Legal instruments in the field of transport

Entry into force:	13 September 1966, in accordance with article 11 which reads as follows: "1. This Convention shall come into force on the ninetieth day after five of the countries referred to in article 10, paragraph 1, have deposited their instruments of ratification or accession. 2. With respect to any country which ratifies the Convention or accedes to it after five countries have deposited their instruments of ratification or accession, this Convention shall enter into force on the ninetieth day after the said country has deposited its instrument of ratification or accession.".
Registration:	13 September 1966, No. 8310.
Status:	Signatories: 5 ,Parties: 13.
Text:	United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 572, p. 133.

Note: The Convention was prepared by the Sub-Committee on Inland Water Transport of the Inland Transport Committee of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe and its subsidiary bodies (Working Party on River Law and Groups of Rapporteurs). The Inland Transport Committee decided to open it for signature at its nineteenth session, held from 14 to 18 December 1959 (See Report of the Inland Transport Committee on its nineteenth session, document E/ECE/TRANS/514, para. 49).

Participant	Signature	Ratification, Accession (a), Succession (d)
Austria	14 Jun 1960	27 Sep 1962
Belarus		30 Aug 2006 a
Belgium	15 Jun 1960
France	15 Jun 1960	12 Mar 1962
Germany	14 Jun 1960	29 May 1973
Hungary		24 Jul 1973 a
Kazakhstan		14 Jul 2003 a
Montenegro		23 Oct 2006 d
Netherlands	14 Jun 1960	15 Jun 1966
Poland		8 May 1972 a
Romania		4 Aug 1969 a
Russian Federation		26 Jan 1962 a
Serbia		12 Mar 2001 d
Switzerland		26 Apr 1972 a

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