Regional Law No. 12-Z amending Regional Law No. 17-Z "On protection of the population and the territory against natural and technological disasters". Country/Territory Russian Federation Territorial subdivision Nizhni Novgorod Document type Legislation Date 2016 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen. Keyword Hazards 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 on the date of its official publication. Abstract Article 1 shall be amended to add the following wording: “Preparation of the population for emergencies shall be considered a series of arrangement for protection of the population and the territory against natural and technological disasters”. Full text Russian Website www.regionz.ru References - Legislation Amends Regional Law No. 17-Z "On protection of the population and the territory against natural and technological disasters". Legislation | Russian Federation | 1996 (2014) Keyword: Hazards, Local government, Data collection/reporting, Access-to-information Source: FAO, FAOLEX