| Entry into force: | 1 March 1983, in accordance with article 1 (5). |
| Registration: | 1 March 1983, No. 4789. |
| Status: | ,Parties: 28. |
| Text: | United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 1301, p. 275 and doc. E/ECE/324-E/ECE/ TRANS/505/Rev.1/Add.54; vol. 1753, p. 287 and doc. TRANS/SC1/WP29/317 (supplement 1 to the original): C.N.176.2001.TREATIES-1 of 16 March 2001 and doc. TRANS/WP.29/739 (amendments series 01) and C.N.933.2001.TREATIES-2 (Reissued) of 16 October 2001 (adoption); C.N.602.2002.TREATIES-1 of 13 June 2002 and doc. TRANS/WP.29/850 (modifications)1,2 |
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| Participant | Application of regulation, Succession (d) |
| Belarus | 3 May 1995 |
| Belgium | 6 May 1983 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina4 | 28 Sep 1998 |
| Bulgaria | 22 Nov 1999 |
| Croatia4 | 17 Mar 1994 |
| Czech Republic5 | 2 Jun 1993 |
| Estonia | 26 May 1999 |
| European Community | 21 Dec 2006 |
| Finland | 11 Feb 1991 |
| Greece | 21 Aug 1996 |
| Hungary | 15 Sep 1988 |
| Italy6 | 1 Mar 1983 |
| Latvia | 5 Jul 2002 |
| Lithuania | 28 Jan 2002 |
| Luxembourg | 27 Sep 1996 |
| Montenegro7 | 23 Oct 2006 d |
| Netherlands6 | 1 Mar 1983 |
| Poland | 7 Apr 1992 |
| Romania | 5 Dec 1983 |
| Russian Federation8 | 6 Jan 1988 |
| Serbia4 | 12 Mar 2001 |
| Slovakia5 | 28 May 1993 |
| Slovenia4 | 3 Nov 1992 |
| Switzerland | 4 Dec 1995 |
| The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia4 | 1 Apr 1998 |
| Turkey | 8 May 2000 |
| Ukraine | 9 Aug 2002 |
| United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 26 Feb 1990 |
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1. The amendments were adopted and are binding upon all Contracting Parties applying Regulation No. 55 as from 16 September 2001, except for Yugoslavia. Pursuant to article 12 (3) of the Agreement, the amendments will enter into force for Yugoslavia two months after the period of six months following the date of the notification by the Secretary-General of the proposed amendment, i.e. 16 November 2001.
2. For additional references to the texts of the annexed regulations and their amendments, see doc. TRANS/WP.29/343 as up-dated annually.
3. For 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.
4. The former Yugoslavia applied Regulation No. 55 as from 29 November 1989. 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.
5. Czechoslovakia applied Regulation No. 55 as from 3 November 1985. See also note 1 under "Czech Republic" and note 1 under "Slovakia" in the "Historical Information" section in the front matter of this volume.
6. Contracting State having proposed the Regulation and date of entry into force of the Regulation for that State in accordance with article 1 (3).
7. See note 1 under "Montenegro" in the "Historical Information" section in the front matter of this volume.
8. Date of entry into force of Regulation No. 55 as indicated by the contracting State in its notification of application:
| Participant: | Date entry into force: |
| Russian Federation | 1 Jan 1988 |