24. EUROPEAN AGREEMENT SUPPLEMENTING THE CONVENTION ON ROAD SIGNS AND SIGNALS Geneva, 1 May 1971 ENTRY. INTO FORCE: 3 August 1979, in accordance with article 4(1). REGISTRATION: 3 August 1979, No. 17935. STATUS: Signatories: 12. Parties: 36. TEXT: United Nations, Treaty Series , vol. 1142, p. 225; and depositary notification C.N.62.1994.TREATIES-1 of 27 May 1995 and doc. E/ECE/TRANS/92/Rev.2 (amendments proposed by Belgium) and C.N. 247.1995.TREATIES-1 of 6 October 1995 (acceptance of the amendments); C.N.1026.2004.TREATIES-1 of 28 September 2004 (proposal of amendments) and C.N.1001.2005.TREATIES-3 of 29 September 2005 (acceptance of amendments).1 Note: The text of the Agreement was approved by the Inland Transport Committee of the Economic Commission for Europe on 1 May 1971, at its thirtieth session held at Geneva. In accordance with a decision of the Committee at its thirty- first session, held at Geneva from 1 to 4 February 1971, the period during which the Agreement was open for signature (originally from 1 May 1971 to 30 April 1972) was extended to 31 December 1972 (doc. E/ECE/TRANS/568, paragraph 132). Accession(a), Accession(a), Succession(d), Succession(d), Participant Signature Ratification Participant Signature Ratification Albania......................................................... 6 Jun 2005 a Latvia...........................................................20 Nov 2001 a Austria .........................................................15 Dec 1972 11 Aug 1981 Liechtenstein................................................ 2 Mar 2020 a Azerbaijan....................................................11 Jul 2011 a Lithuania......................................................31 Jan 1992 a Belarus.........................................................17 Dec 1974 a Luxembourg.................................................25 May 1971 25 Nov 1975 Belgium .......................................................28 Oct 1971 16 Nov 1988 Montenegro6 ................................................23 Oct 2006 d Bosnia and Netherlands7................................................. 8 Nov 2007 a Herzegovina2..........................................12 Jan 1994 d North Macedonia2........................................20 Dec 1999 d Bulgaria .......................................................28 Dec 1978 a Poland ..........................................................23 Aug 1984 a Cyprus..........................................................16 Aug 2016 a Republic of Moldova...................................27 Oct 2015 a Czech Republic3 .......................................... 2 Jun 1993 d Romania....................................................... 6 Oct 1972 9 Dec 1980 Denmark ...................................................... 2 May 1972 3 Nov 1986 Russian Federation ......................................27 Sep 1974 a Estonia .........................................................30 Nov 1993 a Serbia2..........................................................12 Mar 2001 d Finland.........................................................22 Dec 1972 1 Apr 1985 Slovakia3 ......................................................28 May 1993 d France ..........................................................29 Dec 1972 16 Jan 1974 Sweden......................................................... 1 Feb 1972 25 Jul 1985 Georgia ........................................................15 May 2001 a Switzerland ..................................................31 Oct 1972 11 Dec 1991 Germany4,5 ...................................................28 May 1971 3 Aug 1978 Turkmenistan...............................................31 Aug 2020 a Greece..........................................................18 Dec 1986 a Ukraine ........................................................30 Dec 1974 a Hungary .......................................................29 Dec 1972 16 Mar 1976 United Kingdom of Italy.............................................................. 7 Feb 1997 a Great Britain and Kazakhstan................................................... 