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CHARACTERS 4.1. Roman letters and arabic numerals must be used for all the markings provided for in sections 2 and 3. However, the roman letters used in the markings provided for in 2.1.1 and 2.1.3 and 3 must be capital letters. 4.2. For the vehicle identification number: 4.2.1. use of the letters I, O and Q and dashes, asterisks and other special signs, other than the symbols referred to in the final paragraph of 3.1.2, is not permitted; 4.2.2. the minimum height of the letters and figures shall be as follows: 4.2.2.1. 7 mm for characters marked directly on the chassis, frame or other similar structure of the vehicle; 4.2.2.2. 4 mm for characters marked on the manufacturer's plate. [1] Until such time as EEC type-approval is granted, the national type-approval number may be used instead. -------------------------------------------------- APPENDIX MODEL OF THE MANUFACTURER'S PLATE (see 2.1 and 2.2) +++++ TIFF +++++ Example as for a Class N 3 vehicle. Additional information (see 2.2) may be given below or to the side of the prescribed information within the rectangles shown with broken lines in the above model. --------------------------------------------------
Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-10 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.