<P> The regulations on the usage are identical to regulations in Germany . </P> <P> Most cities in Belgium have a Blue - Zone in the city centre following the French / Swiss model of a 2 hours maximum (signs read "Disque Obligatoire" or "Schijf Verplicht"). In Belgium the EU parking disc was introduced to statutory regulations on 31 March 2003 . </P> <P> There are several Blue - Zone parking spaces in Amsterdam and other cities in the Netherlands . Most of the city centre in Amsterdam uses a paid parking scheme in daily hours (usually free parking during the night) However, there are some streets next to the central areas which allow for a parking disk, for example 1, 5 hours being allowed at Gelderplandsplein in Southern Amsterdam . In Wassenaar the limited time is set to 2 hours . </P> <P> Parking discs (bifreiðastæðaklukkur) were introduced to Iceland in the town of Akureyri in August 2005 allowing an indicated parking time between 30minutes and two hours depending on the distance to the city centre . Former parking meters were removed . </P>

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