CHAPTER XI

TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS

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Multimodal Transport2aProtocol on Combined Transport on Inland Waterways to the European Agreement on Important International Combined Transport Lines and Related Installations (AGTC) of 1991Geneva, 17 January 1997Entry into force29 October 2009, in accordance with article 9(1).Registration29 October 2009, No. 30382StatusSignatories15Parties9TextUnited Nations, <i>Treaty Series</i> , vol. 2629, p. 83, Depositary notification C.N.444.1997.TREAITES-1 of 7 November 1997. C.N.100.2016.TREATIES-XI-E-2-a of 23 March 2016 (Proposal of Amendment to Annexes I and II) and C.N.713.2016.TREATIES-XI.E.2 of 29 September 2016 (Acceptance).The Protocol has been adopted by the Inland Transport Committee of the Economic Commission for Europe on 17 January 1997. In accordance with its article 6 (1), the Protocol will be open at the Office of the United Nations in Geneva for signature by States which are Contracting Parties to the European Agreement on Important International Combined Transport Lines and Related Installations (AGTC) of 1991 from 1 November 1997 to 31 October 1998.

ParticipantSignatureApproval(AA), Acceptance(A), Accession(a), RatificationAustria13 Nov 1997 Bulgaria28 Oct 1998 20 May 1999 Czech Republic13 Nov 1997 2 Sep 1998 AADenmark13 Nov 1997 26 Feb 1998 AFrance13 Nov 1997 Germany13 Nov 1997 Greece13 Nov 1997 Hungary13 Nov 1997 27 Sep 2007 AAItaly13 Nov 1997 Luxembourg29 Apr 1998 7 Mar 2000 Netherlands (Kingdom of the)13 Nov 1997 2 Nov 1999 APortugal13 Nov 1997 Romania13 Nov 1997 24 Feb 1999 Serbia31 Jul 2009 aSlovakia29 Jun 1998 Switzerland13 Nov 1997 4 Mar 1998 AustriaDeclaration:<i>Upon signature:</i>"Since this Protocol is entitled a Protocol to the 1991 European Agreement on important International Combined Transport Lines and Related Installations (AGTC) and since in particular, its articles 6, 8 and 16 require that Parties to the Protocol must be and remain parties to the AGTC, the Protocol is clearly intimately linked to the AGTC;Accordingly, Austria declares hereby that it is clear that the Safeguard Clause, as expressed in article 17 of the AGTC also applies to the present Protocol on Combined Transport on Inland Waterways to the AGTC.”DenmarkDeclaration:Upon signature:" <i>[Same text, mutatis mutandis, as the one made under Austria.] </i>”GermanyDeclaration:Upon signature:<i>[Same text, mutatis mutandis, as the one made under Austria.] </i>GreeceDeclaration:Upon signature:<i>[Same text, mutatis mutandis, as the one made under Austria.] </i>HungaryDeclaration:"The Government of the Republic of Hungary hereby declare, that the approval of the Protocol cannot be interpreted as a commitment to fulfil the required work concerning the adaptation of any inland waterway for combined transport not belonging to the jurisdiction of the Republic of Hungary but mentioned in the Annex to the Protocol.Since this Protocol is a Protocol to the 1991 European Agreement on Important International Combined Transport Lines and Related Installations (AGTC) and since in particular, its articles 6, 8 and 16 require that parties to this Protocol must be and remain parties to the AGTC, the Protocol is clearly and intimately linked to the AGTC.Accordingly, the Republic of Hungary declares hereby that it is clear that the Safeguard Clause, as expressed in article 17 of the AGTC also applies to the present Protocol on Combined Transport on Inland Waterways to the AGTC."Reservation:"In accordance with Article 12 the Republic of Hungary does not consider itself bound by Article 11 of this Protocol concerning arbitration and shall not apply it."LuxembourgDeclaration:<i>Upon signature:</i>[The Government of Luxembourg] declares that the maximum length established in annex III, item III (A), may be reached with respect to the construction of additional locks on the Moselle, with the agreement of the International Commission for the Moselle.<i>[Same text, mutatis mutandis, as the one made under Austria.] </i>Netherlands (Kingdom of the)Declaration:Upon signature:<i>[Same text, mutatis mutandis, as the one made under Austria.] </i>SerbiaReservation:“The Republic of Serbia declares in accordance with Article 12 that it does not consider itself bound by Article 11 of this Protocol.”