UN transport conventions

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multilateral treaty framework set of international legal instruments

UN transport conventions are a set of international legal agreements that harmonize rules and standards for cross-border transport to facilitate safe, efficient, and coordinated movement of people and goods worldwide.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Convention concerning International Carriage by Rail (COTIF) related UN instruments	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	multilateral treaty framework ⓘ set of international legal instruments ⓘ
administeredBy	United Nations ⓘ
aimsTo	facilitate coordinated movement of people and goods ⓘ facilitate efficient movement of people and goods ⓘ facilitate safe movement of people and goods ⓘ harmonize rules and standards for cross-border transport ⓘ
appliesTo	international air transport interfaces ⓘ international inland waterway transport ⓘ international maritime transport interfaces ⓘ international rail transport ⓘ international road transport ⓘ multimodal transport ⓘ
contributesTo	environmental sustainability in transport ⓘ road safety ⓘ transport security ⓘ
coordinatedBy	UNECE Inland Transport Committee ⓘ
developedBy	United Nations Economic Commission for Europe ⓘ
governedBy	international law ⓘ
hasLegalEffect	binding on contracting parties ⓘ
includes	AGC European Agreement on Main International Railway Lines ⓘ AGN European Agreement on Main Inland Waterways of International Importance ⓘ AGR European Agreement on Main International Traffic Arteries ⓘ UN transport conventions self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Convention concerning International Carriage by Rail (COTIF) related UN instruments Convention on Road Traffic (1968) ⓘ surface form: Convention on Road Signs and Signals (1968) Convention on Road Traffic (1968) ⓘ Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road (CMR) ⓘ Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Passengers and Luggage by Road (CVR) related work ⓘ Convention on the Harmonization of Frontier Controls of Goods ⓘ Customs Convention on the International Transport of Goods under Cover of TIR Carnets (TIR Convention) ⓘ European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Inland Waterways (ADN) ⓘ European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (ADR) ⓘ European Agreement on Important International Combined Transport Lines and Related Installations (AGTC) ⓘ AGC European Agreement on Main International Railway Lines ⓘ surface form: European Agreement on Main International Railway Lines (AGC) Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road (CMR) ⓘ surface form: Protocol to the Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road (CMR Protocol)
language	United Nations official languages ⓘ
monitoredBy	UNECE Inland Transport Committee ⓘ surface form: UNECE Working Parties on Transport
regulates	border crossing formalities ⓘ carriage of dangerous goods ⓘ customs transit procedures ⓘ liability in international carriage of goods by road ⓘ road signs and traffic signals for international use ⓘ technical vehicle requirements for international traffic ⓘ
requires	ratification or accession by States ⓘ
supports	cross-border trade facilitation ⓘ global supply chains ⓘ implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development ⓘ regional integration ⓘ
usedBy	Member States of the United Nations ⓘ surface form: UN Member States regional economic integration organizations ⓘ

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