2009. évi CI. törvény
az 1980. évi 5. törvényerejű rendelettel kihirdetett, a Közúti Közlekedési Egyezményt kiegészítő európai Megállapodás módosításának kihirdetéséről1
(Az 1980. évi 5. törvényerejű rendelettel kihirdetett Közúti Közlekedési Egyezményt kiegészítő európai Megállapodás 6. cikk 5. (a) pontjában foglaltak szerint az Egyesült Nemzetek Főtitkára, mint az Egyezmény letéteményese a C.N.134.1993.TREATIES-1 jelű körlevelében értesítette a Szerződő Feleket, hogy az Egyezmény ECE/TRANS/91 jelű dokumentumban található módosításai 1993. augusztus 28-án nemzetközi jogi értelemben hatályba léptek.)
(Az 1980. évi 5. törvényerejű rendelettel kihirdetett Közúti Közlekedési Egyezményt kiegészítő európai Megállapodás 6. cikk 5. (a) pontjában foglaltak szerint az Egyesült Nemzetek Főtitkára, mint az Egyezmény letéteményese a C.N.556.2000.TREATIES-3 jelű körlevelében értesítette a Szerződő Feleket, hogy az Egyezmény E/ECE/813-E/TRANS/567 Amend 2. (ECE/RCTE/CONF.6/FINAL) jelű dokumentumban található módosításai 2001. január 27-én nemzetközi jogi értelemben hatályba léptek.)
(Az 1980. évi 5. törvényerejű rendelettel kihirdetett Közúti Közlekedési Egyezményt kiegészítő európai Megállapodás 6. cikk 5. (a) pontjában foglaltak szerint az Egyesült Nemzetek Főtitkára, mint az Egyezmény letéteményese a C.N.999.2005.TREATIES-2 jelű körlevelében értesítette a Szerződő Feleket, hogy az Egyezmény TRANS/WP.1/2003/2/Rev.4 jelű dokumentumban található módosításai 2006. március 28-án nemzetközi jogi értelemben hatályba léptek.)
1. § Az Országgyűlés az 1980. évi 5. törvényerejű rendelettel kihirdetett Közúti Közlekedési Egyezményt kiegészítő európai Megállapodás 1993. évi, 2001. évi és 2006. évi módosításait e törvénnyel kihirdeti.
2. § Az 1980. évi 5. törvényerejű rendelettel kihirdetett Közúti Közlekedési Egyezményt kiegészítő európai Megállapodás 1993. évben hatályba lépett módosításának angol nyelven hiteles szövege és annak hivatalos magyar nyelvű fordítása a következő:
„ANNEX
replaces the text of the Annex of European Agreement supplementing the 1968 Convention on Road Traffic appearing in document E/ECE/ 813-E/ECE/TRANS/567
1. For the purpose of this annex, the term „Convention” means the Convention on Road Traffic 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)
Subparagraph (c)
This subparagraph shall be read as follows: „Built-up area’ means an area with entries and exits specially signposted as such;”
Additional subparagraph shall be inserted immediately after subparagraph (c) 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;”
Subparagraph (n)
Three-wheeled vehicles whose unladen mass does not exceed 400 kg shall be treated as motor cycles.
Additional subparagraph to be inserted at the end of this Article
This subparagraph 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 pushing 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 Articles 3 of the Convention (Obligations of the Contracting Parties)
Paragraph 4
The measures referred to in this paragraph may neither modify the scope of Article 39 of the Convention, nor render optional the provisions it contains.
5. Ad Article 6 of the Convention (Instructions given by authorized officials)
Paragraph 3
The provisions of this paragraph which are recommendations in the Convention shall be obligatory.
6. Ad Article 7 of the Convention (General rules)
Paragraph 2
The provisions of this paragraph which are recommendations in the Convention shall be obligatory.
Additional paragraph to be inserted at the end of this Article
This paragraph shall be read as follows: Domestic legislation shall make rules as to the use of safety-belts or similar devices by children and as to the carrying of children in the front seats.”
7. Ad Article 8 of the Convention (Drivers)
Paragraph 2
This paragraph shall be read as follows: ’Domestic legislation must provide that pack, draught or saddle animals, and, except in such special areas as may be marked at their entrances, cattle, singly or in herds, or flocks, shall have a driver able to guide the animals at all times.”
