Regional Law No. 19-Z "On protection of the population and the territory against natural and technological disasters". Country/Territory Russian Federation Territorial subdivision Yaroslavl Document type Legislation Date 2003 (2011) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen. Keyword Hazards Local government Early warning system Data collection/reporting 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 provisions in the sphere of protection of the population, environment, including land, water and air, against natural and environmental disasters. It shall have the following purposes: (a) determination of the plenary powers of state bodies, local government and organizations in the sphere of protection of the population and territory against natural and technological disasters with the consideration of geographic and climatic particulars of the regions; (b) prevention of the outbreak and propagation of disasters; (c) reduction of damages and losses caused by disasters; and (d) mitigation of the consequences of disasters. Regional territorial subsystem of the national early warning system shall be responsible for data collection, processing and dissemination of the information related to disasters and timely information of the population thereof. Full text Russian Website regzakon.fpa.su References - Legislation Amended by Regional Law No. 16-z amending Regional Law No. 19-Z "On protection of the population and the territory against natural and technological disasters". Legislation | Russian Federation | 2016 Keyword: Hazards, Enforcement/compliance Source: FAO, FAOLEX