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 1130 CONVENCION SOBRE LA REGLA- MENTACION DEL TRAFICO AUTOMOTOR INTERAMERICANO Los Gobiernos de las Repdblicas Americanas, deseosos de establecer entre si reglas uniformes para el control y la reglamentaci6n del tr&fico automotor internacional en sus carreteras, y para facilitar el movimiento de vehfculos entre dichos Estados, Han decidido celebrar una Con- venci6n con tales prop6sitos, ha- biendo convenido en los siguien- tes articulos: ARTICULO I Se reconoce que cada Estado tiene jurisdicci6n exclusiva sobre el uso de sus carreteras, pero conviene en el uso internacional de las mismas tal como se especifica en la presente Convenci6n. ARTICULO II De acuerdo con la presente Con- venci6n, se entendera por vehf- culo automotor todo vehfculo im- pulsado por si mismo que circule en la via pdblica sin necesidad de rieles, y que se use para el trans- porte de personas o mercaderias. Por carreteras se entendera cual- quier via pdblica conservada y abierta al pdblico para el tr&nsito de vehiculos. Por conductor se entender&cual- quier persona que gule o tenga efectivamente el control ffsico de un vehiculo automotor en una carretera. ARTICULO III El conductor de un vehiculo automotor que circule en cual- CONVENTION ON THE REGULA- TION OF INTER-AMERICAN AUTOMOTIVE TRAFFIC The Governments of the Ameri- can Republics, desirous of estab- lishing uniform rules among them- selves to control and regulate international automotive traffic on their highways, and to facili- tate the movement of motor vehi- cles among such States, Have decided to conclude the present Convention in order to effectuate the foregoing purposes, and have agreed upon the follow- ing articles: ARTICLE I It is recognized that each State has exclusive jurisdiction over the use of its own highways, but agrees to their international use as specified in this Convention. ARTICLE II Under the terms of the present Convention, a motor vehicle shall be defined as any self-propelled vehicle circulating upon a public highway without the need of rails and used for the transport of persons or merchandise. A highway shall be defined as any public way maintained for and open to the use of the public for purposes of vehicular travel. An operator shall be defined as any person who drives or is in actual physical control of a motor vehicle upon a highway. ARTICLE III The operator of a motor vehicle circulating in any State which is a Jurisdiction of State. "Motor vehicle. " "Highway. " "Operator." TREATIES [61 STAT.

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