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Council Directive 93/34/EEC of 14 June 1993 on statutory markings for two- or three-wheel motor vehicles (repealed)
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The vehicle identification number consists of a structured combination of characters assigned to each vehicle by their manufacturer. Its purpose is to enable any vehicle to be identified unambiguously via its manufacturer — without any need for any other information — for a period of 30 years. The identification must meet the following requirements:
Textual Amendments
F2 Substituted by Commission Directive 2006/27/EC of 3 March 2006 amending for the purposes of adapting to technical progress Council Directives 93/14/EEC on the braking of two- or three-wheel motor vehicles and 93/34/EEC on statutory markings for two- or three-wheel motor vehicles, Directives of the European Parliament and of the Council 95/1/EC on the maximum design speed, maximum torque and maximum net engine power of two- or three-wheel motor vehicles and 97/24/EC on certain components and characteristics of two- or three-wheel motor vehicles (Text with EEA relevance).
By way of an exception and for technical reasons it may also occupy two lines. However, in this case there must be no breaks within any of the three parts and the beginning and end of each line must be marked by a symbol which is neither an Arabic numeral nor a capital Latin letter, nor must it be possible to confuse this with any such character.
The introduction of said symbol within a line between the three parts (Point 3.1.1) is also authorised.
There must be no spaces between the characters.]
The example below in no way affects the information actually set out on manufacturer's data plates, nor the dimensions of the plate itself, the figures or letters. It is given solely by way of an example.
The additional information referred to in section 2.3 may be entered below or on one side of the information required in the following rectangle.
STELLA FABBRICA MOTOCICLI
e3 5364
3 G S K L M 3 A C 8 B 1 2 0 0 0 0
80 dB(A) — 3 750 t/m
In the above example of a plate the vehicle concerned has been made by ‘Stella Fabbrica Motocicli’ and type-approved in Italy (e3), under number 5364.U.K.
The identification number (3GSKLM3AC8B120000) gives the following information:
first part (3GS):
:
geographical area (Europe);
:
country within the geographical area (Germany);
:
manufacturer (Stella Fabbrica Motocicli);
second part (KLM3AC):
:
type of vehicle;
:
variant (vehicle bodywork);
:
version (vehicle engine);
third part (8B120000):
:
identification of the vehicle and combination of the two other parts of the identification number;
:
unused positions that have been filled by a 0 in order to make up the total number of characters required.
The static sound level is 80 dB(A) at 3 750 rev/min.
Order No (assigned by the applicant): …
The application for component type-approval in respect of statutory markings for a type of two or three-wheel motor vehicle shall contain the information set out in Annex II to Directive 92/61/EEC; Part A, sections:
0.1
0.2
0.4 to 0.6
9.3.1 to 9.3.3.
Report No … by technical service … date …
Component type-approval No: … Extension No: …
…
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