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2024

Slovakia approved the Protocol on Combined Transport on Inland Waterways to AGTC, 1997.

2023

Egypt acceded to the Convention on Road Traffic, 1968 and to the Convention on Road Signs and Signals, 1968

Greece acceded to the Additional Protocol to the CMR concerning the electronic consignment note (e-CMR), 2008.

Belarus ratified the Convention on the Facilitation of Border Crossing Procedures for Passengers, Luggage and Load-luggage Carried in International Traffic by Rail
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Iraq acceded to the Customs Convention on the International Transport of Goods under Cover of TIR Carnets (TIR Convention), 1975.

Maldives acceded to the Convention on Road Traffic, of 8 November 1968 and to the Convention on Road Signs and Signals, 1968.

2022

Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan acceded to the Additional Protocol to the CMR concerning the electronic consignment note (e-CMR), 2008.

Philippines acceded to the Agreement concerning the Adoption of Harmonized Technical United Nations Regulations for Wheeled Vehicles, Equipment and Parts which can be Fitted and/or be Used on Wheeled Vehicles and the Conditions for Reciprocal Recognition of Approvals Granted on the Basis of these United Nations Regulations, 1958.

The publication on the 75 Years of Inland Transport Committee is available here. Find out more about the most emblematic moments of the 75-year history of the Committee and its Working Parties and on the strategic direction of the ITC on the road to 2030.

Uganda acceded to the Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (ADR), the Agreement concerning the Adoption of Harmonized Technical United Nations Regulations for Wheeled Vehicles, Equipment and Parts which can be Fitted and/or be Used on Wheeled Vehicles and the Conditions for Reciprocal Recognition of Approvals Granted on the Basis of these United Nations Regulations, 1958, the Convention on Road Traffic, of 8 November 1968, the Convention on Road Signs and Signals, 1968, the Agreement concerning the Adoption of Uniform Conditions for Periodical Technical Inspections of Wheeled Vehicles and the Reciprocal Recognition of Such Inspections, of 13 November 1997 and the Agreement concerning the establishing of Global Technical Regulations for Wheeled Vehicles, Equipment and Parts which can be fitted and/or be used on Wheeled Vehicles, 1998.

Benin acceded to the Convention on Road Traffic, of 8 November 1968 and to the Convention on Road Signs and Signals, 1968.

Armenia acceded to the Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (ADR) and to the Agreement on the International Carriage of Perishable Foodstuffs and on the Special Equipment to be Used for such Carriage (ATP), of 1 September 1970.

Germany acceded to the Additional Protocol to the CMR concerning the electronic consignment note (e-CMR), 2008.

2021

Georgia acceded to the Protocol amending article 1 (a), article 14 (1) and article 14 (3) (b) of the European Agreement of 30 September 1957 concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (ADR), of 28 October 1993.

Iran (Islamic Republic of) acceded to the Agreement on the International Carriage of Perishable Foodstuffs and on the Special Equipment to be Used for such Carriage (ATP), of 1 September 1970.

Ethiopia acceded to the Convention on Road Traffic, of 8 November 1968.

Kyrgyzstan acceded to the European Agreement concerning the Work of Crews of Vehicles Engaged in International Road Transport (AETR), 1970.

Turkmenistan acceded to the Customs Convention on Containers, 1972 and to the Convention on Customs Treatment of Pool Containers Used in International Transport, 1994.

Estonia acceded to the Convention on Road Traffic, 1949.

2020

Egypt acceded to the Customs Convention on the International Transport of Goods under Cover of TIR Carnets (TIR Convention), of 14 November 1975 

Uzbekistan acceded the Additional Protocol to the CMR concerning the electronic consignment note (e-CMR), 2008

Afghanistan acceded to the Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road (CMR)

Oman acceded to the Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road (CMR) and to the Additional Protocol to the CMR concerning the electronic consignment note (e-CMR), 2008

Turkmenistan acceded to six legal instruments related to transport infrastructure and road safety.

Bosnia and Herzegovina acceded to the Protocol to the Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road (CMR)

Ukraine acceded to the Protocol to the Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road (CMR) and to the Additional Protocol to the CMR concerning the electronic consignment note (e-CMR), 2008

Serbia acceded to the Protocol to the Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road (CMR)

Norway ratified the Additional Protocol to the CMR concerning the electronic consignment note (e-CMR), 2008

Oman and Thailand acceded to the Convention on Road Traffic, of 1968 (map of contracting parties).

Brunei Darussalam acceded to the Convention on Road Traffic, of 1949 (map of contracting parties).

Sweden ratified the Additional Protocol to the CMR concerning the electronic consignment note (e-CMR), 2008 (map of contracting parties).

Liechtenstein acceded to eight road traffic and road signs and signals conventions and agreements (see the latest accessions of March 2020).

Pakistan acceded to the 1958 Vehicle Regulations agreement (map of contracting parties). 

Honduras acceded to the Convention on Road Traffic, of 1968 (map of contracting parties) and Croatia acceded to the Convention on Road Traffic, of 1949 (map of contracting parties).

Uzbekistan acceded to the Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (ADR) (map of contracting parties) and to the Protocol amending article 1 (a), article 14 (1) and article 14 (3) (b) of the European Agreement of 30 September 1957 concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (ADR), of 28 October 1993 (map of contracting parties).

2019

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland acceded to the Additional Protocol to the CMR concerning the electronic consignment note (e-CMR), 2008 (map of contracting parties).

The State of Palestine acceded to the Convention on Road Traffic, of 8 November 1968 (map of contracting parties).
Portugal and Tajikistan acceded to the Additional Protocol to the CMR concerning the electronic consignment note (e-CMR), 2008 (map of contracting parties).
Myanmar acceded to the Convention on Road Signs and Signals, 1968 (map of contracting parties) and to the Convention on Road Traffic, of 8 November 1968 (map of contracting parties).
Pakistan acceded to the Protocol to the Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road (CMR) (map of contracting parties) and to the Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road (CMR) (map of contracting parties).
Poland, Romania and Belarus acceded to the Additional Protocol to the CMR concerning the electronic consignment note (e-CMR), 2008 (map of contracting parties).
Lithuania acceded to the Convention on Road Traffic, 1949 (map of contracting parties).
United Nations Road Safety Trust Fund: Call for proposals of early harvest projects.
Finland acceded to the Additional Protocol to the CMR concerning the electronic consignment note (e-CMR), 2008 (map of contracting parties).
2018

Tunisia acceded to the Protocol amending article 1 (a), article 14 (1) and article 14 (3) (b) of the European Agreement of 30 September 1957 concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (ADR) (map of contracting parties).
Oman acceded to the Customs Convention on the International Transport of Goods under Cover of TIR Carnets (TIR Convention), of 14 November 1975 (map of contracting parties).
Nigeria acceded to the Convention on Road Traffic, of 8 November 1968 (map of contracting parties), to the Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (ADR) (map of contracting parties) and to the three agreements related to Vehicle Regulations (more details here).
A publication on Railways role in intermodality and the digitalization of transport documents has been issued.
A descriptive paper on bus statistics, the second in a series on how UNECE's transport statistics directly measure the SDGs, is now available.
Armenia acceded to the Convention on Road Signs and Signals, 1968 (map of contracting parties).
Cabo Verde acceded to the Convention on Road Traffic, of 8 November 1968 (map of contracting parties).
Saudi Arabia acceded to the Customs Convention on the International Transport of Goods under Cover of TIR Carnets (TIR Convention), of 14 November 1975 (map of contracting parties).

UNECE in collaboration with ITF and UIC organised a workshop on rail security at this year’s ITF Annual Summit in Leipzig, Germany.

 

Uzbekistan acceded to the Agreement concerning the establishing of Global Technical Regulations for Wheeled Vehicles, 1998 (map of contracting parties).

 

The International Ministerial Conference “Connecting by Inland Navigation” was held in Wroclaw, Poland. See also the conference website and the press release

 

80th Annual Session of ITCfrom 20 to 23 February 2018, the UNECE Inland Transport Committee (ITC) met for its 80th annual session. The agenda and the working documents are available.