Paragraph 5
This paragraph shall be read as follows: „Every driver shall have his vehicle under control so as to be able to exercise due and proper care at all times. He shall be acquainted with the road traffic and safety regulations, and be aware of the factors which may affect his behaviour such as fatigue, taking of medication and driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs.”
Additional paragraph to be inserted immediately after paragraph 5 of this Article
This paragraph shall be read as follows: „Domestic legislation shall establish specific provisions concerning driving under the influence of alcohol and determine a legal blood-alcohol level. and, if appropriate, a legal breath-alcohol level, incompatible with driving a vehicle. Under domestic legislation the maximum alcohol level shall in no case exceed 0.80 g per litre of pure alcohol in the blood or 0.40 mg per litre in the air expelled.”
8. Ad Article 9 of the Convention (Flocks and herds)
The provision of this Article which is a recommendation in the Convention shall be obligatory.
9. Ad Article 10 of the Convention (Position on the carriageway)
The title shall be read as follows: „Position on the Road”.
Additional paragraph to be inserted immediately after paragraph 1 of this Article
This paragraph shall be read as follows:
„(a) Except in case of absolute necessity, every driver shall take exclusively, where they exist, the ways, carriageways, lanes and tracks allotted to road users in his category;
(b) Where no lane or track is allotted to them, the drivers of mopeds, cycles and vehicles without engine may ride along any suitable verge in the direction of traffic if this can be done without inconvenience to other road users.”
10. Ad Article 11 of the Convention (Overtaking and movement of traffic in lines)
Paragraph 5, subparagraph (b)
This provision shall not be applied.
Paragraph 6, subparagraph (b)
As a result of the non-application of subparagraph 5 (b) of this Article the provision of the last phrase of this subparagraph shall not be applied.
Paragraph 8, subparagraph (b)
This subparagraph shall be read as follows: „Immediately before or on a level-crossing not equipped with gates or half-gates, save where road traffic is regulated by traffic light signals as used at intersections.”
Paragraph 11
This paragraph shall be read as follows:
„(a) In built-up areas, on carriageways where at least two lanes are reserved for traffic in the same direction and are indicated by longitudinal markings, the provisions of Article 10, paragraph 3 of the Convention shall not apply; drivers of motor vehicles may use the lane best suited to their destination. They shall change lanes only when preparing to turn right or left, to overtake, to stand, or to park, in accordance with the rules governing these manoeuvres.
(b) In the case mentioned under (a) above, vehicles on lanes corresponding to the direction of traffic that are moving faster than those on more outer lanes shall not be deemed to be overtaking for the purposes of this Article. However, the provisions of paragraph 9 of this Article shall remain applicable.
(c) Subparagraph (a) above shall not be applicable on motorways and on roads other than motorways which are reserved for motor vehicle traffic, duly signposted as such and not affording access to or from properties alongside, or on any roads where speed exceeding 80 km (50 miles) per hour is allowed.”
11. Ad Article 12 of the Convention (Passing of oncoming traffic)
Paragraph 2
This paragraph shall be read as follows: „On mountain roads and steep roads with characteristics similar to those of mountain roads, where the passing of oncoming traffic is impossible or difficult, it is the driver of the vehicle travelling downhill who should pull in to the side of the road in order to allow any vehicle proceeding uphill to pass, except where the arrangement of lay-bys to enable vehicles to pull in to the side of the road is such that, having regard to the speed and position of the vehicles, the vehicle proceeding uphill has a lay-by ahead of it and the need tor one of the vehicles to reverse could be avoided if the vehicle proceeding uphill pulled in to that lay-by. Where one of the two vehicles which arc about to pass is obliged to reverse in order to make passing possible, combinations of vehicles shall have the right of way over other vehicles, heavy vehicles over light vehicles and buses over lorries; where both vehicles arc of the same category, it is the driver of the vehicle proceeding downhill who should reverse unless it is manifestly easier tor the driver of the vehicle proceeding uphill to do so, for example, if the latter is near a lay-by.”
