Vehicle registration plates of Kosovo
In Kosovo[a], plates are issued by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Kosovo, while as of 1 November 2011, old Serbian plates in Northern Kosovo will be replaced with UNMIK plates as part of the Belgrade-Pristina negotiations arrangements.[1]
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[edit] Numbering and Lettering
Since 6 December 2010 a new design has been introduced[2] containing the letters RKS (Republic of Kosovo's unrecognized, non ISO initials) on a blue field, a two digit number corresponding to the Districts of Kosovo, the coat of arms of Kosovo, a three-digit number and finally two serial letters.[3] The three-digit number starts at 101 and the serial letters at AA. The new design had been announced since 2009. The remaining plates bearing the old design issued under UNMIK will be replaced with the new once their registration is pending renewal. As of 26 December 2011, RKS plates will be substituted with temporary Serbian plates when crossing the Kosovo-Serbia contested border into Serbia.
| Code | Districts covered by the code |
|---|---|
| 01 | District of Prishtina |
| 02 | District of Mitrovica |
| 03 | District of Peja |
| 04 | District of Prizren |
| 05 | District of Ferizaj |
| 06 | District of Gjilan |
[edit] UNMIK-era KS plates
The plates were issued under the administration of UNMIK from 1999 to 2010. Effective 1 November 2011, they will resume to be issued for citizens needing to cross into Serbia, as the latter only accepts these plates and not the new RKS plates. They consist of a three-digit number and a two-letter abbreviation KS, which stands for 'Kosovo', and ended in another three-digit number. An example of a 2001 plate is shown in the picture below (note the year on the left). They stopped to be distributed once the new styled plates started to be issued in early December 2010. However after the fifth round of talks between Pristina and Belgrade, it appears that effective 1 November 2011 UNMIK plates will be issued in Northern Kosovo and for those wishing to travel to Serbia while old Serbian plates will become defunct.
[edit] Notes and references
Notes:
| a. | ^ Kosovo is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Serbia and the self-proclaimed Republic of Kosovo. The latter declared independence on 17 February 2008, while Serbia claims it as part of its own sovereign territory. Its independence is recognised by 88 UN member states. |
References:
- ^ http://www.mpb-ks.org/repository/docs/fushata_kosoves_1.ppt
- ^ http://www.koha.net/index.php?cid=1,7,42589 Nisi shpërndarja e targave të reja RKS, Koha Ditore, 6 December 2010
- ^ http://www.mpb-ks.org/repository/docs/Udhezimi_Regjistrimi_Automj_teve.pdf ADMINISTRATIVE INSTRUCTION No. 14/2009 – MIA ON VEHICLE REGISTRATION, RKS.
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