<Li> Art . 44 . (cont .) Furthermore, National Red Cross (Red Crescent, Red Lion and Sun) Societies may, in time of peace, in accordance with their national legislation, make use of the name and emblem of the Red Cross for their other activities which are in conformity with the principles laid down by the International Red Cross Conferences . When those activities are carried out in time of war, the conditions for the use of the emblem shall be such that it cannot be considered as conferring the protection of the Convention; the emblem shall be comparatively small in size and may not be placed on armlets or on the roofs of buildings . </Li> <Li> Art . 53 furthermore declares all present and future unapproved usage of said symbols illegal, even when they had been used previously . Signatories of the contract would have had three years after signing to enforce this . As a reference to Switzerland, Article 53 also forbids the use of its flag as a trademark, for advertising or other similar purposes . </Li> <P> The Red Cross, Red Crescent, Red Crystal, and Red Lion and Sun emblems are protected under the Trade - marks Act, section 9 (1), paragraphs f, g, g. 1, and h, respectively: </P> <Dl> <Dd> Prohibited marks </Dd> <Dd> 9 (1) No person shall adopt in connection with a business, as a trade - mark or otherwise, any mark consisting of, or so nearly resembling as to be likely to be mistaken for, <Dl> <Dd> (...) </Dd> <Dd> (f) the emblem of the Red Cross on a white ground, formed by reversing the federal colours of Switzerland and retained by the Geneva Convention for the Protection of War Victims of 1949 as the emblem and distinctive sign of the Medical Service of armed forces and used by the Canadian Red Cross Society, or the expression "Red Cross" or "Geneva Cross"; </Dd> <Dd> (g) the emblem of the Red Crescent on a white ground adopted for the same purpose as specified in paragraph (f); </Dd> <Dd> (g. 1) the third Protocol emblem--commonly known as the "Red Crystal"--referred to in Article 2, paragraph 2 of Schedule VII to the Geneva Conventions Act and composed of a red frame in the shape of a square on edge on a white ground, adopted for the same purpose as specified in paragraph (f); </Dd> <Dd> (h) the equivalent sign of the Red Lion and Sun used by Iran for the same purpose as specified in paragraph (f); </Dd> <Dd> (...) </Dd> </Dl> </Dd> </Dl>

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