12. Ad Article 13 of the Convention (Speed and distance between vehicles)
Paragraph 1
This paragraph shall be read as follows; „Every driver of a vehicle shall, when adjusting the speed of his vehicle, pay constant regard to the circumstances, in particular the he of the land, the state of the road, the condition and load of his vehicle, the weather conditions and the density of traffic, so as to be able to stop his vehicle within his range of forward vision and short of any foreseeable obstruction. He shall slow down and if necessary stop whenever circumstances so require, and particularly when visibility is not good.”
Paragraph 4
This paragraph, including its subparagraphs (a) and (b) shall be read as follows: „Outside built-up areas, on roads where only one lane is allotted to traffic in the direction concerned, in order to facilitate overtaking, drivers of vehicles which are subject to a special speed restriction and drivers of vehicles or of combination of vehicles or more than 7 m overall length shall, except when they are overtaking or preparing to overtake, keep at such distances front power-driven vehicles ahead of them that other vehicles overtaking them can without danger move into the space in front of the overtaken vehicle, However, this provision shall not apply in very dense traffic or in circumstances where overtaking is prohibited.”
13. Ad Article 14 of the Convention (General requirements governing manoeuvres)
Paragraph 1
This paragraph shall be read as follows: „Any driver wishing to perform a manoeuvre such as pulling out of or into a line of parked vehicles, moving over to the right or to the left on the carriageway, particularly in order to change lanes, or turning left or right into another road or into a property bordering on the road, shall first make sure that he can do so without risk of endangering other road users travelling behind or ahead of him or about to pass him, having regard to their position, direction and speed.”
14. Ad Article 15 of the Convention (Special regulations relating to regular public-transport service vehicles)
The provision of this Article which is a recommendation in the Convention shall be obligatory.
15. Ad Article 18 of the Convention (Intersections and obligation to give way)
Paragraph 3
This paragraph shall be read as follows: „Every driver emerging on to road from a property bordering thereon shall give way to road users travelling on that road.”
Paragraph 4, subparagraph (b)
This subparagraph shall be read as follows: „In States where traffic keep to the left, the right of way at intersections shall be regulated by road signs, signals or markings.”
Additional paragraph to be inserted immediately after paragraph 7 of this Article
this paragraph shall be read as follows: „No provisions of this Article shall be construed as preventing Contracting Parties or subdivisions thereof from extending the right of way mentioned in paragraph 2 of this Article to all road users.”
16. Ad Article 20 of the Convention (Rules applicable to pedestrians)
Paragraph 1
This paragraph shall be read as follows; „Pedestrians shall, wherever possible, avoid using the carriageway; if they use it they shall do so with care and they shall not unnecessarily obstruct or impede traffic.”
Additional paragraph to be inserted immediately after paragraph of this Article
This paragraph shall be read as follows: „The provision of paragraph 2 of this Article of the Convention notwithstanding, handicapped persons travelling in invalid chairs may in all cases use the carriageway.”
Paragraph 4
This paragraph shall be read as follows: „Pedestrians walking on the carriageway in accordance with paragraph 2, the additional paragraph to be read immediately after paragraph 2, and paragraph 3 of this Article shall keep as close as possible to the edge of the carriageway.”
Paragraph 5
This paragraph shall be read as follows:
„(a) Outside built-up areas, pedestrians walking on the carriageway shall keep to the side opposite to that appropriate to the direction of traffic, except where to do so places them in danger, or in special circumstances. However, persons pushing a cycle, a moped of a motor cycle, handicapped persons travelling in invalid chairs and groups of pedestrians led by a person in charge or forming a procession, shall keep to the side of the carriageway appropriate to the direction of traffic. Unless they form a procession, pedestrians using a carriageway shall move in single file, if possible and if traffic safety so requires particularly when visibility is poor or there is very dense vehicular traffic.
(b) The provisions of subparagraph (a) of this paragraph may be made applicable in built-up areas.”
Paragraph 6, subparagraph (c)
This subparagraph shall be read as follows: „In order to cross the carriageway elsewhere than at a pedestrian crossing signposted as such or indicated by markings on the carriageway, pedestrians shall not step on the carriageway without first making sure that they can do so without impeding vehicular traffic. Pedestrians shall cross the carriageway at right-angles to its axis.”