# Council Directive 1999/37/EC of 29 April 1999 on the registration documents for vehicles, Division: Front

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(a) To the right of the chip location:
in the language(s) of the Member State issuing the Registration Certificate
the words ‘ European Community ’ ,
the name of the Member State issuing the Registration Certificate,
the words ‘ Part II of the Registration Certificate ’ printed in large type,
another (e.g. previous national) designation of the equivalent document (optional),
the name of the competent authority (alternatively, also in the form of a personalisation imprint as per Letter B),
the unambiguous consecutive number of the document as used within the Member State (alternatively, also in the form of a personalisation imprint as per Letter B).
(b) Above the chip location:
the distinguishing mark of the Member State issuing the Registration Certificate, white in a blue rectangle and surrounded by twelve yellow stars:
B Belgium
BG Bulgaria
DK Denmark
D Germany
GR Greece
E Spain
F France
HR Croatia
IRL Ireland
I Italy
L Luxembourg
NL The Netherlands
A Austria
P Portugal
RO Romania
FIN Finland
S Sweden
UK United Kingdom
(c) Member States might consider adding, at the lower edge in small type and in their national language(s), the note: ‘ This document should be kept in a safe place outside the vehicle. ’
(d) The basic colour of the card is red (Pantone 194); alternatively, a red-to-white transition is possible.
(e) A symbol representing a wheel (see proposed lay-out) shall be printed within the printing area in the bottom left corner of the card front.
In other respects, the provisions of Chapter III.13 shall apply.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/1999/37/annex/II/division/III/division/III.1/division/A/division/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1999-37/annex-II/division-III/division-III.1/division-A/division-1
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