# Belgium license plate: Diplomatic

> The Belgium diplomatic license plate: format CD-L-999, for example CD-F-412, documented 2001 to 2010, car and van, cited to SPF Mobilite et Transports.

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Part of [Belgium license plates](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/belgium) (33 registration series).

![Belgium license plate, Diplomatic (documented 2001 to 2010)](https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/be/be-diplomatic-2001/belgium-license-plate-diplomatic.svg)

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | `CD-L-999` (L is any letter, 9 any digit) |
| Years | ~2001–2010 (documented from 2001; the format is likely older) |
| Class | diplomatic |
| Issued for | car, van |
| Plate size | 340 × 110 mm |
| Colours | background #FFFFFF; characters #9B111E; border #9B111E |
| Checking a registration | The format above follows the issuing rules: a registration that fits it is one this series could have issued. |
| Series id | `be-diplomatic-2001` (https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/belgium/diplomatic-2001) |

Sources:

- [art. 7 as published 08-08-2001: white ground, red border, green 'CD', red letter and three red digits, hyphens set low](https://www.ejustice.just.fgov.be/cgi/article_body.pl?language=fr&caller=summary&pub_date=01-08-08&numac=2001014154)
- [art. 6, which made the whole inscription ruby red RAL 3003 from 15-11-2010](https://www.ejustice.just.fgov.be/cgi_loi/change_lg.pl?language=fr&la=F&cn=2010110801&table_name=loi)
- [arrete royal art. 40 § 1: plates issued under the abrogated 1953 decree stay valid EXCEPT 'CD' plates whose number is 'CD' followed by four digits — the sourced shape of the pre-2001 Belgian diplomatic plate, and the only one the 2001 reform withdrew outright](https://www.ejustice.just.fgov.be/cgi_loi/article.pl?language=fr&lg_txt=f&numac_search=2001014153&caller=SUM&view_numac=2001014153f)

## About this plate

THE TWO-COLOUR CD PLATE, 01-10-2001 to 14-11-2010. Green "CD", then one red letter and three red digits, a design the 2010 European-format instrument abolished in favour of a single ruby red. Note also the single letter where the modern plate has two, which makes the pre-2010 CD number four characters shorter. THE ONE SOURCED PRE-2001 SHAPE IN THIS FILE sits behind it: arrete royal art. 40 § 1 grandfathered every plate issued under the abrogated 1953 decree except a CD plate reading "CD" plus FOUR DIGITS, which tells us both what the old diplomatic plate looked like and that it alone was forcibly replaced.

## Before and after

| Relation | Series | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Replaced by | [Diplomatic CD](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/belgium/diplomatic-cd-2010) | 2010 to today |

## Other diplomatic plates here

- [Diplomatic CD](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/belgium/diplomatic-cd-2010) (2010 to today)

## Use it

- Plate image (SVG): https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/be/be-diplomatic-2001.svg
- Make it with your own text: https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plate-generator/belgium?series=be-diplomatic-2001
- API: `GET https://vehiclesdb.com/api/v1/plates/be` returns this series as the entry with `"id": "be-diplomatic-2001"` (https://vehiclesdb.com/api)

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