The Russian Federation acceded to the Additional Protocol to the CMR concerning the electronic consignment note (e-CMR), 2008 (map of contracting parties).
Armenia acceded to the 1958 Vehicule Regulations agreement (map of contracting parties). 
Turkey acceded to the Additional Protocol to the CMR concerning the electronic consignment note (e-CMR), 2008 (map of contracting parties).
Qatar acceded to the Customs Convention on the International Transport of Goods under Cover of TIR Carnets (TIR Convention), of 14 November 1975 (map of contracting parties).

study on railway reform in the ECE Region has been published by UNECE.

 

San Marino acceded to the European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (ADR) (map of contracting parties).

 

2017

 

The Islamic Republic of Iran acceded to the Additional Protocol to the CMR concerning the electronic consignment note (e-CMR) (map of contracting parties).

 

An interactive map of annual average daily traffic for E-Roads is now available with data based on E-Road censuses conducted for 2005, 2010 and 2015.

 

The UNECE transport statistics database was recently simplified and re-organized to fit user requirements, and publish all transport statistics collected from UNECE member states. 

 

Slovenia acceded to the Additional Protocol to the CMR concerning the electronic consignment note (e-CMR) (map of contracting parties).

 

A document summarising the workshop: "Promoting data quality in rail statistics" held during the Working Party on Transport Statistics (WP.6), is available here.

 

India acceded to the Customs Convention on the International Transport of Goods under Cover of TIR Carnets, 1975 (TIR Convention) (map of contracting parties). With the accession of China, the TIR Convention has now seventy-one Contracting Parties.

 

Croatia acceded the Protocol to the Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road (CMR) (map of contracting parties) and Iraq accedes to the Convention on Road Traffic, of 8 November 1968 (map of contracting parties).


New transport statistics infocards published: as part of the activities of the Working Party on Transport Statistics the secretariat has prepared individual country profiles showing key transport statistics. These are available here

 

2016

Turkmenistan acceded to the International Convention on Harmonization of Frontier Controls of Goods, 1982 (map of contracting parties).
Estonia acceded to the Additional Protocol to the CMR concerning the electronic consignment note (e-CMR) (

map of contracting parties).
The Republic of Moldova acceded to the Customs Convention on Containers, 1972 (map of contracting parties). 
Presentation: SDGs and the UN Transport Conventions under the purview of the UNECE Inland Transport Committee. Following the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, this presentation outlines the work of the Inland Transport Committee (ITC), with a particular focus on Road Safety and Border Crossing Facilitation, and its linkages with the Sustainable Development Goals.

Georgia acceded to the 1997 Vehicle Regulations agreement (map of contracting parties) and France acceded to the Additional Protocol to the CMR concerning the electronic consignment note (e-CMR) (map of contracting parties).
The Republic of Moldova acceded to the 1958 Vehicule Regulations agreement (map of contracting parties). 
Georgia acceded to the European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (ADR) (map of contracting parties).
Cyprus acceded to the European Agreement supplementing the Convention on Road Signs and Signals, 1971 (map), the Protocol on Road Markings (map) and the Convention on Road Signs and Signals, 1968 (map).
China acceded to the Customs Convention on the International Transport of Goods under Cover of TIR Carnets, 1975 (TIR Convention) (map of contracting parties). With the accession of China, the TIR Convention has now seventy Contracting Parties.
On 1, June the opening celebrations for the the Gotthard Base Tunnel took place.  After seventeen years of construction the tunnel will provide the most efficient and sustainable method for transporting people and goods through the alps in history.

78th Annual Session of ITC
From 23 to 26 February 2016, the UNECE Inland Transport Committee (ITC) met for its 78th annual session. The agenda and the working documents are available. See also the Policy Segment page and the posters of the exhibition on Transport for Sustainable Development.
List of main decisions: EnglishFrenchRussian.
The Russian Federation acceded to the Protocol to the Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road (CMR) (Depositary Notification).
2015

