International vehicle registration code registration plate. When the distinguishing sign is incorporated in the registration plate, it must also appear on the front registration plate of the vehicle. The requirement to display a separate distinguishing sign is not necessary within the European Economic Area, for vehicles with license plates in the common EU format which satisfy the requirements of the Vienna Convention, and so are also valid in non-EU countries signatory to the convention. Separate signs are also not needed for Canada, Mexico and the United States, where the province, state or district of registration is usually embossed or surface-printed on the vehicle registration
Vehicle registration plates of the Netherlands vehicle registrations will remain valid until the car changes ownership, or until when the owner requests replacement vehicle registration documents to be issued. While you previously needed a so-called "overschrijvingsbewijs" (a separate document that came with the vehicle registration) in order to sell your vehicle, this has now been replaced with a code. If you bring the registration card and the correct code you can sell the vehicle, even if you do not have the original letter (that comes with the new car registration) stating the code. Vehicle registration plates of the Netherlands Vehicle registration plates of the Netherlands are