Cabinet Regulation No. 722 of 2017 on Procedures for Requesting International Assistance Country/Territory Latvia Document type Regulation Date 2017 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Latvijas Vēstnesis, 248, 14.12.2017. Subject Environment gen. Keyword Local government Hazards Liability/compensation Procedural matters Governance Geographical area Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Northern Europe Abstract The Regulation prescribes the procedures by which State or local government authorities shall propose the Cabinet to take the decision to request international assistance in case of a disaster or threat of a disaster in order to ensure disaster management. The Cabinet shall take a decision to request international assistance on the basis of a proposal from the Crisis Management Council and the information provided to the Crisis Management Council by the responsible State or local government authority. 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