A new publication: "SPECTRUM of Border Crossing Facilitation Activities" is now available and presents the broad spectrum of UN Conventions relevant for border crossing facilitation and of which the UNECE Inland Transport Committee is the custodian, as well as other activities and tools that can make international movement of cargo and people efficient and thus improve access to markets and opportunities at global, regional and sub-regional scales.
A new publication: "Together with UNECE on the road to safety" is now available to mark the mid-term review of the Global Plan for the Decade of Action for Road Safety. It offers a comprehensive overview of specific activities and initiatives undertaken by UNECE Inland Transport Committee to address challenges faced by road safety community and covers in detail the work carried out under 11 ITC road safety goals.
On 30th November, back-to-back to its 58th session, the Working Party on Intermodal Transport and Logistics will hold a workshop on "Intermodality leads to sustainability" (programme).
The Republic of Moldova accedes to the Convention on Road Signs and Signals, of 8 November 1968 (map), the Protocol on Road Markings, additional to the European Agreement supplementing the Convention on Road Signs and Signals, 1973 (map) and the European Agreement supplementing the Convention on Road Signs and Signals, 1971 (map).

Recent developments related to vehicle emissionssee our facts sheet on legislative acts which provide for limit values, test requirements and procedures and conformity of production testing.
The ArabicChinese and Russian translations of the Code of Practice on the Packing of Containers (the CTU Code) are now available on the CTU Code homepage.
Pakistan accedes to the 1975 Customs Convention on the International Transport of Goods under Cover of TIR Carnets (TIR Convention) (map of contracting parties)
"50 Years of TIR on the Silk Road 1966-2014", a photo exhibition on the TIR transit system organized in partnership with the International Road Transport Union for the sixty-sixth Session of the Commission.
Georgia accedes to the 1958 Vehicule Regulations agreement (map of contracting parties).
UNECE and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) jointly organized a symposium on the Future Networked Car on March 5, 2015 in conjunction with the Geneva Motor Show.
77th Annual Session of ITC : from 24 to 26 February 2015, the UNECE Inland Transport Committee (ITC) met for its 77th annual session. The policy segment theme was "Rethinking Sustainable Urban Transport and Mobility to Meet the Challenges of a New Era".
Saudi Arabia accedes to the Agreement on the International Carriage of Perishable Foodstuffs and on the Special Equipment to be Used for such Carriage (ATP), of 1 September 1970 (map of contracting parties)
Belarus accedes to the Agreement concerning the establishing of Global Technical Regulations for Wheeled Vehicles, Equipment and Parts which can be fitted and/or be used on Wheeled Vehicles, 1998 (map of contracting parties).
2014

 

The Federal Public Service Mobility and Transport of Belgium together with the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) held a workshop on Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) on 17 and 18 November 2014. More details here.
A regional road safety workshop organized by UNECE, the Government of the Republic of Serbia and the Regional Cooperation Council (RCC) was held in Belgrade on 15 and 16 October 2014.

High Level International Conference on the Role of Transport and Transit Corridors in Ensuring International Cooperation, Stability and Sustainable Development
3-4 September, 2014 Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
Viet Nam accedes to the Convention on Road Traffic, of 8 November 1968 (map of contracting parties) and to the Convention on Road Signs and Signals, 1968 (map of contracting parties).
Belgium accedes to the ADN (map of contracting parties).
Slovenia accedes to the Agreement concerning the establishing of Global Technical Regulations for Wheeled Vehicles, Equipment and Parts which can be fitted and/or be used on Wheeled Vehicles, of 1998 (map of contracting parties).
CTU Code: UNECE endorses new global code of practice for packing of containers
AETR: Jordan calls for global opening of the European Agreement concerning the Work of Crews of Vehicles engaged in International Road Transport.
Slovakia accedes to the e-CMR: on 21 Febrary 2014, Slovakia became the 9th Contracting Party to the Additional Protocol to the CMR concerning the electronic consignment note (e-CMR), 2008. See also the map of the contracting parties.
Serbia accedes to the AGN Agreement: on 10 January 2014, Serbia became the 18th Contracting Party to the European Agreement on Main Inland Waterways of International Importance (AGN). See also the map of the contracting parties.

 

2013

 

The Inland Transport Committee of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe in partnership with the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways of India and Institute of Road Traffic Education, and in collaboration with the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, organized an inaugural "Europe - Asia Road Safety Forum" on 4 December 2013 followed by a session of the Working Party on Road Traffic Safety (WP.1) on 5-6 December 2013 in New Delhi.  For more information, please click on the banner.

