Cabinet Regulation No. 721 of 2017 on Procedures for the Receipt and Provision of Humanitarian Aid Country/Territory Latvia Document type Regulation Date 2017 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Latvijas Vēstnesis, 248, 14.12.2017. Subject Environment gen. Keyword Hazards Procedural matters Liability/compensation Institution Geographical area Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Northern Europe Abstract This Regulation prescribes the procedures for the receipt and provision of humanitarian aid. In the event of a disaster, threat thereof or in a crisis situation, humanitarian aid shall be provided in the form of material, financial or logistic assistance (including by attracting experts). The decision on the receipt, request and provision of humanitarian aid shall be taken by the Cabinet upon a proposal of the Crisis Management Council and based on the information provided by the responsible ministry. Within the meaning of this Regulation, the responsible ministry is a disaster management subject, who shall co-ordinate the management of a disaster in accordance with the Civil Protection and Disaster Management Law based on the type of the specific disaster. Full text English/Latvian Website likumi.lv References - Legislation Implements Civil Protection and Disaster Management Law (2016) Legislation | Latvia | 2016 Keyword: Hazards, Procedural matters, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Early warning system Source: FAO, FAOLEX