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Part I. General Provisions
Part II. Facilitation of Border Crossing Formalities
Part III. Cross-Border Trasnport of People
Part IV. Cross-Border Trasnport of Goods
Part V. Requirements for the Admittance of Road Vehicles
Part VI. Exchange of Commercial Traffic Rights
>>Part VII. Infrastucture
Part VIII. Institutional Framework
Part IX. Miscellaneous Provisions
Part X. Final Provisions
 
 

Part VII: Infrastructure

Article 25: Road and Bridge Design Standards

  1. Construction or reconstruction of the roads (including bridges) linking the countries and shown in Protocol 1 shall be carried out within the framework of national public works programs or with international financing.
  2. Construction or reconstruction of the agreed roads (including bridges) shall be carried out in accordance with the minimum characteristics set out in Annex 11, to the extent permitted by available financial resources.
  3. The Contracting Parties will ensure that the agreed roads are safe, secure, and in good condition. They undertake to carry out the necessary repairs.

Article 26: Road Signs and Signals

The Contracting Parties undertake to gradually bring the traffic signs and signals on their territory in line with the standards set in Annex 7.

Article 27: Border Crossing Facilities

The Contracting Parties undertake to build or upgrade the required infrastructure at the border crossing points and to staff them so as to assure speedy and efficient completion of frontier crossing formalities as specified in Annex 12.



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