France now registers personal arms
Posted: 21 Sep 2015, 19:04
Some heraldic developments in France : the Conseil National d'Heraldique (CNH), has recently been authorised to register/record the arms of natural and juristic persons. They previously dealt only with official and municipal heraldry.
Their application forms contains the terms and conditions. It appears (according to Google Translate) that :
* registration simply places the arms on record
* they will be recorded only if the CNH considers that they comply with heraldic usages;
* third party rights are expressly reserved, and in the event of a dispute about ownership or "anteriority", the parties must sort it out in a civil court;
* the arms will be published in print and digitally;
* the date of the CNH's decision does not give rise to recognition of prior ownership, possession or any rights whatsoever.
Their website is :
http://www.archivesdefrance.culture.gou ... eraldique/
Their application forms contains the terms and conditions. It appears (according to Google Translate) that :
* registration simply places the arms on record
* they will be recorded only if the CNH considers that they comply with heraldic usages;
* third party rights are expressly reserved, and in the event of a dispute about ownership or "anteriority", the parties must sort it out in a civil court;
* the arms will be published in print and digitally;
* the date of the CNH's decision does not give rise to recognition of prior ownership, possession or any rights whatsoever.
Their website is :
http://www.archivesdefrance.culture.gou ... eraldique/