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STATUS AS AT : 23-06-2025 11:17:37 EDT
CHAPTER XI
TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS
B. Road Traffic
16. 18 United Nations Regulation No. 18. Uniform provisions concerning the approval of motor vehicles with regard to their protection against unauthorized use
1 March 1971
Entry into force
:
1 March 1971, in accordance with article 1(5).
Registration :
1 March 1971, No. 4789
Status :
Parties : 43
Text :
United Nations,  Treaty Series , vol. 768, p. 300 and doc. E/ECE/324-E/ECE/TRANS/505/Rev.1/ Add.17/Rev.1 (revised text incorporating amendments series 01); depositary notification C.N.40.1986.TREATIES-10 of 2 May 1986 (procès-verbal of rectification of the English and French texts); vol. 1989, p. 528 and doc. TRANS/WP.29/522 (amendments series 02); C.N.1283.2004.TREATIES-1 of 23 December 2004 and doc. TRANS/WP.29/2000/18 and its Add.1 and Corr.1 (English only) (amendments series 03)  and C.N.477.2005.TREATIES-1 of 21 June 2005 (adoption); C.N.564.2007.TREATIES-1 of 10 May 2007 and doc. TRANS/WP.29/2007/9 (Supplement 1 to amendments series 03) and C.N.1079.2007.TREATIES-2 of 12 November 2007 (adoption); C.N.285.2008.TREATIES-1 of 15 April 2008 and doc. ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2008/40 (Supplement 2 to amendments series 03) and C.N.788.2008.TREATIES-2 of 28 October 2008 (adoption); C.N.223.2013.TREATIES-IX.B.16.13 of 3 May 2013 (corrections); C.N.162.2014.TREATIES-XI.B.16.18 of 9 April 2014 (proposal of amendments) and C.N.677.2014.TREATIES-XI.B.16.18 of

15 October 2014 (adoption); C.N.310.2021.TREATIES-XI.B.16.18 of

29 October 2021 (Amendments).1

Note :

Contracting Parties applying Regulation No. 18 2
Participant
Application of regulation, Succession(d)
Armenia
 1 Mar 2018
Australia
24 Dec 2024
Belarus
 3 May 1995
Belgium 3
 1 Mar 1971
Bosnia and Herzegovina 4
28 Sep 1998 d
Croatia 4
17 Mar 1994 d
Czech Republic 5
 2 Jun 1993 d
Denmark
21 Oct 1976
Egypt
 5 Dec 2012
Estonia
26 May 1999
European Union 6
23 Jan 1998
Finland
15 Dec 1977
France 3
 1 Mar 1971
Germany 7
26 Jan 1973
Greece
 4 Oct 1995
Hungary
19 Aug 1976
Italy
19 Jul 1975
Kyrgyzstan
 1 Sep 2023
Latvia
19 Nov 1998
Lithuania
28 Jan 2002
Luxembourg
 2 Aug 1983
Malaysia
 3 Feb 2006
Montenegro 8
23 Oct 2006 d
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 9
 1 Mar 1971
Nigeria
18 Oct 2018
North Macedonia 4
 1 Apr 1998 d
Norway
23 Dec 1987
Pakistan
24 Feb 2020
Philippines
 3 Nov 2022
Poland
 2 Oct 2001
Republic of Moldova
21 Sep 2016
Romania
23 Dec 1976
Russian Federation
19 Dec 1986
San Marino
27 Nov 2015
Serbia 4
12 Mar 2001 d
Slovakia 5
28 May 1993 d
Slovenia 4
 3 Nov 1992 d
Spain
28 May 1971
Sweden
17 Jun 1974
Türkiye
 8 May 2000
Uganda
23 Aug 2022
Ukraine
 9 Aug 2002
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
 2 Feb 1972
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End Note
1For additional references to the texts of the annexed regulations and their amendments, see doc. TRANS/WP.29/343 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.

3Contracting State having proposed the Regulation and date of entry into force of the Regulation for that State in accordance with article 1 (3).

4The former Yugoslavia applied Regulation No. 18 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.

5Czechoslovakia applied Regulation No. 18 as from 14 April 1972. 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 Regulations No. 18 as from 26 September 1977.
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 18 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.

9Date of entry into force of Regulation No. 18 as indicated by the Contracting State in its notification of application:

2
Participant:Date entry into force:
Netherlands1 Mar 1971

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