STATE FLAG AND ARMORIAL BEARINGS
PUBLIC DECLARATION

Declaration dated 19 March 1980

1.	The Schedule to this declaration contains the National Flag, the National Emblem and the National Coat of Arms (hereafter called "the National Symbols") of Vanuatu.

2.	The Government of Vanuatu claims absolute copyright in the National Symbols with effect from the 18th day of February 1980.

3.	The Government is not prepared to allow any infringement of that copyright in Vanuatu or any other part of the world.

4.	Legislation has been prepared to protect the National Symbols from commercial exploitation.

5.	The Government appreciates that commercial exploitation of the National Symbols is not necessarily undesirable. For that reason it is prepared to consider the issuing of licences for commercial exploitation which will be subject to conditions. One condition will be that any reproduction of a National Symbol under licence will be subject to approval of the design of the article by the Government.

6.	The Government may also require a royalty payment from all persons who are licensed to reproduce and sell a National Symbol.

7.	Any person who wishes to obtain a licence in accordance with this declaration should apply to the Minister.

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