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Republic of Lithuania Law on the National Flag and Other Flags REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA LAW ON THE NATIONAL FLAG AND OTHER FLAGS 26 June 1991 No I-1497 Vilnius (As last amended on 17 January 2013 – No XII-159) CHAPTER ONE GENERAL PROVISIONS Article 1. Purpose of the Law 1. This Law shall regulate the national flag of Lithuania, other flags, their descriptions, principles and procedure of official use in the Republic of Lithuania, liability for violations of the procedure for displaying flags or desecration of flags, flag manufacturing and maintenance. 2. The national flag of Lithuania, the historical (armorial) national flag of Lithuania, flags of foreign states, the flag of the European Union, flags of international public organisations, flags of other international organisations, the flag of the President of the Republic, flags of counties and municipalities, standards, other flags, table and car flags (hereinafter referred to as “flags”) may be officially used in the Republic of Lithuania. 3. The standard of the national flag of Lithuania may not be used as the heraldic basis for other flags. Other flags may not be identical to the national flag of Lithuania. 4. Except for the President of the Republic, state institutions may not have their own flags. The provisions of this Law shall apply to the flag of the President of the Republic to the extent that they are not subject to the regulation by other laws. 5. Flag standards, images may not contain the symbols or other signs which are related to the spread of national, racial, religious, social or any other discord, incitement of hatred, as well as come into conflict with morals or public policy, public morality standards. Article 2. Definitions 1. “National flag of Lithuania” means an official emblem of the State of Lithuania, the national flag – a piece of cloth consisting of three equal horizontal coloured stripes: arranged with the yellow above, the green in the middle, and the red below. 2. “Historical national (armorial) flag of Lithuania” (hereinafter referred to as “the historical national flag of Lithuania”) means a historical symbol of the State of Lithuania, a piece of cloth featuring a red field with a white (silver) armoured knight on a white (silver) horse holding in his right hand a white (silver) sword above his head. A blue shield hangs on the left shoulder of the knight with a double yellow (gold) cross on it. The horse saddle, horsecloth, bridle, and belts are blue. The hilt of the sword, the curb bits of the bridle, the stirrup and the spur, the metal fastenings of the sheath and the trapping, as well as the horseshoes are yellow (gold). 3. “Flag of a foreign state” means a national flag of a foreign state, adopted or approved in the manner prescribed by the legal acts of that state. 4. “Flag of the European Union” means the flag of the European Union adopted or approved in the manner prescribed by the legal acts of the European Union. 5. “Flag of an international public organisation” means a flag of an international public organisation adopted or approved in the manner prescribed by the legal acts of the bodies of that organisation. 6. “Flag of a county” means an object of the insignia of a county approved by the Government of the Republic of Lithuania or an institution authorised by it after consultation with the Lithuanian Heraldry Commission. 7. “Flag of a municipality” means an object of the insignia of a municipality approved by the municipal council after consultation with the Lithuanian Heraldry Commission. 8. “Standard” means an object of the insignia of a statutory institution, military unit or municipal ward, approved, after consultation with the Lithuanian Heraldry Commission, in the manner prescribed by the legal acts regulating their activities. 9. “Other flags” means an object of the insignia of public and private legal persons, approved or adopted, after consultation with the Lithuanian Heraldry Commission, in the manner prescribed by the legal acts regulating their activities. 10. “Table flag” means a small national flag of Lithuania, a small flag of a foreign state, a small flag of the European Union or an international public organisation, conforming to the standard pattern of the colours and the proportions of the national flag, the flag of the 2 European Union or the flag of international public organisation, and attached to the staff with a stand. 11. “Car flag” means a small national flag of Lithuania, a small flag of a foreign state, a small flag of the European Union or an international public organisation, conforming to the standard pattern of the colours and the proportions of the national flag, the flag of the European Union or the flag of international public organisation, and displayed from a staff mounted on the car. 12. “Manufacturer” means a natural person and a legal person or any other organisation of the Republic of Lithuania and a foreign state. 