(1) Whoever, without authorisation, uses the insignia of the Red Cross against a white background or the designation "Red Cross" or "Geneva Cross", is deemed to have committed a regulatory offence.
(2) Whoever, without authorisation, uses the coat of arms of the Swiss Confederation, is also deemed to have committed a regulatory offence.
(3) Insignia, designations and coats of arms which so closely resemble those designated in subsections (1) and (2) that they may be mistaken for them, are deemed equivalent to those.
(4) Subsections (1) and (3) apply accordingly to those insignia or designations which are equivalent, in accordance with international law, to the insignia of the red cross against a white background, or to the designation "Red Cross".
(5) The regulatory offence may be sanctioned by a regulatory fine.