Regional Law No. 27-OZ amending Regional Law No. 3-II-OZ “On protection of the population against environmental and technological disasters”. Country/Territory Russian Federation Territorial subdivision Voronezh Document type Legislation Date 2016 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen. Keyword Hazards Local government 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 Article 3.1 shall be amended to add the following wording: “The person in charge of the mitigation of the consequences of emergency situations and natural and technological disasters shall direct incident response activities of local government and specialized agencies”. Full text Russian Website publication.pravo.gov.ru References - Legislation Amends Regional Law No. 3-II-OZ “On protection of the population against environmental and technological disasters”. Legislation | Russian Federation | 1997 Keyword: Hazards, Early warning system, Access-to-information Source: FAO, FAOLEX