Regional Law No. 225-OZ “On legal regulation of protection of the population and territory against natural and technological disasters”. Country/Territory Russian Federation Territorial subdivision Lipetsk Document type Legislation Date 2005 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 of protection of citizens and environment 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. Regional early warning system shall be integral part of the national (federal) early warning system and shall have as its purpose timely information of the population on the outbreak of a disaster and entailing risks, and also of methods, means and arrangements for ensuring safety of the population and environment. Full text Russian Website regzakon.fpa.su References - Legislation Amended by Regional Law No. 513-OZ amending Regional Law No. 225-OZ “On legal regulation of protection of the population and territory against natural and technological disasters”. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2016 Keyword: Hazards Source: FAO, FAOLEX Regional Law No. 354-OZ Regional Law No. 225-OZ “On legal regulation of protection of the population and territory against natural and technological disasters”. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2014 Keyword: Hazards Source: FAO, FAOLEX