▁the ▁Norwegian ▁parliament ▁voted ▁to ▁abol ish ▁the ▁mark , ▁but ▁the ▁decision ▁was ▁over ru led ▁by ▁royal ▁v eto . ▁However , ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 8 , ▁when ▁the ▁flag ▁law ▁was ▁passed ▁for ▁the ▁third ▁time , ▁the ▁king ▁had ▁to ▁san ction ▁it . ▁On ▁ 1 2 ▁October ▁ 1 8 9 9 , ▁the ▁union ▁mark ▁was ▁removed ▁from ▁the ▁Norwegian ▁civil ▁en sign . ▁As ▁the ▁Norwegian ▁military ▁en sign ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁constitution ▁of ▁ 1 8 1 4 ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁union ▁en sign , ▁the ▁union ▁mark ▁remained ▁on ▁military ▁flags ▁until ▁the ▁dissol ution ▁of ▁the ▁union ▁with ▁Sweden . ▁" P ure " ▁military ▁en sign s ▁were ▁ho isted ▁on ▁for tr esses ▁and ▁naval ▁vessels ▁on ▁ 9 ▁June ▁ 1 9 0 5 . ▁ ▁The ▁union ▁mark , ▁however , ▁remained ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Swedish ▁flag ▁until ▁ 1 9 0 5 , ▁when ▁a ▁Law ▁of ▁ 2 8 ▁October ▁ 1 9 0 5 , ▁st ip ulated ▁the ▁ex clusion ▁of ▁the ▁union ▁mark ▁as ▁of ▁ 1 ▁November ▁ 1 9 0 5 . ▁ ▁Flag ▁of ▁ 1 9 0 6 ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 ▁November ▁ 1 9 0 5 , ▁the ▁triple - ta iled ▁flag ▁also ▁became ▁the ▁Swedish ▁naval ▁jack . ▁The ▁Flag ▁law ▁of ▁ 2 2 ▁June ▁ 1 9 0 6 ▁further ▁reg ulated ▁the ▁use ▁and ▁design ▁of ▁the ▁flag