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- the distinct and privileged status of a National Society in the domestic legal order and the balanced relationship which should exist between a National Society and its public authorities;
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- the National Society’s auxiliary role to public authorities in the humanitarian field, as duly defined in Resolution 2 adopted by the 30th International Conference (2007) and in Resolution 4 of the 31st International Conference (2011) – for instance by defining the areas in which the National Society supplements or substitutes for public humanitarian services;
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- the duty of public authorities to respect at all times the adherence by the National Society to the Fundamental Principles of the Movement, and in particular the principles of neutrality and independence, as required under Resolution 55(I) of the General Assembly of the United Nations;
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- the support and resourcing due by the public authorities to the National Society in order to contribute to its work and long-term development, including through the recognition of certain privileges such as exemptions from taxes and duties; and to
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- the prerogative and entitlement of a National Society to make use of and to display the emblem in accordance with the 1949 Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols.