Are personalized license plates permitted?

In its reply published on 12 December 2019, the Ministry of the Interior recalls that a decree of 9 February 2009 sets out the characteristics and the method of laying vehicle registration plates.

These plates must include, in particular, a territorial identifier consisting of the official logo of a region and the number of one of the departments of that region (freely chosen by the holder of the registration certificate).

Consequently, the affixing of a simple sticker on the plate is prohibited by the regulations, article R317-8 of the highway code punishing with a fine of 4^e classifies the non-compliance with these rules.