File:CivilDefence.svg

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DescriptionCivilDefence.svg	English: One example of the international sign of civil defence according to Annex I to Protocol Additional I to the Geneva Conventions of 1949: Regulations concerning identification, as amended on 30 November 1993. Русский: Одним из примеров международного знака гражданской обороны в соответствии с Приложением I к Протоколу Дополнительная I к Женевским конвенциям 1949 года : Правила , касающиеся идентификации , с изменениями, внесенными 30 ноября 1993 года . Deutsch: Internationales Zeichen Civil Defense / Zivilverteidigung, als Schutzzeichen gemäß Humanitärem Völkerrecht.
Date	22 January 2014 (upload date)
Source	Own work Securite CivileEC145
Author	Original SVG: MStankie
Other versions	Flag version Square background

Licensing

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Heptagon

The use of the symbol shown in this image is regulated by certain international treaties, particularly the Hague Conventions of 1899 and 1907, the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their additional protocols of 1977 and 2005, as well as other rules of International Humanitarian Law either in written agreements or by long-standing customs. Misuse of this symbol is prohibited by these treaties as well as by national law in all countries which have ratified them. These restrictions are independent of the copyright status of the depiction shown here.

File history

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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	23:51, 31 January 2014	700 × 700 (238 bytes)	AnonMoos	minor flaw
	14:58, 23 January 2014	700 × 700 (253 bytes)	AnonMoos	unnecessary headers
	09:20, 22 January 2014	700 × 700 (512 bytes)	Rehua	Fixed based on source and document: http://www.icrc.org/applic/ihl/ihl.nsf/Treaty.xsp?documentId=A1D622EE77F6964A41256650004C9909&action=openDocument
	01:26, 4 March 2012	600 × 600 (233 bytes)	AnonMoos	slightly smaller rectangle (see talk)
	01:22, 1 September 2011	600 × 600 (233 bytes)	AnonMoos	probably better for triangle vertices not to touch circle perimeter, as in earlier file versions.
	23:36, 31 August 2011	600 × 600 (276 bytes)	Giro720	code clean up
	04:30, 9 March 2011	597 × 597 (3 KB)	Fry1989	orange
	07:03, 10 February 2011	597 × 597 (3 KB)	Fry1989	fix shades
	00:33, 29 October 2010	600 × 600 (3 KB)	Fry1989	tweak of colours a tad
	23:52, 29 September 2010	600 × 600 (3 KB)	Fry1989	fix