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European Agreement on Main International Railway Lines (AGC)

Geneva, 31 May 1985


Entry into force:	27 April 1989, in accordance with article 6 (1).
Registration:	27 April 1989, No. 26540.
Status:	Signatories: 11 ,Parties: 27.
Text:	United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 1530, p. 65; depositary notifications C.N.34.1992.TREATIES-1 of 30 March 1992; C.N.220.1994.TREATIES-2 of 20 July 1994; C.N.123.1996.TREATIES-1 of 28 May 1996; C.N.166.1997.TREATIES-1 of 2 May 1997; C.N.68.2000.TREATIES-1 of 10 February 2000: C.N.255.2001.TREATIES-1 of 28 March 2001 (Proposal of amendments by the Czech Republic, the Republic of Moldova and the Government of Greece to Annex I of the AGC) and C.N.826.2001.TREATIES-3 of 1 October 2001 (Acceptance); C.N.202.2003.TREATIES-1 of 4 March 2003 and doc. TRANS/SC.2/198 para.27 (proposal of amendments by the Government of Slovenia to Annex I of the Agreement); C.N.140.2005.TREATIES-1 of 28 February 2005 and doc. TRANS/SC.2/202 para.23 (proposal of amendments by the Government of Germany to Annex I of the Agreement); C.N.669.2005.TREATIES-2 of 29 August 2005 (Acceptance of the amendments proposed by Germany to Annex I of the Agreement ); C.N.650.2006.TREATIES-2 of 9 August 2006 (Proposal of amendments by Hungary to Annex I of the Agreement) and C.N.194.2007.TREATIES-1 of 12 February 2007 (Acceptance); C.N.532.2007.TREATIES-1 of 3 May 2007 (Proposal of Amendments by Latvia to Annex I to the AGC Agreement).

Note: The Agreement was drawn up under the auspices of the Inland Transport Committee of the Economic Commission for Europe and is open for signature at Geneva until 1 September 1986.

Participant	Signature	Ratification, Accession (a), Acceptance (A), Approval (AA), Succession (d)
Albania		5 Jun 2007 a
Austria		1 Oct 2001 a
Belarus	27 Aug 1986	1 Apr 1987 A
Belgium		6 Aug 1999 a
Bosnia and Herzegovina		1 Sep 1993 d
Bulgaria		9 Mar 1990 a
Croatia		20 May 1994 d
Czech Republic		2 Jun 1993 d
France	28 Aug 1986	27 Jan 1989 AA
Germany	29 Aug 1986	23 Oct 1987
Greece	9 Jul 1986	31 Mar 1995
Hungary	16 Apr 1986	26 Jun 1987 AA
Italy	19 Aug 1986	29 Nov 1991
Latvia		18 May 2006 a
Lithuania		27 Mar 2002 a
Luxembourg	17 Jul 1986	28 Oct 1996
Moldova		8 Jul 1996 a
Montenegro		23 Oct 2006 d
Poland	5 Feb 1986	14 Sep 1988
Portugal	1 Nov 1985
Romania		11 Dec 1996 a
Russian Federation	27 Aug 1986	10 Mar 1987 A
Serbia		12 Mar 2001 d
Slovakia		28 May 1993 d
Slovenia		6 Jul 1992 d
The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia		5 Oct 1994 d
Turkey		4 Jan 1993 a
Ukraine	27 Aug 1986	22 Sep 1987 A

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