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Legal instruments in the field of transport

Convention on the contract for the international carriage of passengers and luggage by inland waterway (CVN)
Geneva, 6 February 1976

Not yet in force: see article 20 which reads as follows: "1. This Convention shall enter into force on the ninetieth day after three of the States referred to in article 19, paragraph 1 (States members of the Economic Commission for Europe and States admitted to the Commission in a consultative capacity under paragaph 8 of the Commission's terms of reference) have deposited their instruments of ratification or accession. 2. With respect to any State which ratifies or accedes to this Convention after three States have deposited their instruments of ratification or accession, the Convention shall enter into force on the ninetieth day after the said State as deposited its instrument of ratification or accession.".
Status: Signatories: 1 ,Parties: 1.
Text: Doc. ECE/TRANS/20. 
   
Note: The Convention was drawn up within the framework of the Inland Transport Committee of the Economic Commission for Europe and opened for signature at Geneva from 1 May 1976 until 30 April 1977.

Participant
Signature  
Ratification, Accession (a)
Austria 
2 Sep 1976 
Russian Federation 
19 Feb 1981 a 

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