Mayors wear the tricolour scarf with gold fringed tassels in public ceremonies and whenever the performance of their duties may make this distinctive sign of their authority necessary.
Deputies wear the tricolour scarf with silver fringed tassels when carrying out their duties as civil registrars and judicial police officers, and when replacing or representing the mayor pursuant to articles L. 2122-17 et L. 2122-18.
Municipal councillors wear the tricolour scarf with silver fringed tassels when they replace the mayor in application of article L. 2122-17 or when they are required to celebrate marriages by delegation from the mayor under the conditions set by article L. 2122-18.
The tricolour scarf may be worn either as a belt or from the right shoulder to the left side. When worn as a sash, the order of colours shows blue at the top. When worn as a sash, the order of the colours shows blue near the collar, to differentiate it from the MPs.