License plates of international organizations
Some international organizations issue their own license plates for their vehicles that are not tied to a specific country .
United Nations
The vehicles of the United Nations usually have their own license plates during the mission . The UN number plates do not follow a uniform design, but mostly show black letters on a white background. Occasionally there is also the color scheme white / light blue based on the colors of the United Nations. The signs usually begin with the abbreviation UN for English. United Nations or the corresponding mission name followed by a sequential number. UNHCR license plates show the letters UNHCR in light blue. In some emergency vehicles, the registration is also sprayed or stuck on, so that in this case there are de facto no number plates.
Permanent representations of the UN usually receive diplomatic license plates of the respective country for their vehicles . Vehicles used by national armed forces involved in UN missions will also not be re-labeled. They keep the corresponding military license plates of their country of origin.
UNPF in Bosnia and Herzegovina (1995)
UNPROFOR (1993)
UNIFIL vehicles with two license plates
UNOPS in Cyprus
UNDOF in the Golan Heights
UNOSOM II vehicle with Bundeswehr license plates
OSCE
Vehicles of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe use white license plates with black inscription. The signs begin with the English abbreviation OSCE (Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe) , followed by a sequential number. At the end of the sign two letters indicate the country of use.
Abbreviation | Country of operation |
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MB | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
MC |
Croatia only 1995 Republic of Chechnya |
MK | Kosovo |
MS | North Macedonia |
MT | Tajikistan |
MY |
Yugoslavia Serbia and Montenegro |
MZ | Croatia ( Zagreb ) |
P | Albania |
PA | Albania |
European Union
see main article License plate (European Union)
NATO
Vehicles of the NATO headquarters in the individual countries of operation are assigned their own license plates. These show the word NATO, the NATO symbol and a consecutive number on a turquoise-green background. Special license plates are or have been stamped for the missions of KFOR and SFOR . They show the mission name, the NATO symbol and a number.
Vehicles from national armed forces involved in NATO missions generally retain their national registration number.