# France license plate: Diplomatic CD

> The France diplomatic CD license plate: format 999 CD 9999, for example 600 CD 8433, 2009 to today, car, van, and motorcycle, cited to Ministère de l'intérieur.

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Part of [France license plates](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/france) (17 registration series).

![France license plate, Diplomatic CD (2009 to today)](https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/fr/fr-diplomatic-cd/france-license-plate-diplomatic-cd.svg)

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | `999 CD 9999` (9 any digit) |
| Years | 2009 → today |
| Class | diplomatic |
| Issued for | car, van, motorcycle |
| Colours | background #0B5D3B; characters #E87511 |
| Checking a registration | The format above follows the issuing rules: a registration that fits it is one this series could have issued. |
| Series id | `fr-diplomatic-cd` (https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/france/diplomatic-cd) |

The opening number is the sending state — 5 is Germany, 45 the United Kingdom — then rank: CD for the diplomatic corps, CMD for the head of mission. A final Z means the car rides tax-free; the rarer X says duties were paid.

| Code | Stands for | English |
|---|---|---|
| `CMD` | Chef de mission diplomatique | head of diplomatic mission |
| `CD` | Corps diplomatique | diplomatic corps |

Sources:

- [annexe VII D.1 (CMD/CD compositions for ambassades, hautes personnalités and organisations internationales, plus the ESA/Guyane 973 completion) and D.4 (the Z and X suffixes)](https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/loda/article_lc/LEGIARTI000030801732)
- [annexe 7 item 2: 'Séries CMD, CD — Le numéro d'immatriculation est reproduit sur chaque plaque d'immatriculation en caractères orangés sur fond vert jaspe.'](https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/loda/article_lc/LEGIARTI000052974050)
- [code de la route art. R. 322-2 V: diplomatic vehicles' numbers are completed by a status-linked specific number](https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/codes/article_lc/LEGIARTI000032401205)

## About this plate

CMD / CD, the French diplomatic series. Unlike Germany, which signals diplomatic status only through an ordinary-looking prefix, France gives the corps its own colour scheme, and unlike Spain it uses ONE green for four series and distinguishes them by the character colour. Note the annexe-7 trap the design must carry: a CD or CMD number is ORANGE on green, but the SAME number becomes WHITE on green the moment a Z or X suffix is added (annexe 7 item 2, "Cas particulier"), so character colour is not a reliable series discriminator on its own.

## Other diplomatic plates here

- [Diplomatic CD delegation](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/france/diplomatic-cd-delegation) (2009 to today)
- [Diplomatic K](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/france/diplomatic-k) (2009 to today)
- [Diplomatic K delegation](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/france/diplomatic-k-delegation) (2009 to today)

## Use it

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

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