Convention on Road Traffic

Details

Treaty type
Multilateral
Subject
ROAD TRANSPORT
Signed at
Signed on
19 September 1949
In force on
26 March 1952

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Parties

  1. ALBANIA
  2. ALGERIA
  3. Antilles
  4. ARGENTINA
  5. Aruba
  6. AUSTRALIA
  7. AUSTRIA
  8. BAHAMAS
  9. BANGLADESH
  10. BARBADOS
  11. BARBADOS
  12. Belgian Congo
  13. BELGIUM
  14. British Guiana
  15. British Honduras
  16. BULGARIA
  17. BURKINA FASO
  18. CAMBODIA
  19. CANADA
  20. Cayman Islands
  21. CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
  22. CEYLON
  23. CHILE
  24. CHINA
  25. CONGO
  26. CONGO, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF
  27. CUBA
  28. CYPRUS
  29. CZECHOSLOVAKIA
  30. CZECH REPUBLIC
  31. DAHOMEY
  32. DENMARK
  33. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
  34. ECUADOR
  35. EGYPT
  36. Fiji
  37. Fiji
  38. FINLAND
  39. FRANCE
  40. GABON
  41. GEORGIA
  42. GHANA
  43. Gibraltar
  44. GREECE
  45. GRENADA
  46. GUATEMALA
  47. Guernsey, Bailiwick of
  48. HAITI
  49. Hong Kong
  50. HONG KONG SAR
  51. HUNGARY
  52. ICELAND
  53. INDIA
  54. IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF
  55. Isle Of Man
  56. ISRAEL
  57. ITALY
  58. JAMAICA
  59. JAMAICA
  60. JAPAN
  61. Jersey
  62. JORDAN
  63. KENYA
  64. KOREA REPUBLIC OF
  65. KYRGYZSTAN
  66. LAOS
  67. LEBANON
  68. LESOTHO
  69. LUXEMBOURG
  70. Macao
  71. MADAGASCAR
  72. MALAWI
  73. MALAYSIA
  74. MALI
  75. MALTA
  76. MALTA
  77. MAURITIUS
  78. MONACO
  79. MONGOLIA
  80. MONTENEGRO
  81. MOROCCO
  82. NAMIBIA
  83. NETHERLANDS THE
  84. Netherlands West Indies
  85. New Guinea
  86. NEW ZEALAND
  87. NIGER
  88. North Borneo
  89. NORWAY
  90. PAPUA NEW GUINEA
  91. PAPUA NEW GUINEA
  92. PARAGUAY
  93. PERU
  94. PHILIPPINES
  95. POLAND
  96. PORTUGAL
  97. Rhodesia And Nyasaland
  98. ROMANIA
  99. ROUMANIA
  100. Ruanda Urundi
  101. RWANDA
  102. SAN MARINO
  103. SENEGAL
  104. SEYCHELLES
  105. SIERRA LEONE
  106. SIERRA LEONE
  107. SINGAPORE
  108. SLOVAK REPUBLIC
  109. SOUTH AFRICA
  110. SOVIET UNION
  111. SPAIN
  112. ST LUCIA
  113. St Vincent
  114. Surinam
  115. SWAZILAND
  116. SWEDEN
  117. SWITZERLAND
  118. SYRIA
  119. THAILAND
  120. TOGO
  121. Trinidad
  122. TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
  123. TUNISIA
  124. TURKEY
  125. UGANDA
  126. UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
  127. UNITED KINGDOM
  128. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
  129. VATICAN CITY
  130. VENEZUELA
  131. VIETNAM
  132. WESTERN SAMOA
  133. YUGOSLAVIA
  134. YUGOSLAVIA, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF
  135. Zanzibar
  136. ZIMBABWE

