SOUTHERN AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY PROTOCOL ON TRANSPORT, COMMUNICATIONS AND METEOROLOGY Table of Contents PREAMBLE CHAPTER 1 DEFINITIONS ARTICLE 1.1 DEFINITIONS ARTICLE 1.2 ABBREVIATIONS CHAPTER 2 SCOPE, INTRA- AND EXTRA-COMMUNITY RELATIONSGENERAL OBJECTIVE AND STRATEGIC GOALS ARTICLE 2.1 SCOPE ARTICLE 2.2 INTRA- AND EXTRA-COMMUNITY RELATIONS ARTICLE 2.3 GENERAL OBJECTIVE ARTICLE 2.4 STRATEGIC GOALS CHAPTER 3 ARTICLE 3.1 ARTICLE 3.2 ARTICLE 3.3 ARTICLE 3.4 ARTICLE 3.5 INTEGRATED TRANSPORT OBJECTIVES INTEGRATED TRANSPORT POLICY INFRASTRUCTURE LOGISTICAL SYSTEMS INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK CHAPTER 4 ARTICLE 4.1 ARTICLE 4.2 ARTICLE 4.3 ARTICLE 4.4 ARTICLE 4.5 ARTICLE 4.6 ARTICLE 4.7 ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE OBJECTIVES ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE POLICY REGIONAL TRUNK ROAD NETWORK AND ROUTE NUMBERING SYSTEM NATIONAL ROADS AUTHORITIES FUNDING SOURCES REGIONAL FUNDING INITIATIVE HARMONISED TECHNICAL STANDARDS CHAPTER 5 ARTICLE 5.1 ARTICLE 5.2 ARTICLE 5.3 ARTICLE 5.4 ARTICLE 5.5 ARTICLE 5.6 ARTICLE 5.7 ARTICLE 5.8 ARTICLE 5.9 ROAD TRANSPORT OBJECTIVES ROAD TRANSPORT POLICY MARKET ACCESS IN RESPECT OF INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT REGULATORY MECHANISM DOMESTIC ROAD TRANSPORT POLICIES ROAD TRANSPORT ROUTE MANAGEMENT GROUPS INFORMATION MANAGEMENT ROAD TRANSPORT FACILITATION ROAD TRANSPORT LAW ENFORCEMENT CHAPTER 6 ARTICLE 6.1 ARTICLE 6.2 ARTICLE 6.3 ARTICLE 6.4 VEHICLES ARTICLE 6.5 ARTICLE 6.6 ROAD TRAFFIC OBJECTIVES ROAD TRAFFIC POLICY FITNESS OF VEHICLES SAFETY STANDARDS OF VEHICLES ANDEQUIPMENTON OR IN RESPECT OF DIMENSIONS OF VEHICLES AND VEHICLE COMBINATIONS LOADS ON VEHICLES