Cross-Border Transport Agreement

Part X: Final Provisons

Article 36: Ratification or Acceptance

The Agreement is subject to ratification or acceptance of the Governments of the Contracting Parties.

Article 37: Conforming National Law

Where necessary, the Contracting Parties undertake to conform their relevant national legislation with the contents of the Agreement.

Article 38: Reservations

No reservation to the Agreement shall be permitted.

Article 39: Entry into Force

The Agreement will come into force on the day that all the Contracting Parties have ratified, or accepted the Agreement.

Article 40: Suspension of the Agreement

Each Contracting Party may temporarily suspend the application of the Agreement with immediate effect in the case of emergencies affecting its national safety. The Contracting Party will inform the other Contracting Parties as soon as possible of such suspension, which will end as soon as the situation returns to normal.

Article 41: Relationship with Other International Instruments

The Agreement or any actions taken thereto shall not affect the rights and obligations of the Contracting Parties under any existing agreements or international conventions to which they are also Contracting Parties.

Article 42: Dispute Settlement

Any dispute between or among two or more Contracting Parties on the interpretation or application of the Agreement shall be settled directly or by amicable negotiation in the Joint Committee.

Article 43: Amendment

Any Contracting Party may propose amendments to the Agreement via the Joint Committee. The entry into force of such amendments shall be subject to the unanimous consent of the Contracting Parties.

Article 44: Denunciation

1. The Agreement may be denounced by any Contracting Party thereto after the expiration of two years from the date when it came into force by means of a notification addressed to the other two Contracting Parties.
2. The denunciation shall take effect one year after its notification.

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