Flag of Europe*
country	All countries of the European continent
used by	1) Council of Europe 2) European Union
current since	1) 9 december 1955 2) 1983 (European Parliament), 1986 (European Communities)
created by	Arsène Heitz
format	2:3
shape	rectangular
colours	Módre gerendert als RGB 000 051 153      Gülden gerendert als RGB 255 204 000
other characteristics	flag contains 12 stars (special formation of the stars: five-point-stars, all upright, equally spaced on a central circle whose radius is one 3rd of the flag height (like the 12 hours on a circular clock); each star is regular and placed on a circle whose radius is one 18th of the flag height.).

Das Bild dieser Flagge lässt sich leicht mit einem Rahmen versehen : [[File:Flag of Europe.svg|border|96x176px]]

The Council of Europe holds the copyright for the European flag.

Requests shall be addressed to the Legal Affairs Directorate of the Council of Europe: [F-67075 Strasbourg Cedex; tel. +33-388 41 20 00; fax +33-388 41 20 52]

The European emblem may be used only if:

• there is no likelihood of the user of the emblem being confused with the European Community or the Council of Europe;
• the emblem is not used in connection with objectives or activities which are incompatible with the aims and principles of the European Community or of the Council of Europe.

Permission to use the European emblem does not confer on those to whom it is granted any right of exclusive use, nor does it allow them to appropriate the emblem or any similar trademark or logo, either by registration or any other means. Each case will be examined individually to ascertain whether it satisfies the criteria set out above. This will be unlikely in a commercial context if the European emblem is used in conjunction with a company's own logo, name or trade mark.

(See: Official copyright and legal statement)

Dieses Werk stellt eine Flagge, ein Wappen, ein Siegel oder ein anderes offizielles Insigne dar. Die Verwendung solcher Symbole ist in manchen Ländern beschränkt. Diese Beschränkungen sind unabhängig von dem hier beschriebenen Urheberrechtsstatus.

The following licence only covers the creation of the file, not the flag's graphical design itself.

Ich, der Urheberrechtsinhaber dieses Werkes, veröffentliche es als gemeinfrei. Dies gilt weltweit. W někotrych krajach je to snano prawnisce njemóžno; jeli tomu tak je: Ich gewähre jedem das bedingungslose Recht, dieses Werk für jedweden Zweck zu nutzen, es sei denn, Bedingungen sind gesetzlich erforderlich.