Vehicle registration plates of Italy

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Vehicle registration plates (Italian: targhe d'immatricolazione or simply targhe) are the compulsory alphanumeric plates used to display the registration mark of motor vehicles registered in Italy. They have existed in the country since 1897. By law, Italian plates can only be made by the Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato, assigned by the territorial offices of the Italian Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport, and must be permanently attached to a single vehicle from its first registration to its disposal. The current alphanumeric serial code was introduced on 28 February 1994 and consists of seven black characters on a rectangular, or squared, white background with a defined format (2 letters, 3 numbers, and then 2 letters) which is issued nationwide, regardless of the local registration office. Starting from 7 February 1999, this format was slightly redesigned, adding a blue strip on the left containing the EU flag above the country code I in order to comply with the common...

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