Regional Law No. 15-OZ “On protection of the population and territory against natural and technological disasters”. Country/Territory Russian Federation Territorial subdivision Kirov Document type Legislation Date 1996 (2004) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen. Keyword Hazards Access-to-information Early warning system 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 This Regional Law concerns the relations of functioning and operation of state bodies and local government in the sphere of protection of the population and territory against natural and technological disasters. The scope of this Regional Law shall be prevention of the outbreak of natural and technological disasters and mitigation of the consequences thereof. State executive bodies and local government shall inform the population of natural and technological disasters and of methods and arrangements for the protection against them. Regional early warning system, an integral part of the national early warning system shall be set up for timely warning of the population of the outbreak of natural and technological disasters. Full text Russian Website regzakon.fpa.su