Temporary Authorisation for Syrian and Lebanese Vessels Sailing the Seas Under the French Flag

Type

Decision

Number

917

Date of the text

18/06/1921

Official Gazette

published in 1921

Status today

In force, amended as of 27/08/2026

Articles

5

What it provides

This decision temporarily allows Syrian and Lebanese vessels to sail under the French flag until a maritime law for Syria and Lebanon is enacted, while requiring them to fly their own government's flag on the foredeck. It sets registration requirements for ships at Syrian ports, the documents they must hold, and the li

What has changed this text

• Partly repealed by High Commissioner Decision No. 1141/1921 of 06/12/1921, articles 4, 5

The full text

This act was published in the Lebanese Official Gazette in 1921. Its full text and the original scan are in the Gherbal National Gazette archive.