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10. Convention on the Taxation of Road Vehicles for Private Use in International Traffic

Geneva, 18 May 1956

 

Entry into force: 18 August 1959, in accordance with article 6.
Registration: 18 August 1959, No. 4844.
Status: Signatories: 8 ,Parties: 23.
Text: United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 339, p. 3. 
 

 

PARTICIPANTS

Participant  Signature  Definitive signature (s), Ratification, Accession (a), Succession (d) 
Australia    3 May 1961 a 
Austria  18 May 1956  12 Nov 1958 
Belgium  18 May 1956   
Bosnia and Herzegovina1    12 Jan 1994 d 
Cambodia    22 Sep 1959 a 
Czech Republic2    2 Jun 1993 d 
Denmark    9 Feb 1968 a 
Finland    18 May 1956 s 
France  18 May 1956  20 May 1959 
Germany3,4    7 Jul 1961 a 
Ghana    18 Aug 1959 a 
Ireland    31 May 1962 a 
Luxembourg  18 May 1956  28 May 1965 
Malta    22 Nov 1966 a 
Moldova    26 May 1993 a 
Montenegro5    23 Oct 2006 d 
Netherlands6  18 May 1956  20 Apr 1959 
Norway    9 Jul 1965 a 
Poland7  18 May 1956  4 Sep 1969 
Romania    10 Jul 1967 a 
Serbia1    12 Mar 2001 d 
Slovakia2    28 May 1993 d 
Sweden  18 May 1956  16 Jan 1958 
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland  18 May 1956  15 Jan 1963 
 

 

DECLARATIONS

Declarations and Reservations

(Unless otherwise indicated, the declarations and reservations were made

upon definitive signature, ratification, accession or succession.)

Czech Republic1

Poland7

Romania

The Socialist Republic of Romania does not consider itself bound by the provisions of article 10, paragraphs 2 and 3, of the Convention, its position being that a dispute concerning the interpretation or application of the Convention cannot be submitted to arbitration without the consent of all the parties in dispute.

The Council of State of the Socialist Republic of Romania believes that the maintenance of the state of dependence of certain territories to which the regulations of article 9 of the Convention refer is not in harmony with the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 14 December 1960 in resolution 1514 (XV), in which the necessity of bringing to a speedy and unconditional end colonialism in all its forms and manifestations is proclaimed.

Slovakia1

Territorial Application

Participant:  Date of receipt of the notification:  Territories: 
Australia  3 May 1961  Papua and Trust Territory of New Guinea 
Netherlands6   20 Apr 1959  Surinam, Netherlands Antilles, Netherlands New Guinea 
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland  15 Jan 1963  Jersey, Guernsey, Alderney and the Isle of Man 
  6 Jun 1963  Falkland Islands and Gilbraltar 
  18 Jul 1963  Seychelles and Virgin Islands 
  26 Jul 1963  St. Lucia and Montserrat 
  8 Nov 1963  St. Vincent, Brunei, Zanzibar and British Guiana 
  6 May 1964  Mauritius 
 

 

NOTES

1. The former Yugoslavia had signed and ratified the Convention on 18 May 1956 and 8 April 1960, respectively. 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.

2. Czechoslovakia had acceded to the Convention on 2 July 1962, with a declaration. For the text of the declaration, see United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 431, p. 316. See also note 1 under "Czech Republic" and note 1 under "Slovakia" in the "Historical Information" section in the front matter of this volume.

3. See note 2 under "Germany" in the "Historical Information" section in the front matter of this volume.

4. See note 1 under "Germany" regarding Berlin (West) in the "Historical Information" section in the front matter of this volume.

5. See note 1 under "Montenegro" in the "Historical Information" section in the front matter of this volume.

6. See note 1 under "Netherlands" regarding Aruba/Netherlands Antilles in the "Historical Information" section in the front matter of this volume.

7. On 16 October 1997, the Government of Poland notified the Secretary-General that it had decided to withdraw its reservation with regard to article 10, paragraphs 2 and 3 of the Convention made upon ratification. For the text of the reservation see United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 689, p. 362.