Flag of Greece movements such as the "Etaireia", the First Greek National Assembly, convening in January 1822, took steps to disassociate itself from the "Etaireia"s legacy and portray nascent Greece as a "conventional", ordered nation-state. As such not only were the regional councils abolished in favour of a central administration, but it was decided to abolish all revolutionary flags and adopt a universal national flag. The reasons why the particular arrangement (white cross on blue) was selected, instead of the more popular blue cross on a white field, remain unknown. On 15 March 1822, the Provisional Government, by Decree Nr. 540, laid down
Flag of Norway Norwegian government's web pages. However, Norwegian flag producers consider this red colour to be incorrect, and have complained that the Norwegian state propagates what they perceive as misinformation. Norwegian authorities have clarified that the red colour is only an internal recommendation intended specifically for screen printing, and not a legal definition. Flag producers normally use the red colours 186 or 200. The Nordic Council currently defines the red colour as "Pantone 186 C" and the blue as "Pantone 287", according to the Nordic Flag Society Four years ago the same website mentioned the blue colour as "Pantone 301". On page