 

After its 56th session (Rome, 3-4 December 2013) , the TIR Executive Board issued a statement on the functioning of the TIR Convention in the Russian Federation after 1 December 2013. The text of the statement is available in English and Russian.


TIR guarantee continues to be valid in Russia after 1 December 2013
The UNECE TIR secretariat has been informed that, on 29 November 2013, the Federal Customs Service (FCS) of the Russian Federation officially notified the national TIR guaranteeing association ASMAP about the extension of the FCS-ASMAP agreement until 1 July 2014. Therefore, the guarantees provided by ASMAP in the framework of the TIR Convention will continue to be valid on the Russian territory.

The UNECE and the International Center for Alcohol Policies (ICAP) have launched the e-book on "Regional Perspectives on preventing alcohol-related road crashes involving vulnerable road users".


On 29 August 2013, Lebanon acceded to the Customs Convention on Containers, 1972. See also the map of the Contracting Parties.

Intermodal (road/rail) transport in Europe has declined in 2012 by 11% (click here for more details and figures).


UNECE continues to be worried about the functioning of the TIR Convention in Russia (see the press release).

On 28 June 2013, Denmark acceded to the Additional Protocol to the CMR concerning the electronic consignment note (e-CMR). See also the Contracting Parties page.

 

General Assembly resolution A/RES/66/260 requested UNECE and other UN regional commissions to organize activities during the second United Nations Global Road Safety Week to raise awareness about road safety issues. The second United Nations Global Road Safety Week was held on 6-12 May 2013. UNECE commemorated the week in Geneva, Switzerland, with four key events and a poster exhibition. The events included a symposium on regional perspectives on drinking and driving, an interactive youth and young leaders session “Scouting for Global Road Safety”, a roundtable and poster exhibition dedicated to International Level Crossing Awareness Day, and a discussion forum on insurance and road safety.

 

On March 2013, Qatar acceded to the Convention on Road Traffic, of 8 November 1968. See the Depositary Notification and the Contracting Parties page.


6 February 2013: live demonstration during WP.30 meeting in Geneva on high security standards for trucks to fight against illegal smuggling at borders.
75th Annual Session of ITC
From 26 to 28 February 2013, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Inland Transport Committee (ITC) met for its 75th annual session.

 

2012
UNECE’s World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulation (WP.29) adopted, on 14 November 2012, three new UN Regulations that will significantly increase passenger safety, on the following subjects: Lane Departure Warning System (LDWS), Child Restraint Systems (CRS), Advanced Emergency Braking System (AEBS). See UNECE press release, UE press release and more details.

UNECE calls for increased use of the environment-friendly inland waterways: see the press release.


Intermodal (road/rail) transport in Europe has grown by over 5.5 % in 2011. More information here.

On Monday, 3 September 2012, the Working Party on Transport Trends and Economics (WP.5) held a workshop to consider and review "Urban Transport and Mobility" in UNECE region. The workshop programme is available here.


The 5th International Environmentally Friendly Vehicle Conference under the auspices of WP.29 has been hosted by the United States Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Energy and Environment Canada in Baltimore, Maryland, September 10-12, 2012. The conference brought together world leaders from governments, industry and NGOs to explore the opportunities for innovation and investment in clean transport. The agenda and conference information are available here.

On 25 and 26 July 2012, the UNECE Transport Division, the TIR Executive Board and the TIR secretariat, in co-operation with the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic held a Regional TIR Seminar. The objective was to analyse the current status of the TIR Convention as the only global customs transit regime.More...

UNECE Executive Secretary Sven Alkalaj attended the meeting of the Bureau of the Inland Transport Committee (ITC) on 5 June 2012 (see UNECE Weekly here).
The Report of the 74th session of the Inland Transport Committee is published on our ITC homepage.
 

The UNECE draft Global Status Report on inland transport CO2 emissions is available here. The United Nations Global Conference on Assessing inland transport CO2 emissions and the impact of mitigation policies was held on 24 April 2012.


UNECE welcomes the adoption of the GHS by the United States of America. The United States of America thus join some 43 countries around the world that have already implemented or are in the process of implementing the GHS.