Actions

Party Action Taken on Effective on
ALBANIA Accession 1 October 1969
ALGERIA Accession 16 May 1963
Antilles Extension 1 January 1986
Antilles Extension 8 June 1957
ARGENTINA Accession 25 November 1960
Aruba Extension 1 January 1986
AUSTRALIA Accession 7 December 1954
AUSTRALIA Extension 2 June 1961
AUSTRIA Declaration 1 January 1905
AUSTRIA Ratification 2 November 1955
BAHAMAS Extension 2 September 1961
BANGLADESH Accession 6 December 1978 5 January 1979
BARBADOS Extension 27 October 1960
BARBADOS Reservation 27 October 1960
BARBADOS Declaration 27 October 1960
BARBADOS Accession 5 March 1971
Belgian Congo Extension 23 April 1954
BELGIUM Signature 19 September 1949
BELGIUM Ratification 23 January 1954
British Guiana Extension 27 August 1958
British Guiana Reservation 27 August 1958
British Honduras Extension 27 August 1957
British Honduras Reservation 27 August 1957
BULGARIA Objection 1 January 1905
BULGARIA Accession 13 February 1963
BURKINA FASO Accession 31 August 2009 30 September 2009
CAMBODIA Accession 14 March 1956
CAMBODIA Notification 18 November 2009 18 November 2009
CANADA Accession 23 December 1965
Cayman Islands Extension 5 March 1959
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC Accession 4 September 1962
CEYLON Accession 26 July 1957
CHILE Accession 10 August 1960
CHILE Declaration 10 August 1960
CHINA Accession 27 June 1957
CHINA Communication 15 December 1999 20 December 1999
CONGO Accession 15 May 1962
CONGO, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF Accession 6 March 1961
CUBA Accession 1 October 1952
CYPRUS Accession 6 July 1962
CYPRUS Reservation 6 July 1962
CZECH REPUBLIC Succession 2 June 1993 1 January 1993
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Signature 19 September 1949
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Ratification 3 November 1950
DAHOMEY Accession 5 December 1961
DENMARK Signature 19 September 1949
DENMARK Ratification 3 February 1956
DENMARK Communication 30 January 1996
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Signature 19 September 1949
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Ratification 15 August 1957
ECUADOR Accession 26 September 1962
EGYPT Signature 19 September 1949
EGYPT Ratification 28 May 1957
Fiji Extension 15 January 1966
Fiji Accession 31 October 1972
FINLAND Accession 24 September 1958
FRANCE Signature 19 September 1949
FRANCE Ratification 15 September 1950
FRANCE Declaration 29 October 1952
FRANCE Declaration 19 January 1953
GABON Extension 25 March 1959
GEORGIA Accession 23 July 1993 22 August 1993
GHANA Accession 6 January 1959
GHANA Reservation 9 August 1963
GHANA Declaration 9 August 1963
Gibraltar Extension 27 August 1958
GREECE Accession 1 July 1952
GRENADA Extension 13 August 1965
GRENADA Reservation 13 August 1965
GRENADA Declaration 13 August 1965
GUATEMALA Signature 10 January 1962
GUATEMALA Reservation 10 January 1962
Guernsey, Bailiwick of Extension 25 June 1958
Guernsey, Bailiwick of Reservation 25 June 1958
Guernsey, Bailiwick of Declaration 25 June 1958
HAITI Accession 12 February 1958
Hong Kong Extension 12 January 1961
Hong Kong Reservation 16 January 1961
Hong Kong Declaration 16 January 1961
HONG KONG SAR Declaration 1 July 1997
HONG KONG SAR Reservation 1 July 1997
HONG KONG SAR Objection 1 July 1997
HONG KONG SAR Accession 1 July 1997
HUNGARY Accession 30 July 1962
ICELAND Accession 22 July 1983 21 August 1983
ICELAND Declaration 22 July 1983
INDIA Signature 19 September 1949
INDIA Ratification 9 March 1962
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Accession 31 May 1962
Isle Of Man Extension 22 January 1958
ISRAEL Signature 19 September 1949
ISRAEL Ratification 6 January 1955
ITALY Signature 19 September 1949
ITALY Ratification 15 December 1952
JAMAICA Extension 5 March 1959
JAMAICA Accession 9 August 1963
JAMAICA Reservation 9 August 1963
JAMAICA Declaration 9 August 1963
JAPAN Accession 7 August 1964
JAPAN Communication 12 June 1972
JAPAN Communication 21 August 1978
Jersey Extension 27 June 1958
Jersey Reservation 27 June 1958
Jersey Declaration 27 June 1958
JORDAN Accession 14 January 1960
KENYA Notification 28 October 2009
KOREA REPUBLIC OF Accession 14 June 1971 14 July 1971
KYRGYZSTAN Accession 22 March 1994 21 April 1994
LAOS Accession 6 March 1959
LEBANON Signature 19 September 1949
LEBANON Ratification 2 August 1963
LESOTHO Accession 27 September 1973
LUXEMBOURG Signature 19 September 1949
LUXEMBOURG Ratification 17 October 1952
Macao Application 24 September 1999 24 October 1999
Macao Communication 1 November 1999
MADAGASCAR Accession 27 June 1962
MALAWI Accession 17 February 1965
MALAYSIA Accession 10 September 1958
MALI Accession 19 November 1962
MALTA Extension 23 November 1959 24 December 1959
MALTA Accession 3 January 1966
MALTA Reservation 3 January 1966
MALTA Declaration 3 January 1966
MAURITIUS Extension 13 May 1959
MAURITIUS Declaration 13 May 1959
MAURITIUS Reservation 13 May 1959
MONACO Accession 3 August 1951
MONGOLIA Objection 1 January 1905
MONTENEGRO Succession 23 October 2006 3 June 2006
