Convention on Road Traffic

ANNEXES

Annex 4

IDENTIFICATION MARKS OF MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAILERS IN INTERNATIONAL TRAFFIC

1. The identification marks shall comprise:

(a) In the case of a motor vehicle:

(i) The name or the trade mark of the maker of the vehicle;

(ii) On the chassis or, in the absence of a chassis, on the body, the maker's production or serial number;

(iii) On the engine, the engine number if such a number is placed on it by the maker;

(b) In the case of a trailer, the information referred to in subparagraphs (i) and (ii) above;

(c) In the case of a moped, the cylinder capacity and the mark "CM".

2. The marks mentioned in paragraph 1 of this Annex shall be placed in accessible positions and shall be easily legible; in addition, they shall be such that they cannot be easily altered or removed. The letters and figures included in the marks shall be either in Latin characters or in English cursive script and in Arabic numerals only, or be repeated in that form.