Disaster Prevention Law. Country/Territory Germany Territorial subdivision Berlin Document type Legislation Date 1999 (2016) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleLaw on prevention of disasters. Subject Environment gen. Keyword Hazards Risk assessment/management Early warning system Offences/penalties Basic legislation Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe Abstract The present Law regulates the preventive and defensive disaster protection, the interaction of civil protection authorities and civil disaster prevention operators. The text consists of 24 article divided into 6 Parts as follows: Tasks and organization of disaster protection (1); Measures on disaster protection (2); Participation in disaster protection (3); Costs (4); General provisions (5); Final provisions (6). Full text German Website www.berlin.de