Form of the distinction
Article 3
1. Appointment to the Order at each level of distinction shall be attested by a certificate signed by the President of the European Parliament. 2. On appointment to the Order, laureates shall receive a badge and a ribbon bar, as referred to in paragraphs 3, 4 and 5, corresponding to the level of distinction at which they were appointed. 3. The badge awarded to a Member of the Order shall be made of silver. It shall be 40 mm in diameter and attached by a 37 mm blue moiré ribbon with one yellow stripe. The corresponding ribbon bar shall be blue with one yellow stripe. 4. The badge awarded to an Honourable Member of the Order shall be made of gilded silver. It shall be 40 mm in diameter and attached by a 37 mm blue moiré ribbon with two yellow stripes. The corresponding ribbon bar shall be blue with two yellow stripes. 5. The badge awarded to a Distinguished Member of the Order shall be made of gilded silver. It shall be 50 mm in diameter and attached by a 40 mm blue moiré ribbon with three yellow stripes. The corresponding ribbon bar shall be blue with three yellow stripes. 6. Badges and ribbon bars shall be worn on the left side of the chest, with the exception of the badge referred to in paragraph 5, which shall be worn round the neck. Badges and ribbon bars shall not be worn simultaneously.