Watercraft identification number
Article 3
1. A watercraft identification number (WIN) shall consist of the following elements in the following order: (a) the country code of the manufacturer indicating where the manufacturer is established; (b) the unique code of the manufacturer assigned by the national authority of a Member State; however the same combination of characters to form a unique code for a manufacturer generated by a national authority or national body of one Member State may also be generated by a national authority or national body of another Member State with the distinctive element being the country code of the manufacturer; (c) a unique serial number assigned by the manufacturer for identification of the watercraft and used only once by that manufacturer; however the same combination of characters may be used also by another manufacturer with the distinctive element being the combination with the unique code of manufacturer and the country code of the manufacturer; (d) month and year of production; (e) model year which corresponds to the year when the specific watercraft is intended to be placed on the market. 2. The composition of the WIN shall comply with the second paragraph of Point 2.1 of Annex I to Directive 2013/53/EU.