Protocol of 3 June 1999 for the Modification of the Convention concerning International
Carriage by Rail (COTIF) of 9 May 1980 (Protocol 1999)
Treaty data
Treaty number
009240
Date of conclusion
03-06-1999
Place of conclusion
Vilnius
Provisional application
Entry into force
01-07-2006
Retroactive effect
Termination
Treaty Series
Parliamentary paper
28432 (external link)
Consolidated text
0005620
Comment
At the request of Syria, its membership was suspended by the Administrative Committee
at its 125th session, Berne, 29 – 30 June 2016. The suspension of Syria’s membership
took effect on 1 August 2016.
Kingdom of the Netherlands
Koninkrijksdeel
Provisional application
Entry into force
Retroactive effect
Termination
Netherlands (in Europe)
01-07-2006
Netherlands (Bonaire)
Netherlands (Sint Eustatius)
Netherlands (Saba)
Aruba
Curaçao
Sint Maarten
PartiesTooltip Parties with a link have a reservation.
Party
Signature
RatificationTooltip S=Signature without reservation or requirement of ratification R=Ratification, Acceptance,
Approval or Notification A=Accession Su=Succession NK=Not Known
Entry into force
Renunciation
Termination
Afghanistan
07-11-2018 (A)
01-05-2019
Albania
28-09-2000 (A)
01-07-2006
Algeria
22-12-1999
04-02-2003 (R)
01-07-2006
Armenia
30-12-2010 (A)
01-07-2011
Austria
03-06-1999
22-01-2004 (R)
01-07-2006
Azerbaijan
12-05-2015 (A)
01-11-2015
Belgium
03-06-1999
14-08-2007 (R)
14-08-2007
Bosnia and Herzegovina
03-06-1999
16-05-2006 (R)
01-07-2006
Bulgaria
03-06-1999
29-11-2004 (R)
01-07-2006
Croatia
03-06-1999
09-03-2001 (R)
01-07-2006
Czech Republic
03-06-1999
22-12-2003 (R)
01-07-2006
Denmark
03-06-1999
29-09-2004 (R)
01-07-2006
Estonia
20-08-2008 (A)
01-01-2009
EU (European Union)
23-06-2011 (A)
01-07-2011
Finland
28-10-1999
04-08-2004 (R)
01-07-2006
France
23-12-1999
29-05-2006 (R)
01-07-2006
Georgia
24-10-2011 (A)
01-05-2012
Germany
03-06-1999
05-09-2003 (R)
01-07-2006
Greece
03-06-1999
02-06-2008 (R)
02-06-2008
Hungary
03-06-1999
15-04-2004 (A)
01-07-2006
Iran
15-06-2004 (R)
01-07-2006
Ireland
14-04-2016 (A)
14-04-2016
Italy
03-06-1999
05-02-2015 (R)
05-02-2015
Latvia
23-02-2000 (A)
01-07-2006
Lebanon
20-12-1999
Liechtenstein
03-06-1999
13-05-2003 (R)
01-07-2006
Lithuania
03-06-1999
10-11-2003 (R)
01-07-2006
Luxembourg
03-06-1999
29-06-2006 (R)
01-07-2006
Monaco
11-07-2000 (A)
01-07-2006
Montenegro
21-12-2009 (A)
01-07-2010
Morocco
28-10-1999
28-04-2011 (R)
28-04-2011
Netherlands, the Kingdom of the
15-12-1999
11-09-2002 (R)
01-07-2006
North Macedonia
26-02-2001 (A)
01-07-2006
Norway
20-12-1999
27-01-2005 (R)
01-07-2006
Pakistan
21-02-2013 (A)
01-09-2013
Poland
03-06-1999
03-03-2003 (R)
01-07-2006
Portugal
09-12-1999
07-04-2005 (R)
01-07-2006
Romania
03-06-1999
08-03-2002 (R)
01-07-2006
Russian Federation
21-08-2009 (A)
01-02-2010
Serbia
24-01-2001 (A)
01-07-2006
Slovakia
03-06-1999
11-06-2004 (R)
01-07-2006
Slovenia
15-12-1999
10-02-2004 (R)
01-07-2006
Spain
03-06-1999
18-06-2002 (R)
01-07-2006
Sweden
03-06-1999
12-06-2015 (R)
12-06-2015
Switzerland
03-06-1999
07-05-2002 (R)
01-07-2006
Syria
03-06-1999
04-07-2005 (R)
01-07-2006
Tunisia
28-10-1999
31-08-2000 (R)
01-07-2006
Türkiye
30-12-1999
03-04-2006 (R)
01-07-2006
Ukraine
26-10-2007 (A)
01-11-2007
United Kingdom
03-06-1999
29-06-2006 (R)
01-07-2006