System of Decorations

Type

Decree-Law

Number

122

Date of the text

12/06/1959

Official Gazette

published in 1959

Status today

In force, amended as of 27/08/2026

Articles

63

What it provides

This decree governs Lebanon's national decorations, setting their order of precedence and wear, and specifying which authority awards each decoration or promotes recipients. It covers military, civilian, commemorative decorations and those for health, education, agriculture and security services, with their detailed de

What has changed this text

• Amended by Law No. 357/1994, articles 1, 2, 7, 18, 20, 24, 39, 43, 44, 47, 51, 58
• Amended by Law No. 37/1966 of 09/06/1966, articles 39
• Amended by Law No. 155/2011 of 17/08/2011, articles 1
• Amended by Decree No. 1669/1971 of 18/08/1971
• Amended by Law No. 112/2010 of 26/06/2010, articles 34, 35, 36
• Partly repealed by Law No. 112/2010 of 26/06/2010, articles 35
• Amended by Law No. 25/1990 of 30/10/1990, articles 24
• Partly repealed by Law No. 25/1990 of 30/10/1990, articles 24
• Amended by Decree No. 5278/1973 of 31/03/1973

The full text

This act was published in the Lebanese Official Gazette in 1959. Its full text and the original scan are in the Gherbal National Gazette archive.