The Green Card System was introduced on 1
January 1953 under the authority of the Economic Commission for Europe of the
United Nations. The Council of Bureaux, established in London in 1949, manages
the system.
MAP OF EUROPE OVERVIEW
KEY : -
Blue; Members of EU or EEA, & Switzerland. Green
Card not required.
Minimum cover requirement; *
EU Countries;
UK compulsory cover or,
compulsory cover in EU country being visited.
Whichever is the greater.
EEA Countries & Switzerland; Compulsory cover in the
country being visited.
NB. *Policies issued by UK insurers provide this minimum cover..
Green; These countries are members of Green Card
system and a Green Card is necessary before travel.
NB.4. Serbia. See note
on Green Card which states that the card is only valid in the Republic of
Montenegro and parts of Serbia controlled by the Government of Serbia.
Andorra & Croatia are not members of either EU or EEA but are
signatories to the same arrangements as the Blue countries.
MIB state that Green Cards are technically not required, but
recommend checking with insurers that cover applies.
COUNTRY LIST : -
1. (A) Austria
2 (AL) Albania
3 (AND) Andorra
4 (B) Belgium
5 (BG) Bulgaria
6 (BIH) Bosnia-Herzegovina
7 (BY) Belarus
8 (CH) Switzerland inc Liechtenstein
9 (CY) Cyprus-Greek part only
10 (CZ) Czech Republic
11 (D) Germany
12 (DK) Denmark inc Faroes
13 (E) Spain inc Balearics, Canaries, Mellila*, and Ceuta*
(* both on the North African mainland)
14 (Est) Estonia
15 (F) France inc Monaco
16 (Fin) Finland
17 (GB) UK inc. Gibraltar
18 (GR) Greece
19 (H) Hungary
20 (HR) Croatia
21 (I) Italy inc. Vatican and San Marino
22 (IL) Israel
23 (IR) Iran
24 (IRL) ROI
25 (IS) Iceland
26 (L) Luxembourg
27 (LT) Lithuania
28 (LV) Latvia
29(M) Malta
30 (MA) Morocco
31 (MD) Moldova
32 (MK) F.Y.R.O.M (Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia)
33 (N) Norway
34 (NL) Netherlands
35 (P) Portugal inc Madeira and Azores
36 (PL) Poland
37 (RO) Romania
38 (RUS) Russia
39 (S) Sweden
40( SCG) Serbia & Montenegro
41(SK) Slovak Republic
42 (SLO) Slovenia
43 (TN) Tunisia
44 (TR) Turkey-European and Asian
45 (UA) Ukraine
Countries not mentioned
The following countries or territories are not mentioned on the Green Card, but
are included as part of another member or administered by another member as
follows;
Balearics-Spain
Canary Islands-Spain
Corsica-France
Crete-Greece
Faeroes-Denmark
Gibraltar-UK
Liechtenstein-Switzerland. NB. Liechtenstein is part of EEA but Switzerland is
not.
Madeira-Portugal.
Monaco-France
San Marino-Italy
Sardinia-Italy.
Vatican-Italy
For any other territories, consult the insurer or MIB.
This is only a summary of the
current position. For full details see MIB website www.mib.org.uk
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