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I saw the flag of the Baltic Assembly in TV. Proportions and
exact size and placement of logo unknown. More about Baltic
Assembly at <rc.lrs.lt/baltasm>.
Gvido Pētersons, 6 December 1999
From <rc.lrs.lt/baltasm>:
Composition of the Baltic Assembly - The parliament of each of
the Baltic States shall appoint 20 parliamentarians to the Baltic
Assembly (national delegation, including its head and deputy
head), in accordance with the approved rules of procedure and the
principle of proportional political representation in the
national delegation.
Sessions of the Baltic Assembly - The Sessions are held twice a
year, in spring and autumn, in one of the Baltic states. The
Baltic state to host the next Baltic Assembly session is chosen
following the principle of rotation. The supreme body of the
Baltic Assembly shall be a session. Sessions shall be regular and
extraordinary. A session of the Baltic Assembly shall be
competent to adopt decisions on all the issues pertaining to its
activities.
Presidium of the Baltic Assembly - The Presidium shall be formed
for organization of the work of the Baltic Assembly. The
Presidium of the Baltic Assembly shall comprise the head of each
national delegation and his deputy, appointed by the parliament
of the appropriate State. The work of the Presidium shall be
directed by the Chairman and two Vice Chairmen of the Presidium.
At the end of each regular session of the Baltic Assembly, the
head of the national delegation of the State wherein the next
regular session will be held, shall become the Chairman of the
Presidium. The heads of the other two national delegations shall
become Vice Chairmen of the Presidium. The Presidium shall direct
the preparation of sessions, co-ordinate the work of BA bodies
during the sessions and between them, supervise the performance
of the budget of the Baltic Assembly, represent the Baltic
Assembly and maintain relations with international organizations,
as well as with the parliaments and Governments of Estonia,
Latvia and Lithuania, fulfil other tasks prescribed to the
Presidium under the BA Statute and the documents adopted on the
basis there of.
Committees of the Baltic Assembly - Committees shall be appointed
for the preparation and consideration of the issues which are of
interest to the Baltic Assembly. The following shall be standing
committees of the Baltic Assembly:
1.Budget and Audit Committee;
2.Communications and Informatics Committee;
3.Economic and Social Affairs Committee;
4.Education, Science and Culture Committee;
5.Environment Protection and Energy Committee;
6.Legal Committee;
7.Security and Foreign Affairs Committee.
For the working out of separate issues, a session of the Baltic
Assembly may set up ad hoc committees, defining their
composition, scope and term of authority, and the procedure of
accounting for their activities.
Party Groups (Factions) of the Baltic Assembly - In order to
express similar political interests and views and on the basis of
an appropriate joint declaration, the members of the national
delegations may form party groups (factions) consisting of at
least 5 members from at least two national delegations.
Secretariat of the Baltic Assembly - The Secretariat shall ensure
regular activities of the Baltic Assembly and its bodies.
[Contact info for the members of the Secretariat.]
Activities of the Secretary of the Baltic Assembly and
secretaries of the national delegations shall be co-ordinated
proceeding form the BA Statute and other documents adopted on the
basis thereof.
[...]
Ivan Sache, 22 November 2001
The website of the Lithuanian Parliament <www.lrs.lt> has a search engine,
using which I downloaded the full text of the regulations on the
flag of the Baltic Assembly.
Full text of the regulations:
Regulations On the Flag of the Baltic Assembly
1. Description of the flag
1.1. The flag of the Baltic Assembly shall be a white-fabric
rectangle with a blue, stylized three-contour trefoil in the top
corner near the flag staff (in accordance with the Regulations on
Symbols).
1.2. The dimensions of the flag shall be 1 x 2 m or 1,5 x 3 m.
1.3. The Chairman of the Presidium of the Baltic Assembly shall
use a standard. The dimensions of the standard shall be 15 x 30
cm.
1.4. The dimensions of the table standard shall be 14 x 28 cm.
1.5. The dimensions of the pennant shall be 28 x 14 cm.
1.6. Irrespective of the size of the flag, its dimensions shall
be in the same proportions as the approved measurements.
2. Display of the flag
2.1. The Baltic Assembly flag shall be displayed:
2.1.1. during the days of sessions and other events held by the
Baltic Assembly; the flag shall be placed to the left of the
national flag (looking from the front side of the building);
2.1.2. permanently on the front wall of the Baltic Assembly
Secretariat building. On days of national mourning, the flag
shall be displayed as prescribed by regulations concerning
national flags;
2.1.3. at events approved by the Presidium of the Baltic
Assembly;
2.1.4. on other occasions at the initiative of the committees and
on the decision of the Presidium of the Baltic Assembly.
2.2. The table standard shall be used at the meetings of the
bodies of the Baltic Assembly and of interparliamentary
delegations.
2.3. It is prohibited to display a damaged Baltic Assembly flag.
2.4. A flag, a table standard and a pennant of the Baltic
Assembly may be used as a gift for purposes of presentation.
3. Final provision
3. These Regulations shall be an appendix to the Baltic Assembly
Statute.
Riga, 4 December 1999
Ivan Sache, 22 November 2001
The website of the Lithuanian Parliament <www.lrs.lt> has a search engine,
using which I downloaded the full text of the regulations on the
of theSymbols of the Baltic Assembly.
Full text of the regulations:
Regulations On Symbols of the Baltic Assembly
1. The visual symbol of the Baltic Assembly shall be a blue,
stylized, three-contour trefoil on a white background and the
words "The Baltic Assembly" inscribed in three official
languages (the graphic representation of the symbol and the
colour designations are attached).
2. The symbols of the Baltic Assembly shall be used on Baltic
Assembly documents, letterheads and publications, and in public
places during events of the Baltic Assembly.
3. For the purposes of popularizing the Baltic Assembly, its
symbols can be included in an artistic design on quality goods,
souvenirs and packaging.
4. In all cases when the symbols of the Baltic Assembly are used
for its popularization or for commercial purposes, permission
from the Presidium of the Baltic Assembly shall be required for
each type, time and place of their use.
5. The task of the Presidium of the Baltic Assembly shall be:
1) to examine the applications by natural and legal persons for
permission to use the symbols of the Baltic Assembly;
2) to set requirements concerning the quality of goods on which
the symbols of the Baltic Assembly are used in an artistic
design;
3) to examine violations of the use of the symbols of the Baltic
Assembly and to make decisions;
4) to draft and approve the method of calculating the payment for
the use of the symbols of the Baltic Assembly.
6. The procedure for spending the income from the use of the
Baltic Assembly symbols shall be drafted by the Budget and Audit
Committee.
7. The Secretariat of the Baltic Assembly, proceeding from the
method drafted by the Presidium, shall:
1) determine the payment for the right to use the Baltic Assembly
symbols;
2) supervise the use of the Baltic Assembly symbols in compliance
with the present Regulations (Art. 50, subpoint 12, the Baltic
Assembly Statute).
8. In obtaining permission to use the Baltic Assembly symbols,
the following documents shall be submitted to the Secretariat of
the Baltic Assembly:
1) an application;
2) a sketch or a sample of the respective item;
3) description of the purpose and the form of use;
4) a letter guaranteeing payment.
9. These Regulations shall be an appendix to the Baltic Assembly
Statute.
Riga, 4 December 1999
Ivan Sache, 22 November 2001
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