2 , ▁to ▁administrative ▁staff ▁and ▁senior ▁officers ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Police . ▁ ▁Award ▁stat ute ▁The ▁medal ▁is ▁awarded ▁under ▁the ▁following ▁conditions : ▁ ▁to ▁police ▁officers , ▁for ▁ 2 0 ▁years ▁of ▁service ; ▁ ▁to ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁administrative ▁staff , ▁for ▁ 2 5 ▁years ▁of ▁combined ▁civil ▁and ▁military ▁service . ▁ ▁Police ▁officers ▁may ▁use ▁up ▁to ▁ 1 0 ▁years ▁of ▁service ▁performed ▁in ▁the ▁military , ▁the ▁G endar mer ie ▁N ationale , ▁Republican ▁Guard , ▁Paris ▁Fire ▁Brigade , ▁Marse ille ▁Naval ▁Fire ▁Battalion , ▁French ▁custom s ▁or ▁forest ry ▁services . ▁ ▁The ▁award ▁may ▁be ▁best owed ▁post hum ously ▁regardless ▁of ▁time ▁of ▁service . ▁ ▁It ▁may ▁also ▁be ▁awarded ▁in ▁exception al ▁cases ▁for ▁acts ▁of ▁courage ▁or ▁exception al ▁service ▁to ▁the ▁police ▁force ▁by ▁national ▁or ▁foreign ▁police ▁officers ▁regardless ▁of ▁time ▁of ▁service . ▁ ▁Under ▁these ▁circumstances , ▁the ▁medal ▁rib bon ▁is ▁ad orn ed ▁with ▁a ▁five ▁pointed ▁silver ▁star . ▁ ▁Award ▁cer emon ies ▁take ▁place ▁ann ually ▁in ▁December . ▁ ▁Re cip ients ▁are ▁announced ▁by ▁a ▁dec ree ▁of ▁the ▁Minister ▁of ▁the ▁Inter ior , ▁after ▁consult ation ▁with ▁the ▁Director ▁General ▁of ▁Police , ▁on ▁the ▁proposal ▁of ▁the ▁pre fect ▁or ▁representative ▁of ▁the ▁state ▁for ▁over se as ▁territ ories . ▁ ▁Award ▁description ▁The ▁Hon our ▁medal ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Police , ▁a ▁design ▁of ▁eng ra ver