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Regional Law No. 12-PK “On protection of the population and territory against natural and technological disasters”.

Country/Territory
Russian Federation
Territorial subdivision
Perm
Document type
Legislation
Date
2007
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Environment gen.
Keyword
Hazards Early warning system Monitoring Access-to-information
Geographical area
Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, Black Sea, Caspian Sea, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Pacific, North-West Pacific
Entry into force notes
This Regional Law enters into force ten days after the date of its official publication.
Abstract

This Regional Law regulates relations in the sphere of protection of population and territory against local and regional natural and technological disasters. Natural and technological disasters shall be considered situation that takes place as a result of an accident, catastrophe, natural phenomena or calamity that could cause human losses or environmental damages. The scope of this Regional Law shall be prevention of the outbreak and propagation of natural and technological disasters, reduction of damages and losses caused thereby and mitigation of the consequences thereof. Basic principles of protection of the population and territory shall be legality and transparency, planning and application of the protective arrangements. Regional early warning system shall be integral part of the unified national early warning system. Monitoring system shall be operative on the regional territory.

Full text
Russian
Website
www.fpa.su

References - Legislation

Amended by

Regional Law No. 551-PK amending Regional Law No. 12-PK “On protection of the population and territory against natural and technological disasters”.

Legislation | Russian Federation | 2015

Keyword: Hazards, Early warning system

Source: FAO, FAOLEX