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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/geneva-conventions-act-1957/schedule-FIRST/part-7/crossheading-article-38",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/Eliz2/5-6/52",
  "legislation_title": "Geneva Conventions Act 1957",
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  "path": "schedule/FIRST/part/7/crossheading/article-38",
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  "heading": "ARTICLE 38",
  "text": "As a compliment to Switzerland, the heraldic emblem of the red cross on a white ground, formed by reversing the Federal colours, is retained as the emblem and distinctive sign of the Medical Service of armed forces.\nNevertheless, in the case of countries which already use as emblem, in place of the red cross, the red crescent or the red lion and sun on a white ground, those emblems are also recognised by the terms of the present Convention.",
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    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T11:13:37.866578+00:00"
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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