Members of the System

Members and date of entry

By Alphabetical Order

A Austria 1954
AL Albania 1992
AND Andorra 1996
AZ Azerbaijan 2016
B Belgium 1949
BG Bulgaria 1971
BIH Bosnia and Herzegovina 1996
BY Belarus* 2003
CH Switzerland 1949
CY Cyprus 1996
CZ Czech Republic 1949
D Germany 1951
DK Denmark 1949
E Spain 1953
EST Estonia 1992
F France 1949
FIN Finland 1949
FL Liechtenstein 1949
GR Greece 1949
H Hungary 1960
HR Croatia 1992
I Italy 1953
IR Islamic Republic of Iran** 1976
IRL Ireland 1949
IS Iceland 1970
L Luxembourg 1949
LT Lithuania 2003
LV Latvia 1998
M Malta 1985
MA Morocco 1969
MD Moldova 1997
MK North Macedonia 1994
MNE Montenegro 2012
N Norway 1949
NL Netherlands (The) 1949
P Portugal 1953
PL Poland 1958
RO Romania 1965
RUS Russia* 2009
S Sweden 1949
SK Slovak Republic 1949
SLO Slovenia 1992
SRB Serbia 1954
TN Tunisia 1969
TR Turkey 1964
UA Ukraine 1997
UK United Kingdom 1946

Details of the Motor Insurers’ Bureaux participating in the System can be found on the Council of Bureaux’ website: https://www.cobx.org/article/4130/green-card-system-final#content-9202


*The bilateral agreements between the Green Card Bureau of Russia and the Green Card Bureau of Belarus on the one hand, and the Green Card Bureaux of the EEA countries, Switzerland and the UK on the other hand were terminated in 2022. Following the transition period, the termination of the bilateral agreements has taken effect on 1 June 2023. The COB 2023 General Assembly decided to suspend the membership of the Green Card Bureau of Russia and the membership of the Green Card Bureau of Belarus, as of 30 June 2023 for an undetermined period of time.

  • As of 1 June 2023 cross border traffic between Russia and Belarus and the EEA countries, Switzerland
    and the UK is subject to frontier insurance.
  • As of 30 June 2023, the cross border traffic between Russia and Belarus and the remaining non-EEA
    countries (AL, AND, AZ, BIH, IR, MD, MNE, MA, MK, SRB, TN, TR as well as Russia and Belarus
    respectively) can be subject to frontier insurance.

**The membership of the Green Card Bureau of Iran will be suspended as of 1 January 2024 for an undetermined period.

  • No Green Cards issued in Iran, or covering for the territory of Iran will be acceptable as of 1 January 2024.
  • As of 1 January 2024 cross border traffic between Iran and all other member countries of COB, including EEA and non-EEA countries, will be subject to frontier insurance.