Office for Kosovo and Metohija
Government of the Republic of Serbia

Arrangements concerning the finalization of implementation of 2011 freedom of movement- Brussels, 14 September 2016

1. The parties agree to cover relevant parts of the respective license plates with two white stickers.

2. This sticker regime will enter into force on November 15th of 2016.

3. The administrative infrastructure for the issuance of all documents needed to register vehicles with license plates issued by Kosovo authorities will be in place on November 15th of 2016.

4. The registration of all vehicles with license plates issued by Kosovo authorities (RS/RKS) will start on January 15th of2017 and will last for 12 months at the end of which the issue will be reviewed by the two parties with the facilitation provided by EU.

5. Kosovo will extend the validity of KS license plates for 5 years at the end of which the issue will be reviewed by the two parties (with the facilitation provided by EU, if required).

6. Exceptions from duties and fees for the registration of vehicles will be granted by Kosovo as in same manners as in previous such occasions. Close and shift cooperation will be established between the two parties to verify legal ownership of vehicles.

7. An information campaign will be carried out by the two parties and EU to explain to the affected residents’ modalities for re-registering vehicles. Further discussions on scope and modalities on such an informative campaign will be discussed in the implementation group.

8. License plates affected by the registration process will not be affected by the sticker regime.

9. Due to the sensitivities attached to the above, parties agree to review the implementation of these conclusions at regular intervals.