Federal Decree on the Swiss Red Cross

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The federal decree on the Swiss Red Cross is a federal decree ( SR number 513.51) of the Swiss Federal Assembly , which regulates the recognition of the Swiss Red Cross (SRC) as the national Red Cross society of Switzerland . It came into force on October 23, 1951 and replaces the Federal Decree of June 25, 1903 on voluntary medical aid for war purposes and the Federal Council Decree of January 9, 1942 on the Swiss Red Cross.

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In addition to the recognition of the SRC, the Federal Decree of 1951 also defines its tasks, which include voluntary medical aid, the blood donation service for civil and military purposes and the promotion of nursing . In accordance with the federal decision, further tasks may also result from the provisions of the Geneva Conventions , from resolutions of the international Red Cross conferences and from the delegation by the federal government. The federal government supports the work of the SRC by granting contributions and special facilities such as exemption from fees and taxes . The SRC statutes must be approved by the Federal Council .

Guidelines for use of the sign of the red cross on a white ground and the other defined in the Geneva Conventions emblem in Switzerland are separately adopted federal law on the protection of the sign and the name of the Red Cross includes 25 March 1954th

Similar laws in Austria and Germany to the Federal Decree of 1951 and the Federal Law of 1954 are the Red Cross Law for the WCC and the DRK Law for the DRK .

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