Ordinance on the cantonal emergency organization. Country/Territory Switzerland Territorial subdivision Basel-Stadt Document type Regulation Date 2015 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen. Keyword Hazards Monitoring Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe Entry into force notes The present Ordinance enters into force on 1 April 2015. Abstract The purpose of the present Ordinance is to outline the guidelines to protect the population and its living conditions, the animals and assets against disaster and emergency. In this connexion, the Cantonal Disaster Unit is the competent authority to operate such situations. The text consists of 16 articles divided into 6 Parts as follows: General provisions (1); Operational provisions (2); Tasks (3); Array of civil protection (4); Rights and duties of members of the Disaster Unite (5); Final provisions (6). Full text German Website www.bs.ch