Cross-Border Transport Agreement

Part V: Requirements for the Admittance of Road Vehicles

Article 11: Admittance of Road Vehicles in Other Contracting Parties

Subject to the conditions set out in this Part, the Contracting Parties shall admit to their territory Vehicles, whether left hand or right hand drive, (operated either commercially for reward or for own account or privately) registered by another Contracting Party.

Article 12: Registration

1. Vehicles in cross-border traffic shall be registered in their Home Country and in accordance with the rules set out in Annex 2.
2. The Vehicles shall bear identification marks (trademark of manufacturer, chassis and engine serial number), carry a registration certificate, display their registration number on a plate in the rear and the front, and display a distinguishing sign of the country where it is registered.

Article 13: Technical Requirements

Vehicles and containers traveling to the territory of other Contracting Parties shall satisfy the equipment safety and emissions standards in force in their Home Country. With respect to weights, axle loads and dimensions, Vehicles traveling to the territory of other Contracting Parties must comply with the technical standards of the Host Country.

Article 14: Recognition of Technical Inspection Certificates

1. Vehicles traveling to the territory of other Contracting Parties shall be in good working order.
2. The Home Country is charged with the supervision of the roadworthiness of the Vehicles registered in its territory, based on which it will issue a technical inspection certificate.
3. The other Contracting Parties will recognize such technical inspection certificates.

Article 15: Road Traffic Regulations and Signage

The Contracting Parties undertake to gradually adopt their road traffic regulations and signage to the rules and standards set out in Annex 7.

Article 16: Compulsory Third-Party Motor Vehicle Liability Insurance

Motor Vehicles travelling to the territory of other Contracting Parties shall comply with the compulsory third-party motor vehicle liability insurance required in the Host Country.

Article 17: Driving Permits

The Contracting Parties shall recognize driving licenses issued by all other Contracting Parties in accordance with the Agreement on the Recognition of Domestic Driving Licenses issued by ASEAN Countries signed at Kuala Lumpur on 9 July 1985.

Article 18: Temporary Importation of Motor Vehicles

The Contracting Parties shall grant temporary admission to Motor Vehicles (and the fuel contained in its supply tanks, its lubricants, maintenance supplies, and spare parts in reasonable quantities) registered in the territory of another Contracting Party, without payment of import duties and import taxes, without depositing a Customs’ guarantee bond and free of import prohibitions and restrictions, subject to re-exportation and subject to the other conditions laid down in Annex 8.

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