7 Jun 2011 a Northern Ireland.....................................27 Oct 1971 Declarations and Reservations (Unless otherwise indicated, the declarations and reservations were made upon ratification, accession or succession.) XI B 24. TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS - ROAD TRAFFIC 1 The Federal Republic of Germany does not consider AZERBAIJAN itself bound by paragraph 15 of the annex (article 33, “The Republic of Azerbaijan declares that it is unable paragraph 1, sub-paragraph (a) No. (i) of the Convention). to guarantee implementation of the provisions of the Agreement in its territories occupied by the Republic of Armenia, until the liberation of those territories from the HUNGARY occupation and complete elimination of consequences of [ Same reservation and declarations, mutatis that occupation...” mutandis, as those made in respect of the European "In relation to Article 11, the Republic of Azerbaijan Agreement supplementing the Convention on Road Traffic declares that it does not consider itself bound by Article 9 concluded at Geneva on 1 May 1971 (chapter XI.B-23). ] of this Agreement." BELARUS LIECHTENSTEIN [ For the text see the declaration and reservation "The Principality of Liechtenstein reserves the right to made in respect of the European Agreement provide in its national legislation, as an advance warning supplementing the Convention on Road Traffic concluded sign for sign B 2a, for an identical sign with an additional at Geneva on 1 May 1971 (chapter XI.B-23). ] panel model H 1 as indicated in annex 1, section H." "The Principality of Liechtenstein does not consider itself bound by the provisions of items 9 bis and 22 of the CYPRUS annex." “The Republic of Cyprus does not consider itself "The Principality of Liechtenstein reserves the right to bound by the provisions of article 9 […].” provide in its national legislation for the use of the three- 3 colour system for light signals for pedestrians, in CZECH REPUBLIC accordance with article 24, paragraph 2, of the DENMARK Convention." "The relevant reservations of the Principality of [ Same reservations as those under chapter XI.B.20. ] Liechtenstein on the [Convention of 1968 on Road Signs and Signals] also apply to this Agreement." ESTONIA NETHERLANDS "Estonia does not consider itself bound by article 9 of "With reference to part 22 of the Annex and the the Agreement." Appendix to this Annex to the European Agreement, a reservation is made with respect to the no entry sign for FINLAND vehicles carrying more than a certain quantity of explosives or readily inflammable substances or of "Signs indicating dangerous descent and steep ascent), substances liable to cause water pollution. Finland reserves the right to use sign A, 2 c of the With reference to part 19 amending the Annex to the Convention to indicate a dangerous descent, instead of European Agreement, a reservation is made with respect sign A, 2 a . Similarly sign A, 3 c of the Convention is to the no entry sign for vehicles carrying more than a used to indicate a steep ascent instead of sign A, 3 a ; certain quantity of explosives or readily inflammable "2) With respect to Article 11, paragraph 3, Finland substances and the no entry sign for vehicles carrying notifies that the reservations Finland has made to Article more than a certain quantity of substances liable to cause 18, preamble and paragraphs 4 and 5 of Section F of water pollution." Annex 5 and paragraph 6 of Section F of Annex 5 of the Convention on Road Signs and Signals shall also apply to the European Agreement Supplementing the Convention." POLAND8 <title>Reservation:</title><title>"With The Polish People's Republic will use symbol A, 2c respect to Annex, paragraph 22 (amendment to the Note (dangerous descent) instead of symbol A, 2 a , and symbol and Section A of Annex 4 of the A, 3 c (steep ascent) instead of symbol A,3a provided for Convention):</title>Prohibition signs, Finland in item 17 of the annex to the aforesaid Agreement in reserves the right to use an oblique red bar in signs accordance with the provisions of Annex 1, Section B, corresponding to signs C, 3 a -C, 3 k of the Convention." 5 paragraphs 2 and 3, of the Convention on Road Signs and September 1995<title>Modification of the text of Signals. the reservation made by Finland, as adapted in view of the entry into force of the amendments proposed by Belgium on 31 May 1994 to the 1968 Convention on Road Signs ROMANIA and signals:</title>"The reservation made by [ For the text see the reservation and declarations Finland [made upon ratification] also applies to signs C, 3 made in respect of the European Agreement g to C, 3 h and C, 3 m to C, 3 n to the Annex." supplementing the Convention on Road Traffic concluded FRANCE at Geneva on 1 May 1971 (chapter XI.B-23). ] With regard to article 23, paragraph 3 bis (b), of the Agreement on Road Signs and Signals, France intends to RUSSIAN FEDERATION retain the possibility of using lights placed on the side [ For the text see the declaration and reservation opposite to the direction of traffic, so as to be in a position made in respect of the European Agreement to convey meanings different from those conveyed by the supplementing the Convention on Road Traffic concluded lights placed on the side appropriate to the direction of at Geneva on 1 May 1971 (chapter XI.B-23). ] traffic. SLOVAKIA3 GERMANY5 The Federal Republic of Germany does not consider