1. For the purpose of this annex, the term “Convention” means the Convention on Road Signs and Signals opened for signature at Vienna on 8 November 1968.

2. This annex contains only the additions to, and modifications of the corresponding provisions of the Convention.

3. Ad Article 1 of the Convention (Definitions)

Sub-paragraph (b)

This sub-paragraph shall be read as follows: “Built-up area” means an area with entries and exits specially sign-posted as such;”

Additional subparagraph to be inserted immediately after subparagraph (b) of this Article

This subparagraph shall be read as follows:

“Residential area” means a specially-designed area where special traffic rules apply and which is signposted as such at its entries and exits.”

Sub-paragraph (1)

Three-wheeled vehicles whose unladen weight does not exceed 400 kg (900 lb) shall be treated as motor cycles.

Additional sub-paragraph to be inserted at the end of this Article

This sub-paragraph shall be read as follows: “Persons pushing or pulling a child's carriage, a bath chair or invalid chair, or any other small vehicle without an engine, or pulling a cycle or moped and handicapped persons travelling in invalid chairs propelled by such persons or moving at walking pace shall be treated as pedestrians.”.

4. Ad Article 3 of the Convention (Obligations of the Contracting Parties)

Paragraph 3

This paragraph shall be read as follows: “Any sign, symbol, installation or marking which does not conform to the system prescribed in the Convention and in this Agreement shall be replaced within ten years from the date of entry into force of this Agreement. During this period, in order to familiarize road-users with the system prescribed in the Convention and in this Agreement, previous signs, symbols and inscriptions may be retained beside those prescribed in the Convention and in this Agreement.”.

5. Ad Article 6 of the Convention

Paragraph 4

The provisions of this paragraph, which are recommendations in the Convention, shall be obligatory.

6. Ad Article 7 of the Convention

Paragraph 1

Additional sentence to be inserted at the end of this paragraph

This sentence shall be read as follows: “In addition, in the case of such signs it is recommended that signs lighted or equipped with reflecting material or reflecting devices and signs not so lighted or equipped should not be used on the same section of road.”

7. Ad Article 8 of the Convention

Paragraph 3

This paragraph shall be read as follows: “During the transitional period of ten years prescribed in item 4 of this annex, and thereafter in exceptional circumstances to facilitate the interpretation of signs, an inscription may be added in a rectangular panel below the sign or in a rectangular panel containing the sign; such an inscription may also be placed on the, sign itself, if this does not make the sign more difficult to understand for drivers who cannot understand the inscription.”

8. Ad Article 9 of the Convention

Paragraph 1

Each State shall select Aa as the model for danger warning signs.

9. Ad Article 10 of the Convention (Priority Signs)

Paragraph 3

Each State shall select B, 2a as the model for the “STOP” sign.

Paragraph 6

To give advance warning of sign B, 1, the same sign supplemented by additional panel H, 1 described in Annex 1, section H to the Convention shall be used.

To give advance warning of sign B, 2a, sign B, 1, supplemented by a rectangular panel bearing the “STOP” symbol and a figure indicating the distance to the sign B, 2a, shall be used.

9bis. Ad Article 13 bis of the Convention (Special regulation signs)

Paragraph 2

This paragraph shall be read as follows: “Signs E, 7a, E, 7b or E, 7c and E, 8a; E, 8b or E, 8c shall notify road-users that the general regulations governing traffic in built-up areas in the territory of the State apply from signs E, 7a; E, 7b or E, 7c to signs E, 8a; E, 8b or E, 8c except in so far as different regulations may be notified by other signs on certain sections of road in the built-up area. They shall bear inscriptions in a dark colour on a white or light-coloured ground and shall be placed respectively at the entries and exits of a built-up area. However, sign B, 4 shall always be placed on a priority road marked with sign B, 3 if that road ceases to have priority where it passes through the built-up area.”

10. Ad Article 18 of the Convention (Place identification signs)

Place identification signs shall bear inscriptions in white or light colour on a dark-coloured ground.”

11. Ad Article 23 of the Convention (Signals for vehicular traffic)

Additional paragraph to be inserted immediately after paragraph 3 of this Article

Vervallen.

Paragraph 9

Vervallen.

Paragraph 10

Vervallen.

Additional paragraph to be inserted immediately after paragraph 10 of this Article

Vervallen.

Additional paragraph to be inserted immediately after paragraph 11 of this Article

This paragraph shall be read as follows: “In special cases where it is not necessary to use light signals continuously, a signal in the form of a non-flashing amber light followed by a non-flashing red light may be used; the non-flashing amber light may be preceded by a flashing amber light.”

12. Ad Article 24 of the Convention (Signals for pedestrians only)

Paragraph 1, sub-paragraph (a) (ii)

This provision shall not be applied.

Paragraph 2

This paragraph shall be read as follows: “Light signals for pedestrians shall be of the two-colour system, comprising two lights, red and green respectively. Two lights shall never be shown simultaneously.”

Paragraph 3

This paragraph shall be read als follows: “The lights shall be arranged vertically, with the red light always at the top and the green light always at the bottom. The red light shall be in the form of a standing pedestrian or of standing pedestrians and the green light in the form of a walking pedestrian or of walking pedestrians.”

13. Ad Article 31 of the Convention (Signs for road works)

Paragraph 2

The barriers shall not be painted with alternate black and white or black and yellow stripes.

14. Ad Article 32 of the Convention (Marking by lights or reflecting devices)

This article shall be read as follows:

“1. It is recommended that attention should be drawn to the presence of bollards or islands on the carriageway by means of white or yellow lights or white or yellow reflecting devices.

2. If the edges of the carriageway are marked by means of lights or reflecting devices, the lights or reflecting devices shall be either:

(a) all white or light yellow, or

(b) white or light yellow to mark the edge of the carriageway opposite to the direction of traffic, and red or dark yellow to mark the edge of the carriageway appropriate to the direction of traffic.

3. Each State Party to this Agreement shall adopt for the whole of its territory the same colour or the same system of colours for the lights or reflecting devices referred to in this Article.”

15. Ad Article 33 of the Convention

Paragraph 1, sub-paragraph (a)

This sub-paragraph shall be read als follows: “Where a signalling system is installed at a level-crossing to give warning of the approach of trains or of the imminent closing of the gates (barriers) or halfgates (half-barriers), it shall consist of a red flashing light or of red lights flashing alternately, as specified in Article 23, paragraph 1 (b), of the Convention. At level-crossings which have neither gates (barriers) nor half-gates (half-barriers), the signalling system shall preferably consist of two red lights flashing alternately. However: