 of 3 February 2003 (adoption); C.N.607.2006.TREATIES-1 of 2 August 2006 and doc. TRANS/WP.29/2006/37 (supplement 1 to amendments series 04) and C.N.79.2007.TREATIES-1 of 5 February 2007 (adoption); C.N.1186.2006.TREATIES-2 of 12 December 2006 and doc. ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2006/124 + Amend. 1; ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2006/125 (supplement 2 to amendments series 04) and C.N.708.2007.TREATIES-1 of 10 July 2007 (adoption); C.N.784.2007.TREATIES-1 of 3 August 2007 and doc. ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2007/26 + Corr.1 + Amend.1 (05 series) and C.N.134.2008.TREATIES-1 of 26 February 2008 (adoption); C.N.551.2009.TREATIES-1 of 17 September 2009 (Supplement 1 to amendments series 05); C.N.89.2010.TREATIES-1 of 19 February 2010 and doc. ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2009/115 + ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2009/1080 + amendment referred to in paragraph 56 of the report (Supplement 2 to amendments series 05) and C.N.504.2010.TR-5 of 19 August 2010 (Adoption); C.N.90.2010.TREATIES-2 of 19 February 2010 and doc. ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2009/114 (Supplement 2 to amendments series 05) and C.N.505.2010.TR-6 of 19 August 2010 (Adoption); C.N.168.2010.TREATIES-3 of 18 March 2010 (adoption); C.N.328.2010.TREATIES-5 of 16 June 2010 and doc. ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2010/51 (modifications); C.N.306.2010.TREATIES-4 of 9 June 2010 and doc. ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2010/54/Rev.1 (supplement 3 to 05) (proposal of amendments) and C.N.725.2010.TREATIES-7 of 10 December 2010 (adoption); C.N.819.2010.TREATIES-8 of 23 December 2010 and doc. ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2010/128 (Supplement 4 to the 05 series of amendments) (proposition of amendments) and doc. ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2010/98 (Supplement 12 to the 01 series of amendments) (proposal of amendments) and C.N.352.2011.TREATIES1 of 23 June 2011 (adoption of amendments); C.N.846.2011.TREATIES-2 of 26 January 2012 (proposal of amendments) and C.N.428.2012.TREATIES-XI.B.16.49 of 3 August 2012 (adoption of amendments); C.N.252.2012.TREATIES-XI.B.16.49 of 18 May 2012 (corrections); C.N.393.2012.TREATIES-XI.B.16.49 of 27 July 2012 (proposal of amendments to the text and the <b>title</b>) and C.N.119.2013.TREATIES-XI.B.16.49 of 30 January 2013 (adoption); C.N.27.2013.TREATIES-XI.B.16.49 of 15 January 2013 (proposal of amendments) and C.N.466.2013.TREATIES-XI.B.16.49 of 24 July 2013 (adoption); C.N.990.2013.TREATIES-XI.B.16.49 of 10 December 2013 (proposal of amendments) and C.N.387.2014.TREATIES-XI.B.16.49 of 3 July 2014 (adoption); C.N.991.2013.TREATIES-XI.B.16.49 of 10 December 2013 (proposal of amendments) and C.N.388.2014.TREATIES-XI.B.16.49 of 17 June 2014 (adoption); C.N.475.2014.TREATIES-XI.B.16.49 of 22 July 2014 (proposal of amendments) and C.N.68.2015.TREATIES-XI.B.16.49 of 29 January 2015 (adoption); C.N.395.2015.TREATIES-XI.B.16.49 of 20 July 2015 (proposal of amendments) and C.N.25.2016.TREATIES-XI.B.16.49 of 3 February 2016 (adoption); C.N.527.2016.TREATIES-XI.B.16.49 of 9 August 2016 (proposal of amendments) and C.N.78.2017.TREATIES-XI.B.16.49 of 17 February 2017 (adoption); C.N.528.2016.TREATIES-XI.B.16.49 of 9 August 2016 (proposal of amendments) and C.N.79.2017.TREATIES-XI.B.16.49 of 17 February 2017 (adoption); C.N.351.2018.TREATIES-XI.B.16.49 of 25 July 2018 (amendments); C.N.352.2018.TREATIES-XI.B.16.49 of 25 July 2018 (amendments); C.N.614.2018.TREATIES-XI.B.16.49 of 9 January 2019 (amendments); C.N.615.2018.TREATIES-XI.B.16.49 of 9 January 2019 (amendments); C.N.9.2022.TREATIES-XI.B.16.49 of 14 January 2022 (Amendments); C.N.209.2009.TREATIES.XI.B.16.49 of 25 July 2022 (Amendments); C.N.210.2010.TREATIES.XI.B.16.49 of 25 July 2022 (Amendments); C.N.475.2022.TREATIES-XI.B.16.49 of 3 February 2023 (amendments); C.N.8.2024.TREATIES-XI.B.16.49 of 15 January 2024 (amendments); C.N.9.2024.TREATIES-XI.B.16.49 of 15 January 2024 (amendments).<superscript>1</superscript>

