The Convention applies to motor vehicle traffic in general, irrespective of the purpose and nature of the transport, subject, however, to the national special provisions relating to public transport services in common Persons and public goods transport services.

For the purposes of the requirements of this Convention, vehicles shall be deemed to be vehicles equipped with a mechanical propulsion device, travelling on the public road without being connected to a railway and used for the transport of persons or persons Goods.

Every automobile, in order to be accepted internationally for movement on the public road, must, or have been recognised as capable of being put into circulation after examination before the competent authority or before an association authorised by the competent authority, or Conform to a type approved in the same manner. In all cases, it must meet the following conditions:

I.-The motor vehicle shall be equipped with the following devices:

(a)

A robust steering system that makes it easy and sure to do turns;

(b)

Either two independent braking systems one of the other, one operated by two independent controls one of the other and one of which can act even if the other is in default, at least one system and the other system Sufficiently effective and fast-acting;

(c)

When the weight of the unladen car exceeds 350 kilograms, a device such as one can, from the driver's seat, give it a step back movement using the engine;

(d)

When the total weight of the automobile consisting of the laden weight and the maximum declared load declared admissible at the time of receipt exceeds 3500 kilograms, a special device which can prevent, in all circumstances, the backward drift, as well as a Mirror mirror.

The switching units shall be grouped in such a way that the driver can operate safely without ceasing to monitor the road.

Devices must be of safe operation and arranged in such a way as to remove, as far as possible, any danger of fire or explosion, not to constitute any other kind of danger to traffic and to frighten or seriously Inconveniented by noise, smoke, or smell. The car shall be equipped with a silent exhaust system.

Wheels of motor vehicles and their trailers shall be equipped with rubber bandages or any other equivalent systems in terms of elasticity.

The ends of the rockets shall not protruding on the rest of the outside contour of the vehicle.

II. -The automobile shall bear:

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On the front and rear, inscribed on plates or on the vehicle itself, the sign of registration which has been assigned by the competent authority. The sign of registration at the rear, as well as the distinguishing sign referred to in Article 5, shall be informed as soon as they have ceased to be visible to the light of day.

In the case of a vehicle followed by a trailer, the sign of registration and the distinguishing sign referred to in Article 5 shall be repeated at the rear of the trailer and the requirement for the lighting of such signs shall apply to the trailer.

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In a place that is practically accessible, and in easily legible characters, the following indications:

Designation of the chassis manufacturer;

The manufacturing number of the chassis

Engine manufacturing number.

III. -Every automobile shall be equipped with an audible warning device of sufficient power.

IV. -Any automobile operating in isolation shall be fitted at the front of at least two white lights, one on the right, the other on the left, and the rear of a red light at the front of at least two white lights.

However, for two-wheeled motorcycles, not accompanied by a sidecar, the number of front lights can be reduced to one.

V.-Every motor vehicle shall also be equipped with one or more devices to effectively illuminate the road forward over a sufficient distance, unless the above prescribed white lights fulfil this condition.

If the vehicle is capable of walking at a speed greater than 30 kilometres per hour, the said distance shall not be less than 100 metres.

VI. -Lighting devices capable of producing glare shall be established in such a way as to permit the removal of glare at the meeting of other road users or in any circumstance where such deletion would be useful. The removal of glare must, however, allow sufficient light power to effectively illuminate the carriageway up to a distance of at least 25 metres.

VII. -Vehicles followed by a trailer are subject to the same rules as insulated automobiles with respect to the forward lighting; the rear red light is carried back to the rear of the trailer.

VIII. -With regard to the limitations on weight and the template, cars and trailers must comply with the general regulations of the countries in which they circulate.

With a view to certifying, in respect of each internationally accepted motor vehicle, that the conditions laid down in Article 3 are fulfilled or are likely to be complied with, international certificates shall be issued on the basis of Model and indications in Annexes A and B of this Convention.

These certificates are valid for one year from the date of issue. The handwritten indications which they contain must always be written in Latin characters or in English cursive.

International certificates issued by the authorities of one of the Contracting States or by an association authorised by them, with the countersignature of the authority, shall give free access to traffic in all the other Contracting States and shall be Recognized as valid without further review. However, the right to use the international certificate may be refused, if it is clear that the conditions laid down in Article 3 are no longer fulfilled.

Every motor vehicle, in order to be internationally accepted for movement on the public road, shall be shown to the rear, inscribed on a plate or on the vehicle itself, a distinctive sign consisting of one to three letters.

For the purposes of this Convention, the distinguishing sign shall correspond either to a State or to a territory constituting, in the view of the registration of automobiles, a separate unit.

The dimensions and colour of that sign, the letters and their size and colour, shall be fixed in the table set out in Annex C to this Convention.

The driver of an automobile must have the qualities that give a sufficient guarantee for public safety.

As far as international traffic is concerned, no one may drive an automobile without having received, for that purpose, an authorisation issued by a competent authority or an association authorised by the competent authority after it has proved its Ability.

Authorisation may not be granted to persons under the age of 18 years.

In order to certify, for international traffic, that the conditions laid down in the preceding Article are fulfilled, international driving licences shall be issued on the basis of the model and the indications in Annexes D and E of this Convention.

These permits are valid for one year from the date of issue and for the categories of automobiles for which they were issued.

For international traffic, the following categories have been established:

A.-Automobiles whose total weight, consisting of the maximum laden weight and the maximum declared load declared at the time of receipt, does not exceed 3500 kilograms;

B.-Automobiles whose total weight, as above, exceeds 3500 kilograms;

C.-Motorcycles with or without side-car.

