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174 United Nations - Treaty Series 1964
(f) Spijk (boundary-stone 660)-Elten-Babberich,
(g) Spijk (boundary-stone 660)-Elten-Netherlands via Motorway E 36,
where such roads cross the territory of the Federal Republic of Germany (transit
traffic).
Article 34
Transit traffic shall be permitted irrespective of the nationality of persons or the
place of origin or destination of goods and vehicles.
Article 35
Deviations from the sections of road prescribed for transit traffic, stopping, the
taking up or setting down of passengers, and the loading, unloading or trans-shipment
of goods shall be prohibited during transit.
Article 36
1. The provisions of German road-traffic legislation relating to the prohibition
of Sunday driving shall not apply with respect to transit traffic.
2. Vehicles and trailers in transit traffic must conform to the German or Netherlands
construction and licensing regulations.
3. Drivers of motor vehicles or cycles with auxiliary engine which are licensed in
the Kingdom of the Netherlands shall require no driving permits other than those
prescribed in the Kingdom.
Article 37
1. The German regulations concerning liability insurance for foreign motor
vehicles, cycles with auxiliary engine and trailers shall not apply with respect to
transit traffic on the roads mentioned in article 33.
2. The Kingdom of the Netherlands guarantees that claims arising under German
law as a result of damage caused in transit traffic or in unauthorized deviations from
the transit roads will be met up to the amount of the minimum insurance payments
provided for in the Federal Republic of Germany. Payments shall be made in the
currency of the Federal Republic of Germany, if the claimant is a resident of the
Federal Republic for exchange control purposes.
3. Paragraph 2 shall apply only if the claimant is domiciled or normally
resident or has his registered office outside the Kingdom of the Netherlands and if the
competent Netherlands authority is notified of the claim in sufficient time to enable it
to participate in the court proceedings.
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