Question 15543 — public ceremonies and legal holidays

Summary

Ms. Emeline Rey-Rinchet questions the Minister of Armed Forces and Veterans on the rules applicable to the salute performed by the standard bearers of veterans' associations during patriotic ceremonies. Faced with the need to harmonize uses during official ceremonies, in the absence of a regulatory document equivalent to that which governs military ceremonial, the Directorate of Memory, Culture and Archives has distributed in 2025 a reissue of the “Commemorations, instructions for use” guide, intended for territorial actors responsible for their organization. However, if the salute is traditionally due in homage to the dead as well as to the symbols of the Nation which are the tricolor flag and the national anthem, this guide provides that the standard bearers raise their flag from the first notes of La Marseillaise, even though the authorities in uniform maintain, as for to them, the position of salvation. This difference in usage can give rise to incomprehension and questions among participants in the ceremonies, as well as within the associations concerned. In this context, she asks him to please clarify the Government's position on the rules applicable to the salute of flag bearers during the playing of the national anthem. She also questions him about the possibility of updating the reference documents in order to guarantee better consistency of practices. Finally, she would like to know if the Government plans to initiate, in consultation with associations of veterans and flag bearers, a reflection aimed at developing a single document, with prescriptive scope and interministerial application, to ensure clear and shared harmonization of the protocol for patriotic ceremonies.

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