council regul ec novemb recognit intra commun traffic distinguish sign member state motor vehicl trailer regist council european union regard treati establish european commun articl thereof regard propos commiss regard opinion econom social committe act accord procedur laid articl treati commun adopt number measur intend ensur smooth function intern market compris area frontier free movement good person servic capit ensur accord provis treati member state contract parti vienna convent road traffic hereinaft refer convent articl motor vehicl intern traffic displai rear addit registr number distinguish sign state regist commun contract parti convent member state parti recours provis articl convent member state requir vehicl member state displai distinguish sign provid annex convent member state recognis distinguish sign displai registr plate indic member state vehicl regist conform annex convent member state introduc model registr plate extrem left displai blue zone yellow star repres european flag distinguish sign member state registr purpos intra commun transport distinguish sign meet object identifi state registr provid articl convent member state requir vehicl member state displai distinguish sign state registr recognis sign provid annex regul adopt regul articl regul appli vehicl regist member state driven commun articl purpos regul distinguish sign member state registr set compos letter latin capit indic member state vehicl regist vehicl motor vehicl trailer defin council direct eec februari approxim law member state relat type approv motor vehicl trailer council direct eec june relat type approv wheel motor vehicl articl member state requir vehicl regist member state displai distinguish registr sign driven territori recognis distinguish sign member state registr displai extrem left registr plate accord annex regul equival distinguish sign recognis purpos identifi state vehicl regist articl regul enter forc dai public offici journal european commun regul bind entireti directli applic member state brussel novemb council presid prammer oj oj oj opinion european parliament februari oj council common posit june oj decis european parliament octob publish offici journal vienna convent novemb conclud auspic unit nation econom commiss europ oj direct amend direct ec oj oj direct amend act access annex specif distinguish sign member state registr affix extrem left registr plate model gt refer film gt model gt refer film gt colour retro reflect blue background munsel refer pb retro reflect yellow star retro reflect distinguish sign member state registr white yellow colour composit dimens blue background height minimum mm width minimum mm maximum mm centr star arrang mm radiu circl distanc oppos peak star mm distinguish sign member state registr height minimum mm width charact stroke mm dimens blue background reduc registr plate take line model registr plate intend wheel motor vehicl dimens star distinguish sign member state registr proportion reduc