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Russia to retain Stop and WC signs under international conventions
Rosstandart announced that Latin-letter international symbols on road signs will not be removed despite the new Cyrillic alphabet law.
The Cyrillic alphabet regulation that came into force in Russia had sparked debate over the future of international road signs. Russia's Federal Agency for Technical Regulation and Metrology (Rosstandart) made a clear statement on the matter, announcing that the removal of Latin-letter signs is not on the agenda.
In a statement to RIA Novosti, Rosstandart said that globally recognized symbols such as Stop, WC, Danger, P (park) and Customs will be preserved. The agency stressed that Russia is a party to the Convention on Road Signs and Signals and the European Agreement, and that these international standards will continue to be applied.
The new law, in effect since March 1, requires that all information on signs and directions be primarily in Russian. However, the legislation does not prohibit the additional use of foreign words.
Rosstandart underlined that if the issue is opened for discussion in the future, it can only be considered with the participation of Russia's Ministry of Transport and the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
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