Red Cross Emblem and Emblem of the Swiss Red Cross Society

Type

Decision

Number

36

Date of the text

18/02/1941

Official Gazette

published in 1941

Status today

In force as of 27/08/2026

Articles

4

What it provides

This decision bans individuals and associations from using the Red Cross emblem or the Swiss Red Cross insignia, or imitations of them, except for officially authorised bodies, and sets fines and prison terms for violators, with some provisions deferred to January 1942 for those who can prove prior possession.

The full text

This act was published in the Lebanese Official Gazette in 1941. Its full text and the original scan are in the Gherbal National Gazette archive.