Regional Law No. 13-RZ “On protection of the population and territory against natural and technological disasters”. Country/Territory Russian Federation Territorial subdivision Kabardino-Balkaria Document type Legislation Date 2004 (2009) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen. Keyword Hazards Early warning system 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 establishes organizational and legal norms and principles in the sphere of protection of the population and territory against natural and technological disasters. The scope of the Regional Law shall be: (a) prevention of the outbreak of disasters; (b) reduction of damages and losses caused by disasters; (c) mitigation of the consequences of disasters; and (d) conservation of life and health of the population. Information in the sphere of protection of the population and territory against natural and technological disasters shall be open and transparent. Public authorities shall inform the population through early warning system. Full text Russian Website regzakon.fpa.su References - Legislation Amended by Regional Law No. 45-RZ amending Regional Law No. 13-RZ “On protection of the population and territory against natural and technological disasters”. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2015 Keyword: Institution, Hazards Source: FAO, FAOLEX