Convention on Road Traffic
General Information
- Type: Convention
- Date of signature: 08/11/1968
- Place of signature: Vienna, Austria
- Depositary: Secretary-General of the United Nations
- Date of entry into force: 21/05/1977
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What is it about?
The 1968 Convention on Road Traffic, adopted under the auspices of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), provides for uniform traffic rules for vehicles registered within a State Party that circulate within the territory of another State Party. Its provisions provide for general rules concerning road signs and signals, highway regulations, speed and distance between vehicles, national and international drivers licences, the safety of pedestrians and different actions like passing, slowing down or changing of direction. State Parties are held to take appropriate measures to agree their traffic rules with the provisions of the present Convention.
Why is it relevant?
The 1968 Convention facilitates international road traffic and increases safety through the adoption of uniform traffic rules.
Additional Information
All States may become a Member State to the present Convention.
Related treaties
- Convention on Road Signs and Signals (Vienna, 8 November 1968)
- Convention on Tax Rules concerning Road Vehicles in International Carriage of Goods (Geneva, 14 December 1956)
- Convention on Contracts on International Road Transport of Goods (Geneva, 19 May 1956)
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| Country | Ratification date |
| Albania | 29/06/2000 |
| Armenia | 08/02/2005 |
| Austria | 11/08/1981 |
| Azerbaijan | 03/07/2002 |
| Bahamas | 14/05/1991 |
| Bahrain | 04/05/1973 |
| Belarus | 18/06/1974 |
| Belgium | 16/11/1988 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 01/09/1993 |
| Brazil | 29/10/1980 |
| Bulgaria | 28/12/1978 |
| Central African Republic | 03/02/1988 |
| Cote d'Ivoire | 24/07/1985 |
| Croatia | 23/11/1992 |
| Cuba | 30/09/1977 |
| Czech Republic | 02/06/1993 |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | 25/07/1977 |
| Denmark | 03/11/1986 |
| Estonia | 24/08/1992 |
| Finland | 01/04/1985 |
| France | 09/12/1971 |
| Georgia | 23/07/1993 |
| Germany | 03/08/1978 |
| Greece | 18/12/1986 |
| Guyana | 31/01/1973 |
| Hungary | 16/03/1976 |
| Iran | 21/05/1976 |
| Israel | 11/05/1971 |
| Italy | 02/10/1996 |
| Kazakhstan | 04/04/1994 |
| Kenya | 26/10/2009 |
| Kuwait | 14/03/1980 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 30/08/2006 |
| Latvia | 19/10/1992 |
| Liberia | 16/09/2005 |
| Lithuania | 20/11/1991 |
| Luxembourg | 25/11/1975 |
| Macedonia (The former Yugoslav Republic of) | 18/08/1993 |
| Moldova | 26/05/1993 |
| Monaco | 06/06/1978 |
| Mongolia | 19/12/1997 |
| Montenegro | 23/10/2006 |
| Morocco | 29/12/1982 |
| Netherlands | 08/11/2007 |
| Niger | 11/07/1975 |
| Norway | 01/04/1985 |
| Pakistan | 19/03/1986 |
| Peru | 06/10/2006 |
| Philippines | 27/12/1973 |
| Poland | 23/08/1984 |
| Portugal | 30/09/2010 |
| Qatar | 06/03/2013 |
| Romania | 09/12/1980 |
| Russian Federation | 07/06/1974 |
| San Marino | 20/07/1970 |
| Senegal | 16/08/1972 |
| Serbia | 12/03/2001 |
| Seychelles | 11/04/1977 |
| Slovakia | 01/02/1993 |
| Slovenia | 06/07/1992 |
| South Africa | 01/11/1977 |
| Sweden | 25/07/1985 |
| Switzerland | 11/12/1991 |
| Tajikistan | 09/03/1994 |
| Tunisia | 05/01/2004 |
| Turkey | 22/01/2013 |
| Turkmenistan | 14/06/1993 |
| Ukraine | 12/07/1974 |
| United Arab Emirates | 10/01/2007 |
| Uruguay | 08/04/1981 |
| Uzbekistan | 17/01/1995 |
| Viet Nam | 20/08/2014 |
| Zimbabwe | 31/07/1981 |
| Year | Ratifications |
| 1970 | 1 |
| 1971 | 2 |
| 1972 | 1 |
| 1973 | 3 |
| 1974 | 3 |
| 1975 | 2 |
| 1976 | 2 |
| 1977 | 4 |
| 1978 | 3 |
| 1980 | 3 |
| 1981 | 3 |
| 1982 | 1 |
| 1984 | 1 |
| 1985 | 4 |
| 1986 | 4 |
| 1988 | 2 |
| 1991 | 3 |
| 1992 | 4 |
| 1993 | 7 |
| 1994 | 2 |
| 1995 | 1 |
| 1996 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 |
| 2005 | 2 |
| 2006 | 3 |
| 2007 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 |
| 2013 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 |
| Total | 74 |