Contracting Parties applying Regulation No. 49<superscript>2</superscript>ParticipantApplication of regulation, Succession(d)Armenia 1 Mar 2018 Belarus 3 May 1995 Belgium17 Aug 1982 Bosnia and Herzegovina<superscript>3</superscript>28 Sep 1998 dBulgaria22 Nov 1999 Croatia<superscript>3</superscript>17 Mar 1994 dCzech Republic<superscript>4,5</superscript> 2 Jun 1993 dEgypt 5 Dec 2012 Estonia29 Oct 1998 European Union<superscript>6</superscript>23 Jan 1998 Finland23 Mar 1989 France<superscript>4</superscript>14 Jan 1982 Germany<superscript>7</superscript>16 Oct 1985 Greece 4 Oct 1995 Hungary26 Jan 1984 Italy21 Jan 1985 Latvia19 Nov 1998 Lithuania28 Jan 2002 Luxembourg 2 Mar 1984 Malaysia 3 Feb 2006 Montenegro<superscript>8</superscript>23 Oct 2006 dNetherlands (Kingdom of the)29 Aug 1983 North Macedonia<superscript>3</superscript> 1 Apr 1998 dNorway 6 Jan 1999 Pakistan24 Feb 2020 Philippines 3 May 2023 Poland14 Sep 1992 Republic of Moldova21 Sep 2016 Romania 5 Dec 1983 Russian Federation19 Dec 1986 San Marino27 Nov 2015 Serbia<superscript>3</superscript>12 Mar 2001 dSlovakia<superscript>4,5</superscript>28 May 1993 dSlovenia<superscript>3</superscript> 3 Nov 1992 dSpain 4 Dec 1996 Switzerland 4 Dec 1995 Türkiye14 Jul 2003 Uganda20 Mar 2023 Ukraine 9 Aug 2002 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 7 May 1987

1 For 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.2For technical reasons and in order to align this chapter with all others in the publication, the date indicated is no longer the date of effect of the regulation for the Contracting Party, but the date of receipt of the notification of application by the Secretary-General.3The former Yugoslavia applied Regulation No. 49 as from 6 November 1984. 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.4Contracting State having proposed the Regulation and date of entry into force of the Regulation for that State in accordance with article 1 (3).5Czechoslovakia applied Regulation No. 49 as from 15 April 1982. See also note 1 under “Czech Republic” and note 1 under “Slovakia” in the “Historical Information” section in the front matter of this volume.6In a letter dated 29 July 1998, the European Community informed the Secretary-General of the following:"The accession of the EC has the effect that the [...] regulations adhered to are not (in cases where a Member State already applied a regulation: no longer) applied by Member States by virtue of their status as Contracting Parties to the Agreement but exclusively in their capacity as Member States of the Contracting Party European Community. Thus, the 14 Member States already Contracting Parties themselves, now apply all [these] regulations by virtue of the EC's accession."... By the EC accession, Ireland has not become a Contracting Party. Only the EC has become a Contracting Party. Ireland being a Member State of this Contracting Party applies the [...] regulations [adhered to by the EC] by virtue of the EC's accession.It will be recalled that, as at 29 July 1999, States Members of the EC are: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom.7The German Democratic Republic applied Regulation No 49 as from 6 May 1984.With regard to the above, the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany in a communication received on 14 January 1991, informed the Secretary-General of the following:- [Regulation No. 49 which had] been applied by both the Federal Republic of Germany and the German Democratic Republic shall continue to apply...The notification further states that it “. . . does not constitute a general statement of position by the Federal Republic of Germany on the question of state succession in relation to treaties.”See also note 2 under “Germany” in the “Historical Information” section in the front matter of this volume.8See note 1 under "Montenegro" in the "Historical Information" section in the front matter of this volume.