Regional Law No. 15-ZS “On protection of the population and territory against natural and technological disasters”. Country/Territory Russian Federation Territorial subdivision Altai Document type Legislation Date 1998 (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 on the date of its official publication. Abstract This Regional Law regulates the issues originating in the process of protection of the population and territory (air, land, water) against natural and technological disasters. The scope of this Regional Law shall be definition of regional executive bodies, local self-government, rights and duties of citizens in the sphere of protection of the population and territory in case of the outbreak of natural and technological disasters. Natural and technological disasters shall be subject to classification and the boundaries of disaster area shall be mapped. Population shall be granted access to information related to disasters. Regional territorial early warning sub-system shall be integral part of the national early warning system. Full text Russian Website regzakon.fpa.su References - Legislation Amended by Regional Law No. 47-ZS amending Regional Law No. 15-ZS “On protection of the population and territory against natural and technological disasters”. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2011 Keyword: Hazards, Forest fires Source: FAO, FAOLEX Regional Law No. 28-ZS amending Regional Law No. 15-ZS “On protection of the population and territory against natural and technological disasters”. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2015 Keyword: Hazards, Classification/declassification Source: FAO, FAOLEX