74th Annual Session of ITC: from 28 February to 1 March 2012 the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Inland Transport Committee (ITC) convened for its 74th annual session.
A Round Table on ITS for sustainable mobility was held on 28 February.

New publication: the OSCE-UNECE Handbook of Best Practices at Border Crossings – A Trade and Transport Facilitation Perspective is available for download. See also the brochure presenting the publication.

Working Party on Pollution and Energy: UNECE to adopt new ceilings of emissions for trucks and buses


UNECE and UNCTAD Conference "Uzbekistan and Europe: perspectives for development of cooperation in the fields of transport and energy" (17 January 2012, Geneva): more information here.
2011

Tajikistan accedes to five Transport agreements and conventions. See the latest ratifications and the contracting parties map and chart.

Inauguration of a sculpture dedicated to the UN and the Decade of Action for Road Safety in Chania, Crete


Albania accedes the Agreement concerning the Adoption of Uniform Technical Prescriptions for Wheeled Vehicles

IMO/ILO/UNECE to update Guidelines for Packing of Cargo Transport Units


Scope of work, activities, ongoing and planned projects of the Transport Division, presented by Mrs. Eva Molnar, Director of the UNECE Transport Division, to the EXCOM members.

The Czech Republic ratifies the European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Inland Waterways (ADN) (see the details of the Agreement and the map of contracting parties)


UNECE, FIBA and FIBA Europe bring road safety message to EuroBasket 2011

UNECE's "Scouting for Global Road Safety Campaign, World Scout Jamboree 2011"


Driver Fatigue Seminar, 27 September 2011, Geneva: the programme is available here

First WP.29 football match - Kicking for Road Safety, 21 June 2011, Geneva


UNECE presence at 2011 International Transport Forum. See also the UNECE press release related to the event.
EATL Rail and Road questionnaires are available here

The 2011 annual summit of the International Transport Forum took place in Leipzig, Germany, from 25 to 27 May 2011.


UNECE live demonstration of Advanced Emergency Braking Systems (AEBS) (12 May 2011)

UNDA Project on CO2 emissions and ForFITS: the questionnaire on Inland Transport CO2 emissions is available.


On 5 June 2011, the Additional Protocol to the convention on the contract for the international carriage of goods by road (CMR) concerning the electronic consignment note enter into force.

On 11 may 2011, Transport Division organized a side event: "Transport for Sustainable Development" on the occasion of the 19th session of the United nations Commission on Sustainable Development


UNECE signs Memorandum of Understanding with the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) and the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) in the field of transport

UNECE member States’ ambassadors reaffirm commitment to road safety by signing "We drive by the rules" poster


WP.1 on film : new video presenting Road Safety

New publication :

Transport for Sustainable Development in the ECE region
Launching of the Decade of Action (2011-2020) for Road Safety in the UNECE region

Article on the UNECE World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations (WP.29) and its efforts to make real progress in harmonizing automotive regulations including electric vehicles (EVs) and related products : Electric Vehicles and The Need For A More Intelligent Regulatory Grid


Keynote speech on Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) by Mrs. Eva Molnar, Director of the Transport Division, held at the joint ITU, ISO and IEC event "The fully networked car", 2 March 2011in Geneva.

Kazakhstan accedes to the Agreement concerning the adoption of uniform conditions for periodical technical inspections of wheeled vehicles and the reciprocal recognition of such inspections.
Press release : 73rd Annual Session of the UNECE Inland Transport Committee will discuss Transport Challenges in 2011.

UNECE newsletter : Inland Transport Committee to discuss Transport Challenges in 2011


UNDA Project on the development and implementation of a monitoring and assessment tool for CO2 emissions in inland transport to facilitate climate change mitigation: Paving the way For Future Inland Transport Systems (ForFITS)
On the occasion of the 73rd Annual Session of the Inland Transport Committee, the high-level Policy Segment in the form of a Round Table discussion on Transport of Dangerous Goods – Global and Regional Dimensions took place on 1 March 2011. The event was open to the public, with simultaneous interpretations in English, French and Russian. Programme is available here.

Special Meeting of Contracting Parties to the AETR Agreement to take place on 4 March 2011