Convention on Road Traffic (1949)
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The Convention on Road Traffic (1949) is an international treaty that established early standardized rules and regulations to facilitate international road traffic and improve road safety among participating countries.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Convention on Road Traffic (1949) canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United Nations treaty
ⓘ
international treaty ⓘ road traffic convention ⓘ |
| aim |
mutual recognition of driving permits
ⓘ
standardization of road traffic rules ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | 1949 Geneva Convention on Road Traffic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| articleSubject |
driver obligations
ⓘ
identification marks of vehicles in international traffic ⓘ temporary importation of motor vehicles ⓘ vehicle braking requirements ⓘ vehicle lighting requirements ⓘ |
| basedOn | principle of reciprocity between contracting states ⓘ |
| bindingOn | contracting parties that have ratified it ⓘ |
| category | multilateral treaty ⓘ |
| concludedUnder | United Nations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
provisions on international driving permits
ⓘ
provisions on national driving permits ⓘ provisions on vehicle registration certificates ⓘ |
| dateSigned | 1949-09-19 ⓘ |
| depository | Secretary-General of the United Nations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enteredIntoForce | 1952-03-26 ⓘ |
| field |
road safety
ⓘ
transport law ⓘ |
| geographicalScope | states parties to the convention ⓘ |
| hasAnnex |
model for international driving permit
ⓘ
model for national driving permit ⓘ model for registration certificate ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | one of the earliest global instruments on road traffic regulation ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ Russian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| legalEffect | harmonization of basic traffic rules among contracting states ⓘ |
| placeSigned | Geneva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precedes | 1968 Convention on Road Signs and Signals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessorOf | Vienna Convention on Road Traffic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
facilitation of international road traffic
ⓘ
improvement of road safety ⓘ |
| regulates |
conditions for admission of motor vehicles to international traffic
ⓘ
recognition of foreign driving permits ⓘ recognition of foreign registration plates ⓘ rules of the road for international traffic ⓘ technical requirements for motor vehicles in international traffic ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Convention on Road Signs and Signals (1949) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Convention on Road Traffic (1968) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | partially superseded by later conventions in many states ⓘ |
| subject | road traffic ⓘ |
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