French Code of the Légion d'honneur and Military Medal

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The French Code of the Légion d'honneur and Military Medal is the body of laws and regulations that governs the organization, awarding, and administration of France’s highest orders of merit for military and civil achievements.


Statements (40)
Predicate Object
instanceOf French statute
legal code
appliesTo Légion d'honneur
Médaille militaire
basedOn French constitutional principles
concerns national prestige and honors system
recognition of civil achievements
recognition of military achievements
country France
defines eligibility criteria for the Légion d'honneur
eligibility criteria for the Médaille militaire
grades of the Légion d'honneur
grounds for disciplinary sanctions
grounds for forfeiture of decorations
procedures for nomination and appointment
rights and obligations of members of the Légion d'honneur
enforcedBy French government
Grand Chancery of the Légion d'honneur
governingBody Grand Chancery of the Légion d'honneur
hasPart provisions on ceremonies and insignia
provisions on civil merits
provisions on military merits
provisions on pensions and benefits linked to decorations
isPartOf French legislation on national orders and decorations
jurisdiction French Republic
language French
legalDomain decorations and medals
orders of merit
legalStatus statutory text of the French Republic
purpose to ensure uniform application of criteria for national honors
to govern the organization of France's highest orders of merit
to regulate the awarding of the Légion d'honneur and Médaille militaire
regulates administration of the Légion d'honneur
administration of the Médaille militaire
conditions for awarding the Légion d'honneur
conditions for awarding the Médaille militaire
organization of the Légion d'honneur
organization of the Médaille militaire
subjectOf French administrative practice on national orders
typeOfLaw public law

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Grand Officier de la Légion d'honneur
legalFramework
Grand Croix de la Légion d'honneur ("Code de la Légion d'honneur et de la Médaille militaire")
regulatesBy

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