13. “National holidays” means the public holidays related to the statehood of Lithuania which are the dates of the events that had an exceptional significance for the establishment and independence of the State of Lithuania: February 16 – Day of Re-establishment of the State of Lithuania, March 11 – Day of Re-establishment of Lithuania's Independence, July 6 – Day of the State (Coronation of King Mindaugas). Article 3. Colouring and Proportions of the Flags 1. The national flag of Lithuania, the historical national flag of Lithuania, other flags as well as images of the flags must always correspond to the standard image of the colours (in the Pantone Matching System) and the proportions of these flags. 2. The ratio of the width of the national flag of Lithuania and the historical national flag of Lithuania to the length of the said flags must be 3:5. 3. Usually when displayed near, over or on the buildings the national flag of Lithuania shall be 1 meter in width and 1.7 meters in length, and the historic national flag of Lithuania shall be 1 meter in width and 1.7 meters in length. 4. The national flag of Lithuania and the historical national flag of Lithuania may be of other proportions, however, the ration of the width to the length of these flags must always correspond to the ratio established in paragraph 2 of this Article. Article 4. Principles of the Usage of Flags 1. The citizens of the Republic of Lithuania, other persons must show respect to the flags. 2. Flags must meet the requirements laid down in Article 3 of this Law, must not be soiled or faded. 3. When displayed the national flag of Lithuania must take precedence over all other flags pursuant to the principles of heraldry. 3 4. When the national flag of Lithuania is hoisted vertically, the yellow stripe must be on the heraldic right, the green stripe – in the middle and the red stripe – on the left. 5. Flags may be displayed near the buildings (on flagpoles installed in front of the building), over or on the buildings, in squares, on ships, in conference halls, offices or places of official ceremonies, from a car. 6. If several flags are raised, they must be flown at the same height, of the same possible size, and in the following order of precedence: 1) the national flag of Lithuania; 2) the historical national flag of Lithuania; 3) flags of foreign states; 4) the flag of the European Union; 5) flags of international public organisations; 6) the flag of the President of the Republic; 7) standards; 8) flags of counties; 9) flags of municipalities; 10) other flags. 7. The Government of the Republic of Lithuania shall set the time for hoisting flags. CHAPTER TWO NATIONAL FLAG OF LITHUANIA Article 5. Places and Occasions for Hoisting the National Flag of Lithuania 1. The national flag of Lithuania shall be hoisted on a 24-hour basis near, over and on the following buildings: 1) the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania; 2) the residence of the President of the Republic; 3) the Government and the ministries of the Republic of Lithuania; 4) the Constitutional Court and other courts of the Republic of Lithuania; 5) the Office of the Prosecutor General of the Republic of Lithuania; 6) the Bank of Lithuania; 7) the Central Electoral Committee of the Republic of Lithuania; 8) the Tower of the Gediminas' Castle in Vilnius; 9) municipal councils; 4 10) border inspection posts – in the places established under a resolution of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania in the international airports, seaports and river (inland waterway) ports open for international shipping, railway stations or by the roads, in which the inspection is carried on by the State Border Guard Service, customs offices or other state institutions authorised for this purpose. 2. On national holidays the national flag of Lithuania shall be hoisted near, over or on the following buildings: by other state and municipal institutions and establishments, other establishments, enterprises and organisations irrespective of the forms of ownership thereof, as well as near residential buildings. 3. The national flag of Lithuania shall be also hoisted: 1) near, over or on diplomatic missions, consular posts of the Republic of Lithuania and the divisions of such missions and posts, as well as near, over or on buildings of the special missions located in foreign states – pursuant to international law provisions, diplomatic protocol requirements and traditions of a host country; 2) near, over or on buildings of state schools of higher education and post-secondary schools as well as state and municipal general education schools – usually the said flag shall be hoisted at the beginning of a school year and lowered at the end of the school year; 3) on the territories of independent military units – in accordance with the procedure established by the Minister of National Defence; 4) on ships registered in the Republic of Lithuania; 5) on ships which have entered the territorial waters, ports of the Republic of Lithuania; 6) near, over or on the buildings in which voting is carried out on the day of elections to the Seimas, municipal councils of the Republic of Lithuania or the European Parliament and the Office of the President of the Republic, as well as on the day of voting in a referendum.
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