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2. European Agreement on Important International Combined Transport Lines and Related Installations (AGTC)

Geneva, 1 February 1991

 

Entry into force: 20 October 1993, in accordance with article 10 (1).
Registration: 20 October 1993, No. 30382.
Status: Signatories: 17 ,Parties: 30.
Text: United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 1746, p. 3; C.N.345.1997.TREATIES-2 of 16 September 1997 (amendments to annexes I, II, III and IV); C.N.983.2000.TREATIES-2 of 2 November 2000 (amendments to annexes I and II); C.N.877.2001.TREATIES-2 of 18 September 2001 (amendments to annexes I and II); C.N.749.2003.TREATIES-1 of 16 July 2003 (proposal of amendments to annexes I and II) and C.N.C.N.39.2004.TREATIES-1 of 19 January 2004 (acceptance); C.N.724.2004.TREATIES-1 of 6 July 2004 (proposal of amendments to annexes I and II) and C.N.6.2005.TREATIES-1 of 7 January 2005 (acceptance of amendments to annexes I and II); C.N.646.2005.TREATIES-1 of 19 August 2005 (proposal of amendments to annexes I and II); C.N.153.2006.TREATIES-1 of 20 February 2006 (acceptance of amendments to annexes I and II)1. 

Note: The Agreement was adopted by the Inland Transport Committee of the Economic Commission for Europe at its Fifty-third session held at Geneva from 28 January to 1 February 1991. The Agreement was open for signature at the Office of the United Nations at Geneva from 1 April 1991 to 31 March 1992.

 

 

PARTICIPANTS

Participant  Signature  Ratification, Acceptance (A), Approval (AA), Accession (a), Succession (d) 
Austria  30 Oct 1991  22 Jul 1993 
Belarus    5 Mar 1997 a 
Belgium  30 Oct 1991  6 Aug 1999 
Bulgaria  30 Oct 1991  10 Aug 1994 
Croatia    24 Jul 1995 a 
Czech Republic2    22 Aug 1994 AA 
Denmark  30 Oct 1991  9 Jan 1992 A 
Finland  30 Oct 1991   
France  16 Apr 1991  28 May 1992 AA 
Georgia    30 Nov 1998 a 
Germany  16 Apr 1991  30 Jul 1992 
Greece  30 Oct 1991  26 Apr 1995 
Hungary  30 Oct 1991  4 Feb 1994 AA 
Italy  30 Oct 1991  12 Jan 1996 
Kazakhstan    11 Jul 2002 a 
Latvia    1 Mar 2007 a 
Luxembourg  30 Oct 1991  13 Jul 1994 
Moldova    10 Oct 2002 a 
Montenegro3    23 Oct 2006 d 
Netherlands4  30 Oct 1991  13 May 1992 A 
Norway  30 Mar 1992  30 Apr 1992 A 
Poland  27 Mar 1992  22 Mar 2002 A 
Portugal    5 Jan 1996 a 
Romania  30 Oct 1991  21 May 1993 
Russian Federation    29 Jun 1994 a 
Serbia    6 Oct 2005 a 
Slovakia2    16 Aug 1994 AA 
Slovenia    1 Nov 1994 a 
Switzerland  31 Oct 1991  11 Feb 1993 
Turkey  13 Jan 1992  4 Sep 1996 
Ukraine    23 Dec 2005 a 
 

 

DECLARATIONS

Declarations and Reservations

(Unless otherwise indicated, the declarations and reservations were madeupon ratification, acceptance, approval or accession.)

Denmark

Upon signature:

"With reservation for application to the Faroe Islands and Greenland."

Montenegro

With confirmation of reservation:

"The provisions of article 12 in connection with article 13 of the Agreement are not binding on Serbia and Montenegro."

Russian Federation

Reservation:

The Russian Federation does not consider itself bound by the provisions of article 12 of the said Agreement.

Serbia

Reservation:

"The provisions of article 12 in connection with article 13 of the Agreement are not binding on Serbia and Montenegro."

Ukraine

Reservation:

"With reference to article 13 of the Agreement, Ukraine does not consider itself bound by article 12 of this Agreement."

 

 

NOTES

1. At its twenty-fifth session held in Geneva from 2 to 4 September 1996, the Working Party on Combined Transport of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, adopted in accordance with articles 15 and 16 of the above Agreement, amendments to annexes I, II, III and IV to the Agreement proposed by the Contracting Parties as indicated in the report of the Working Party on Combined Transport (doc. TRANS/WP.24/71 of 7 October 1996). By 16 march 1998, in accordance with paragraphs 3 and 4 of article 15, the proposed amendments to annexes I and II, and in accordance with paragraphs 4 and 5 of article 16, the proposed amendments to annexes III and IV, were considered as having been accepted, as within a period of six months following the date of their circulation (16 September 1997), no objection had been received by the Secretary-General from a Contracting Party directly concerned. In accordance with articles 15 (5) and 16 (5), the amendments will entered into force for all Contracting Parties on 25 June 1998.

Other amendments to the Agreement were adopted as follows:

Object of the proposa:  Proposed by:  Date of circula-tion:  Entry into force: 
Annexes I and II  Working Party  1 May '00  1 Feb '01 
Annexes I and II  Working Party  17 Jan '01  18 Dec '01 
Annexes I and II  Working Party  16 Jul '03  16 Jan '04 
Annexes I and II  Working Party  6 Jul '04  7 Apr '05 
Annexes I and II  Working Party  19 Aug 05  20 May '06 

2. Czechoslovakia had signed the Agreement on 30 October 1991. 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 1 under "Montenegro" in the "Historical Information" section in the front matter of this volume.

4. For the Kingdom in Europe.