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Regional Law No. 34-OZ “On some issues of protection of the population and territory against natural and technological disasters”.

Country/Territory
Russian Federation
Territorial subdivision
Irkutsk
Document type
Legislation
Date
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 10 days after the date of its official publication.
Abstract

This Regional Law has as its purpose prevention of the outbreak and propagation of natural and technological disasters, reduction of losses caused thereby and mitigation of the consequences thereof, and also delimitation of plenary powers of state bodies in the aforesaid sphere. Regional state bodies shall perform collection and exchange of information related to natural and technological disasters, early warning of the population and information of the population of the disaster risks. Regional early warning system shall be integral part of the national early warning system. Regional Government shall validate the list of potentially dangerous industrial sites.

Full text
Russian
Website
regzakon.fpa.su

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Amended by

Regional Law No. 11-OZ amending Regional Law No. 34-OZ “On some issues of protection of the population and territory against natural and technological disasters”.

Legislation | Russian Federation | 2015

Keyword: Hazards

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Article 4 shall be amended to add the following wording: “In order to plan activities of the authorized state forestry institution related to conclusion of contract for timber extraction of forest species the amount of timber extraction for current year shall be determined by results of forest inventory in accordance with the modalities set forth by the Regional Government”.

Legislation | Russian Federation | 2015

Keyword: Hazards, Data collection/reporting, Access-to-information

Source: FAO, FAOLEX