Regional Law No. 362 on seismic safety. Country/Territory Russian Federation Territorial subdivision Kamchatka Document type Legislation Date 2005 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen. Keyword Hazards Zoning Certification 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 The Regional Law enters into force from the date of its official publication. Abstract The present Regional Law establishes legal and economic basis for the ensuring seismic safety of the population, production and social infrastructure. The purposes of the Law are the rise of seismic safety of the population and the reduction of ecological risks and mitigation of the consequences thereof. The main functions of the system of ensuring seismic safety are: 1) normative legal regulation in the sphere of seismic safety; 2) organization and carrying out arrangements for the ensuring seismic safety; 3) implementation of the rights, the duties and liability in the sphere of ensuring seismic safety. Long-term regional purposeful program for ensuring seismic safety. The aforesaid program is aimed at ensuring the reduction of seismic risk and shall contain the following arrangements: 1) elaboration and specification of the maps of micro-seismic zoning; 2) organization of technical certification of the objects for the purpose of valuation of seismic safety thereof; 3) public awareness campaign regarding earthquakes. Full text Russian