Law on protection of population and civil protection in the Canton of Aargau (Population and Civil Protection Law). Country/Territory Switzerland Territorial subdivision Aargau Document type Legislation Date 2006 (2013) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen. Keyword Hazards Financing Enforcement/compliance Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe Entry into force notes The present Law enters into force on 1 January 2007. Abstract The present Law implements the Federal Act of 4 October 2002 on the same subject. In particular, the Law regulates the organization and competences, as well as tasks and financing of the Canton Aargau in the field of population protection and civil protection. Article 2 contains the definition of terms like “disaster”, “emergency situations”, “severe emergencies“, “armed conflicts”. The text consists of 54 articles divided into 8 Parts as follows: General provisions (1); Population protection (2); Civil protection (3); Protection of cultural property (4); National economic supply (5); Financing (6); Liability and legal protection (7); Transitional and final provisions (8). Full text German Website www.ag.ch References - Legislation Implements Loi fédérale sur la protection de la population et sur la protection civile (LPPCi). Legislation | Switzerland | 2002 (2017) Keyword: Basic legislation, Hazards Source: FAO, FAOLEX Implemented by Ordinance on population protection and civil protection in the Canton Aargau (Population and Civil Protection Ordinance). Legislation | Switzerland | 2006 (2015) Keyword: Hazards, Financing, Enforcement/compliance Source: FAO, FAOLEX