The handwritten indications contained in the international permits are always written in Latin characters or in the English cursive.

International driving licences issued by the authorities of a Contracting State or by an association authorised by them with the countersignature of the authority, permit the driving of motor vehicles in all other Contracting States In the categories for which they have been issued and are recognised as valid without further examination in all the Contracting States. However, the right to use the international driving licence may be refused, if it is obvious that the conditions prescribed by the previous article are not fulfilled.

The driver of an automobile travelling in a country is required to comply with the laws and regulations in force in that country for traffic.

An extract of these laws and regulations may be issued to the motorist upon entry into a country by the office where the customs formalities are completed.

Each of the Contracting States undertakes to ensure, to the extent of its authority, that, along the roads, it is only asked, to report dangerous passages, that the signals set out in Annex F to this Convention.

These signals are inscribed on wye-shaped plates, with each State committing, as far as possible, to reserve exclusively the triangular shape for such signs and to prohibit the use of this form in all cases in which it could Result in confusion with the signage involved. The triangle is, in principle, equilateral and has, at least, 0 m 70 on the side.

When atmospheric conditions are opposed to the use of solid plates, the triangular plate may be located.

In this case, it may not carry the indicative signal of the obstacle nature and its dimensions may be reduced to a minimum of 0 m 46 on the side.

The signals shall be laid perpendicular to the road and at a distance of the obstacle which shall not be less than 150 metres or more than 250 metres, unless the layout of the premises is opposed.

When the distance from the signal to the obstacle is significantly less than 150 metres, special arrangements shall be made.

Each of the Contracting States shall, to the extent of its powers, object to the placing of any signals or signs in the vicinity of public roads which may be confusing with the regulatory indicator plates or Their reading harder.

The implementation of the triangular plates system will be carried out in each State as new or renewed signals are put in place.

The Contracting States undertake to communicate the information necessary to establish the identification of persons holding international certificates or international driving licences, when their automobile has been the occasion of an accident Or that they have been found to be subject to a contravention of traffic regulations.

They undertake, on the other hand, to make known to the States which have issued the international certificates or permits, the names, names and addresses of the persons to whom they have withdrawn the right to use the said certificates or permits.

This Convention shall be ratified.

A.-Each Government, as soon as it is ready for ratification, will inform the Government of France. As soon as twenty states currently bound by the Convention of 11 October 1909 ¹ Declared ready to make the deposit, the deposit will be made during the month following the receipt of the last declaration by the Government of France and the day fixed by that Government.

States not party to the Convention of 11 October 1909 which, before the date so fixed for the deposit of ratifications, have declared their readiness to deposit the instrument of ratification of this Convention, shall participate in the above-mentioned deposit.

B.-The ratifications will be deposited in the archives of the Government of France.

C.-The deposit of ratifications shall be recorded by a record signed by the representatives of the States taking part and by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the French Republic.

D.-Governments which have not been able to deposit the instrument of their ratification under the conditions prescribed by paragraph A of this article may do so by means of a written notification addressed to the Government of the French Republic and accompanied by the instrument of ratification.

E.-Certified copy of the record of the first deposit of ratification, the notifications referred to in the preceding paragraph, as well as the instruments of ratification that accompany them, shall be immediately, by the Government French and through diplomatic channels, given to the Governments which have signed this Convention. In the cases referred to in the preceding paragraph, the said Government of France shall make known to them, at the same time, the date on which the notification is received.

A.-This Convention shall apply only to the metropolitan countries of the Contracting States.

B.-If a Contracting State wishes to bring it into force in its colonies, possessions, protectorates, Overseas Territories or Territories under warrant, its intention shall be mentioned in the instrument of ratification or be the subject of a Special notification addressed in writing to the Government of France, which shall be deposited in the archives of that Government. If the reporting State chooses the latter process, the said Government shall immediately transmit to all other Contracting States certified copy of the notification, indicating the date on which it has received it.

A.-Any State not a signatory to this Convention may accede to it at the time of the deposit of the ratifications referred to in Article 11 (A) or after that date.

B.-Accession shall be given by transmitting to the Government of France through diplomatic channels the Act of Accession which shall be deposited in the archives of the said Government.

C.-This Government shall immediately transmit to all Contracting States certified copies of the notification and the act of accession, indicating the date on which it received the notification.

This Convention shall have effect, for the Contracting States which have participated in the first deposit of ratifications, one year after the date of the said deposit and, for those States which subsequently ratify or accede to it, as well as Colonies, possessions, protectorates, Overseas Territories and Territories under warrant, not mentioned in the instruments of ratification, one year after the date on which the notifications provided for in Article 11 (D), Article 12 (B) and Article 13 (B) will have been received by the Government of France.

Each Contracting State Party to the Convention of 11 October 1909 ¹ , undertakes to denounce the said Convention at the time of deposit of the instrument of its ratification or of the notification of its accession to this Convention.

The same procedure shall be followed in respect of the declarations referred to in Article 12, paragraph B.

If any of the Contracting States may denounce this Convention, the denunciation shall be notified in writing to the Government of France, which shall immediately communicate the certified copy of the notification to all other States by doing so The date on which he received it.

The denunciation shall have effect only in respect of the State which has notified it and one year after the notification has been received by the Government of France.

The same provisions shall apply in respect of the denunciation of this Convention for the colonies, possessions, protectorates, Overseas Territories and Territories under warrant.

The States represented at the Conference, meeting in Paris from 20 to 24 April 1926, are entitled to sign this Convention until 30 June 1926.

Done at Paris, on April 24, 1926, in a single copy of which a true copy will be issued to each of the signatory Governments.

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