on municipal coats of arms (AAC) (AAC)
Table of Provisions (7)
Statutory Text (7 Provisions)
1. Municipal coats of arms are subject to the approval of the Council of State.
2. The same applies to any modification made to these coats of arms.
1. The Vaud Cantonal Archives establish and maintain the central digital file of municipal coats of arms of the Canton of Vaud.
2. They alone have the authority to use the data.
1. Only the blazons appearing in the central digital file are authoritative for the heraldic translation of municipal coats of arms.
2. The extractions from the central file appearing in the annex of this order are presented as illustrations.
1. The Cantonal Archives of Vaud communicate the municipal coats of arms to the Federal Institute of Intellectual Property for the purpose of their registration on the list of protected public signs.
1. The Cantonal Archives of Vaud shall, upon written request, transmit extracts from the central file to municipalities and other entitled parties.
2. Payment of a fee may be required. The Council of State sets the tariff.
1. The Order of February 10, 1925, relating to municipal coats of arms is repealed.
1. The State Chancellery is responsible for the implementation of this decree, which shall enter into force on January 1, 2017.