MONTENEGRO Notification 19 June 2012
MOROCCO Accession 7 November 1956
NAMIBIA Accession 21 March 1990 13 October 1993
NETHERLANDS THE Signature 19 September 1949
NETHERLANDS THE Ratification 19 September 1952
NETHERLANDS THE Declaration 13 February 1955
NETHERLANDS THE Declaration 8 June 1957
NETHERLANDS THE Declaration 1 January 1986
Netherlands West Indies Extension 27 August 1958
Netherlands West Indies Reservation 27 August 1958
New Guinea Extension 13 February 1955
New Guinea Extension 2 June 1961
NEW ZEALAND Accession 12 February 1958
NEW ZEALAND Declaration 29 December 1961
NIGER Accession 25 August 1961
North Borneo Extension 22 May 1960
NORWAY Signature 19 September 1949
NORWAY Ratification 11 April 1957
PAPUA NEW GUINEA Extension 2 June 1961
PAPUA NEW GUINEA Accession 12 February 1981 14 March 1981
PARAGUAY Accession 17 November 1965
PERU Accession 9 July 1957
PERU Accession 6 October 2006 6 October 2007
PHILIPPINES Signature 19 September 1949
PHILIPPINES Ratification 15 September 1952
POLAND Accession 29 October 1958
PORTUGAL Accession 28 December 1955
PORTUGAL Extension 19 January 1956
PORTUGAL Application 24 September 1999 24 October 1999
PORTUGAL Communication 9 December 1999
PORTUGAL Ratification 30 September 2010 30 October 2011
Rhodesia And Nyasaland Extension 24 April 1960
ROMANIA Statement 1 January 1905
ROMANIA Objection 1 January 1905
ROMANIA Accession 26 January 1961
ROUMANIA Accession 26 January 1961
ROUMANIA Reservation 26 January 1961
Ruanda Urundi Extension 23 April 1954
RWANDA Accession 5 August 1964
SAN MARINO Accession 19 March 1962
SENEGAL Accession 13 July 1962
SEYCHELLES Extension 27 August 1958
SEYCHELLES Reservation 27 August 1958
SIERRA LEONE Extension 22 May 1960
SIERRA LEONE Accession 13 March 1961
SINGAPORE Accession 29 November 1972
SLOVAK REPUBLIC Accession 1 January 1993 1 February 1993
SLOVAK REPUBLIC Communication 14 April 1993
SOUTH AFRICA Signature 19 September 1949
SOUTH AFRICA Ratification 9 July 1952
SOVIET UNION Statement 1 January 1905
SOVIET UNION Accession 17 August 1959
SPAIN Accession 13 February 1958
ST LUCIA Accession 5 March 1959
ST LUCIA Reservation 5 March 1959
St Vincent Extension 22 May 1960
Surinam Extension 13 February 1955
SWAZILAND Extension 13 August 1965
SWEDEN Signature 19 September 1949
SWEDEN Ratification 25 February 1952
SWITZERLAND Signature 19 September 1949
SWITZERLAND Ratification 25 February 1952
SYRIA Accession 11 December 1953
THAILAND Accession 15 August 1962
TOGO Accession 27 February 1962
Trinidad Extension 5 March 1959
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Accession 8 July 1964
TUNISIA Accession 8 November 1957
TURKEY Accession 17 January 1956
UGANDA Accession 15 April 1965
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Accession 10 January 2007 9 February 2007
UNITED KINGDOM Signature 19 September 1949
UNITED KINGDOM Ratification 8 July 1957
UNITED KINGDOM Extension 22 January 1958
UNITED KINGDOM Declaration 27 June 1958
UNITED KINGDOM Declaration 27 August 1958
UNITED KINGDOM Declaration 5 March 1959
UNITED KINGDOM Declaration 25 March 1959
UNITED KINGDOM Declaration 13 May 1959
UNITED KINGDOM Declaration 23 November 1959
UNITED KINGDOM Declaration 8 February 1960
UNITED KINGDOM Declaration 24 April 1960
UNITED KINGDOM Declaration 22 May 1960
UNITED KINGDOM Declaration 27 October 1960
UNITED KINGDOM Communication 1 January 1961
UNITED KINGDOM Declaration 12 January 1961
UNITED KINGDOM Declaration 2 September 1961
UNITED KINGDOM Objection 1 January 1963
UNITED KINGDOM Declaration 13 August 1965
UNITED KINGDOM Declaration 30 September 1965
UNITED KINGDOM Declaration 15 January 1966
UNITED KINGDOM Notification 10 June 1997
UNITED KINGDOM Declaration 28 June 2021 28 September 2021
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Signature 19 September 1949
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Ratification 30 August 1950
VATICAN CITY Accession 5 October 1953
VENEZUELA Accession 11 May 1962
VIETNAM Objection 1 January 1905
VIETNAM Accession 2 November 1953
WESTERN SAMOA Extension 29 December 1961
YUGOSLAVIA Signature 19 September 1949
YUGOSLAVIA Ratification 8 October 1956
YUGOSLAVIA, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF Succession 12 March 2001 27 April 1992
Zanzibar Extension 9 March 1960
ZIMBABWE Succession 1 December 1998 18 April 1980

Citations

  1. Treaty Series 034/2006: Cm 7159||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2006-TS0034.pdf
  2. Treaty Series 027/2007: Cm 7258||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2007-TS0027.pdf
  3. Treaty Series 019/2009: Cm 7870
  4. Treaty Series 022/2010: Cm 8063||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2010-TS0022.pdf
  5. PRO (now TNA) FO 93/1/393/0: 0
  6. UN Registration United/0: 125 3
  7. Treaty Series 049/1958: Cmnd 578||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/1958-TS0049.pdf
Metadata

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UUID: 597be3ce-6227-4c67-ba6a-a84e35419e12
Treaty ID: 2108
Record ID: 70324