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Road Traffic1654United Nations Regulation No. 54. Uniform provisions concerning the approval of pneumatic tyres for commercial vehicles and their trailers1 March 1983Entry into force1 March 1983, in accordance with 1(5).Registration1 March 1983, No. 4789StatusParties47TextDoc. E/ECE/324-E/ECE/TRANS/505/Rev.1/Add.53; vol. 1495, p. 407 and doc. TRANS/ SC1/WP29/181 (supplement l to the original); depositary notification C.N.44.1988.TREATIES-16 of 28 April 1988 (procès-verbal of rectification concerning modifications); vol. 1543, p. 286 and doc. TRANS/SC1/WP29/225 (supplement 2 to the original); vol. 1647, p. 403 and doc. TRANS/SC1/WP29/286 (supplement 3 to the original); C.N.90.1992.TREATIES-8 of 15 June 1992 (procès-verbal concerning modifications); vol. 1702, p. 271 and doc. TRANS/SC1/WP29/316 (supplement 4 to the original); vol. 1785, p. 494 and doc. TRANS/SC1/WP29/361 (supplement 5 to the original); vol. 1863, p. 406 and doc. TRANS/WP.29/402 (supplement 6 to the original); vol. 1886, p. 195 and doc. TRANS/ WP.29/415 (supplement 7 to the original); C.N.177.1996.TREATIES-28 of 26 June 1996 and doc. TRANS/WP.29/499 (supplement 8 to the original); vol. 1964, p. 400 and doc. TRANS/WP.29/507 (supplement 9 to the original); vol. 2016, p. 23 and doc. TRANS/WP.29/577 (supplement 10 to the original); C.N.438.1997.TREATIES-107 of 14 November 1997 (modifications); C.N.325.1998.TREATIES-76 of 7 August 1998 and doc.TRANS/WP.29/628 (supplement 11 to the original) and C.N.143.1999.TREATIES-1 of 3 March 1999 (adoption); C.N.444.2000.TREATIES-1 of 29 June 2000 and doc. TRANS/WP.29/726 (supplement 12 to the original); C.N.907.2000.TREATIES-2 of 29 September 2000 and doc. TRANS/WP.29/738 (supplement 13 to the original) and C.N.265.2001.TREATIES-1 of 29 March 2001 (adoption of the amendments); C.N.798.2001.TREATIES-1 of 21 August 2001and doc. TRANS/WP.29/803 (supplement 14 to the original) and C.N.195.2002.TREATIES-1 of 4 March 2002 (adoption); C.N.328.2003.TREATIES-1 of 30 April 2003 and doc. TRANS/WP.29/916 (supplement 15 to the original) and C.N.957.2003.TREATIES-3 of 30 October 2003 (adoption) C.N.461.2004.TREATIES-1 of 13 May 2004 and doc. TRANS/WP.29/1004 (supplement 16 to the original) and C.N.1163.2004.TREATIES-2 of 15 November 2004 (adoption); C.N.1036.2004.TREATIES-2 of 4 OctobANS/WP.29/1022 (procès-verbal concerning certain modifications); C.N.346.2005.TREATIES-1 of 9 May 2005 and doc.TRANS/WP.29/2005/3 (procès-verbal concerning certain modifications); C.N.552.2009.TREATIES-1 of 17 September 2009 (Supplement 17 to the original); C.N.169.2010.TREATIES-1 of 18 March 2010 (adoption); C.N.784.2011.TREATIES-1 of 5 January 2012 and doc. ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2011/73 (modifications); C.N.375.2012.TREATIES-XI.B.16.54 of 27 July 2012 (corrections); C.N.394.2012.TREATIES-XI.B.16.54 of 27 July 2012 (proposal of amendments) and C.N.116.2013.TREATIES-XI.B.16.54 of 30 January 2013 (adoption); C.N.471.2014.TREATIES-XI.B.16.54 of 22 July 2014 (corrections); C.N.483.2014.TREATIES-XI.B.16.54 of 22 July 2014 (proposal of amendments) and C.N.70.2015.TREATIES-XI.B.16.54 of 29 January 2015 (adoption); C.N.397.2015.TREATIES-XI.B.16.54 of 20 July 2015 (proposal of amendments) and C.N.27.2016.TREATIES-XI.B.16.54 of 3 February 2016 (adoption); C.N.529.2016.TREATIES-XI.B.16.54 of 9 August 2016 (proposal of amendments) and C.N.80.2017.TREATIES-XI.B.16.54 of 17 February 2017 (adoption); C.N.451.2017.TREATIES-XI.B.16.54 (proposal of amendments) and C.N.107.2018.TREATIES-XI.B.16.54 of 20 February 2018 (Adoption); C.N.617.2018.TREATIES-XI.B.16.54 of 9 January 2019 (amendments); C.N.321.2021.TREATIES-XI.B.16.54 of 29 October 2021 (amendments); C.N.479.2022.TREATIES-XI.B.16.54 of 3 February 2023 (amendments); C.N.13.2024.TREATIES-XI.B.16.54 of 15 January 2024 (amendments).<superscript>1</superscript>

ParticipantApplication of regulation, Succession(d)Andorra15 Dec 2023 Armenia 1 Mar 2018 Austria 5 Jul 1983 Belarus 3 May 1995 Belgium 6 May 1983 Bosnia and Herzegovina<superscript>3</superscript>28 Sep 1998 dBulgaria22 Nov 1999 Croatia<superscript>3</superscript>17 Mar 1994 dCzech Republic<superscript>4</superscript> 2 Jun 1993 dEgypt 5 Dec 2012 Estonia26 May 1999 European Union<superscript>5</superscript>23 Jan 1998 Finland13 May 1987 France<superscript>6</superscript> 1 Mar 1983 Germany<superscript>7</superscript>20 Mar 1986 Greece 4 Oct 1995 Hungary26 Jan 1984 Italy 6 Feb 1984 Japan 1 May 2003 Latvia19 Nov 1998 Lithuania28 Jan 2002 Luxembourg 2 Mar 1983 Malaysia 3 Feb 2006 Montenegro<superscript>8</superscript>23 Oct 2006 dNetherlands (Kingdom of the)<superscript>6</superscript> 1 Mar 1983 New Zealand<superscript>9</superscript>18 Jan 2002 North Macedonia<superscript>3</superscript> 1 Apr 1998 dNorway23 Dec 1987 Pakistan24 Feb 2020 Philippines 3 May 2023 Poland 7 Apr 1992 Portugal12 Jun 1989 Republic of Moldova21 Sep 2016 Romania 4 Feb 1985 Russian Federation19 Dec 1986 San Marino27 Nov 2015 Serbia<superscript>3</superscript>12 Mar 2001 dSlovakia<superscript>4</superscript>28 May 1993 dSlovenia<superscript>3</superscript> 3 Nov 1992 dSouth Africa18 Apr 2001 Spain10 Jun 1987 Sweden 8 Aug 1983 Switzerland 5 Aug 1988 Türkiye23 Sep 1998 Uganda20 Mar 2023 Ukraine 9 Aug 2002 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland16 May 1983 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. 54 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.4Czechoslovakia applied Regulation No. 54 as from 18 December 1983. See also note 1 under “Czech Republic” and note 1 under “Slovakia” in the “Historical Information” section in the front matter of this volume.5In 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.6Contracting State having proposed the Regulation and date of entry into force of the Regulation for that State in accordance with article 1 (3).7The German Democratic Republic applied Regulation No. 54 as from 9 November 1986.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. 54 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.9See note 1 under "New Zealand" regarding Tokelau in the "Historical Information" section in the front matter of this volume.