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Greece: The law on the national flag
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The Greek national flag and its use are prescribed by law # 851
On the National Flag, War Flags and the Insignia of the President
of the Republic.
Article 1. The national flag
- The national flag of Greece shall be blue and white. It shall
consist of nine horizontal stripes of equal width, of which five
(5) are blue and four (4) white, in such a way that the top and
the bottom stripes are blue and the rest alternately white and
blue.
- On the top corner of the flag near the the flagstaff or
flagpole there shall be an orthogonal white cross, whose vertical
and horizontal arms are of equal length, extending to the four
sides of a blue square encompassing it and covering, from top to
bottom, three blue stripes and two white ones.
- The width of the arms of the cross shall be equal to that of
the stripes. The flag width to length ratio shall be two (2) to
three (3); each stripe width shall measure one ninth (1/9) of the
width of the whole flag.
- The sizes of the National Flag as well as the heights of the
flagstaffs and flagpoles on which the flag shall be flown, are
listed on the table shown hereunder:
Size of flags
|
Length of flag (cm)
|
Width of flag (cm)
|
Width of stripes (cm)
|
Cross square side (cm)
|
Height of flagstaff* (m)
|
Length of flagpole** (m)
|
1st
|
648
|
432
|
48
|
240
|
15 up to 18
|
9 up to 12
|
2nd
|
409
|
270
|
30
|
150
|
10 up to 12
|
7 up to 8
|
3rd
|
297
|
198
|
22
|
110
|
7 up to 9
|
5 up to 6
|
4th
|
189
|
126
|
14
|
70
|
5 up to 6
|
3 up to 4
|
5th
|
135
|
90
|
10
|
50
|
-
|
2 up to 2.6
|
6th
|
95
|
63
|
7
|
35
|
-
|
-
|
7th
|
63
|
45
|
5
|
25
|
-
|
-
|
8th
|
27
|
18
|
2
|
10
|
-
|
-
|
* attached to the ground
** fastened to the top of a structure (balcony or window)
- The flagstaffs and flagpoles referred to in the previous
paragraph shall be white in colour, those prescribed in § 1
of the following article shall bear an orb on top of them crowned
by a white cross, both being in harmonious proportion to the
height of the staff or the length of the pole. In all other cases,
the flag shall bear a cylindrial curved piece on top of them,
whose diameter shall be twice that of the flagpole or flagstaff
and whose height shall be equal to half the diameter.
- All flags shall be made of a suitable fabric of unfading
colour, the hoisting of worn or discoloured flags or flags
manufactured by impression being forbidden.
- The supply of flags hoisted by State Services in general shall
be effected by them on the basis of specifications laid down by
the Minister of Interior. During the first application of the
present law, the supply of flags to the said services may be
undertaken by the Minister of Interior. The flags flown on the
buildings of Legal Entities of Public Law, Local Government
Corporations and Public Utility Corporations or Enterprises shall
be manufactured in accordance with the aforesaid specifications.
Article 2. Use of the national flag
- The national flag shall remain hoisted on its pole each day
from 8:00. till sunset on the buildings of:
a) The Presidency of the Republic and the Greek Parliament
b) Ministries
c) Ambassadorial and Consular Authorities
d) Public, Municipal and Community establishments defined by
decision of the Minister of the Interior
e) Educational Institutions and Establishments in general during
the School term. The details regarding the raising and lowering of
the flag on the buildings of these institutions shall be specified
by decision of the Minister of National Education and
Religion.
f) On Units, Establishments and Camps of the Army, the Navy and
the Air Force.
g) On Warships.
h) On Allied Headquarters to which the staff of the Armed Forces
serve.
i) On Merchant ships.
- The National Flag can also be raised:
a) During National or Public Mourning events by individuals on
houses, shops, offices, enterprises and other places intended for
the exercise of a profession following a decision issued by the
Minister of Interior.
b) During the staging of athletic events, meetings and ceremonies
at the places designated for them, following a decision issued by
the respective Prefect.
Communicated by Jos Poels, 16 June 1995