Accepted at the thirty third plenary session of Inter-parliamentary Assembly of the State Parties of the CIS by the Resolution of December 3, 2009, No. 33-12

MODEL LAW

About use and protection of emblems of red cross, red crescent, red crystal and the names "red cross", "red crescent", "red crystal", the distinctive signals serving for identification of medical forming and sanitary vehicles

I. General rules

Article 1. Sphere of protection

On the basis:

The Geneva conventions on protection of the victims of war of August 12, 1949 (further - the Geneva conventions), the Additional protocol to them concerning protection of the victims of the international armed conflicts, and the Additional protocol to them concerning protection of the victims of armed conflicts of not international nature against June 8, 1977 (further - Additional protocols), including appendix 1 to the Additional protocol I concerning the Rules concerning identification of medical forming and sanitary vehicles, and also the Additional protocol to the Geneva conventions concerning acceptance of additional distinctive emblem of December 8, 2005 (further - the Additional protocol III);

Governed on use of emblem of the Red Cross or Red Crescent by national societies, accepted at the XX International conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent, and the subsequent amendments to them;

The resolution No. 1, adopted at the XXIX International conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent (Geneva, on June 20 - 21, 2006);

the legislation regulating bases of activities of national society of the Red Cross (Red crescent) of the state

this Law are subject to protection:

- emblem in the form of red cross on white background, red crescent on white background and red crystal on white background;

- the names "Red Cross", "Red crescent" and "Red Crystal" used only by components of the International movement of the Red Cross and Red Crescent;

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