{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2011-19/annex-I/part-B/division-2/division-2.2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2011-19/annex-I/part-B/division-2/division-2.2.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2011/19",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EU) No 19/2011 of 11 January 2011 concerning type-approval requirements for the manufacturer’s statutory plate and for the vehicle identification number of motor vehicles and their trailers and implementing Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning type-approval requirements for the general safety of motor vehicles, their trailers and systems, components and separate technical units intended therefor (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2011-19",
  "path": "annex/I/part/B/division/2/division/2.2",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "2.2",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "The WMI shall consist of a code assigned to the vehicle manufacturer to enable him to be identified.\n2.2.1.The code shall comprise three alphanumeric characters, capital roman letters or Arabic numerals, which shall be assigned by the competent authority in the country where the manufacturer has his principal place of business.\n2.2.2.The competent authority shall act in agreement with the international organisation referred to in Standard ISO 3780: 2009 on ‘Road vehicles — World manufacturer identifier (WMI) code’.\n2.2.3.Where the manufacturer’s global production is less than 500 vehicles per annum, the third character shall always be ‘9’. In order to identify such manufacturers, the competent authority referred to in point 2.2.1 shall assign the third, the fourth and the fifth character of the VIS.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2011/19/annex/I/part/B/division/2/division/2.2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:50:23.233048+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}