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European Agreement on Main Inland Waterways of International Importance (AGN)
Geneva, 19 January 1996

 

Entry into force: 26 July 1999, in accordance with article 8 (2).
Registration: 26 July 1999, No. 35939.
Status: Signatories: 17 ,Parties: 15.
Text: United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 2072, p. 313; and depositary notification C.N.579.2000.TREATIES-4 of 21 August 2000 (procès-verbal of rectification to the original text of the Agreement); C.N.161.2006.TREATIES-1 of 28 February 2006 (Proposal of amendments to the Agreement) and C.N.245.2007.TREATIES-1 of 1 March 2007 (Acceptance); C.N.163.2006.TREATIES-2 of 28 February 2006 (Proposal of amendments to Annexes I and II of the Agreement) and C.N.670.2006.TREATIES-4 of 29 August 2006 (Acceptance); C.N.164.2006.TREATIES-3 of 28 February 2006 (Proposal of amendments to Annex III the Agreement) and C.N.671.2006.TREATIES-4 of 29 August 2006 (Acceptance); C.N.946.2006.TREATIES-2 of 31 October 2006 and doc. ECE/TRANS/SC.3/174/Add.1 (Proposal of amendments to the AGN Agreement). 
   
Note: The Agreement was adopted by the Inland Transportation Committee of the Economic Commission for Europe at its fifty-eighth session held at Geneva from 15 to 19 January 1996. In accordance with its article 5 (1), the Agreement is open at the Office of the United Nations in Geneva for signature by States which are members of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe or have been admitted to the Commission in a consultative capacity in conformity with paragraphs 8 and 11 of the Terms of Reference of the Commission, form 1 October 1996 to 30 September 1997.

 

Participant Signature   Ratification, Acceptance (A), Approval (AA), Accession (a) 
Austria  29 Sep 1997   
Belarus    26 Mar 2008 a 
Bosnia and Herzegovina     10 Mar 2008 a 
Bulgaria    28 Apr 1999 a 
Croatia  23 Jun 1997  27 Apr 1999 A 
Czech Republic  23 Jun 1997  8 Aug 1997 AA 
Finland  23 Jun 1997   
France  24 Sep 1997   
Germany  23 Jun 1997   
Greece  24 Sep 1997   
Hungary  23 Jun 1997  22 Oct 1997 
Italy  24 Sep 1997  4 Apr 2000 
Lithuania  25 Jun 1997  28 Apr 2000 
Luxembourg  20 Jan 1997  29 Jun 1999 
Moldova  23 Jun 1997  23 Mar 1998 
Netherlands 23 Jun 1997  21 Apr 1998 
Romania  23 Jun 1997  24 Feb 1999 
Russian Federation  26 Sep 1997  31 May 2002 AA 
Slovakia  23 Jun 1997  2 Feb 1998 AA 
Switzerland  23 Jun 1997  21 Aug 1997 

 

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