LAW OF THE AZERBAIJAN REPUBLIC

of May 8, 2001 No. 128-IIQ

About use and protection of emblems of the Red cross and Red crescent

This Law establishes rules of use and protection of emblems of the Red cross and Red crescent according to the interstate international treaties supported by the Azerbaijan Republic and governs the legal relations arising in this area.

Section I. General provisions

Article 1. Basic concepts

Treat the basic concepts used in this Law:

medical forming - the military and civil medical institutions created for the medical purposes that is for treatment of wounded, patients and persons, castaway, including their search, rescuing, transportation, establishment of the diagnosis and rendering first aid to them, and also for prevention of diseases. Medical forming can be stationary or mobile, permanent or temporary;

medical personnel - persons who are designated by the party which is in the conflict only for the medical purposes, and also for implementation of administrative ensuring medical forming or for work on sanitary vehicles and implementation of their administrative technical supply;

sanitary vehicles - the military or civil, permanent or temporary means of transportation provided only for sanitary transportations and which are under control of competent authority of the party participating in the conflict;

spiritual personnel - the persons occupied only with accomplishment of the spiritual functions, attached to armed forces, medical forming or sanitary vehicles of the party which is in the conflict;

the distinctive emblem - represents the image of the Red cross or Red crescent on white background used for protection of medical forming, sanitary vehicles, medical and spiritual personnel, the equipment or inventories;

distinctive signal - any signal or the message established for identification of medical forming or sanitary vehicles.

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