There are two legal uses of the emblem: protective, particularly in the zone of military operations, and indicative, in peace time to designate persons or objects connected with the Movement.
The main rules on the use of the emblem are contained in the 1949 Geneva Conventions and the 1977 Additional Protocols, and the "Regulations on the Use of the Emblem of the Red Cross and the Red Crescent by the National Societies" adopted by the Council of Delegates of the Movement in 1991. Any misuse of the emblem is to be sanctioned, and the States Parties to the Conventions make these rules part of their national legislation.
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