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Spain
Practice Relating to Rule 60. Improper Use of the United Nations Emblem or Uniform
Spain’s LOAC Manual (1996) provides that it is prohibited “to use the distinctive emblem of the UN, except in cases where this Organization authorizes it”.
Spain, Orientaciones. El Derecho de los Conflictos Armados, Publicación OR7-004, 2 Tomos, aprobado por el Estado Mayor del Ejército, Division de Operaciones, 18 March 1996, Vol. I, § 5.3.c; see also § 3.3.c.(2).
The manual further states that it is forbidden “to make improper use of the emblems of the United Nations”.
Spain, Orientaciones. El Derecho de los Conflictos Armados, Publicación OR7-004, 2 Tomos, aprobado por el Estado Mayor del Ejército, Division de Operaciones, 18 March 1996, Vol. I, § 7.3.c.
Spain’s LOAC Manual (2007) states: “It is prohibited to use the distinctive emblem of the United Nations unless authorized to do so by the organization.”
Spain, Orientaciones. El Derecho de los Conflictos Armados, Tomo 1, Publicación OR7–004, (Edición Segunda), Mando de Adiestramiento y Doctrina, Dirección de Doctrina, Orgánica y Materiales, 2 November 2007, § 3.3.c.(2); see also §§ 5.3.c and 7.3.c.
Spain’s Penal Code (1995) punishes “anyone who, during an armed conflict … uses improperly … the flag, uniform, insignia or distinctive emblem … of the United Nations”.
Spain, Penal Code, 1995, Article 612(5).
Spain’s Penal Code (1995), as amended in 2010, states:
Anyone who [commits any of the following acts] during armed conflict shall be punished with three to seven years’ imprisonment:
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4. Improperly using the protective or distinctive signs, emblems or signals established and recognized under international treaties to which Spain is a party.
Spain, Penal Code, 1995, as amended on 23 June 2010, Article 612(4).
