Regional Law No. 50-OZ “On protection of the population and territory against natural disasters and technological accidents”. Country/Territory Russian Federation Territorial subdivision Jewish Autonomous Region Document type Legislation Date 1997 (2002) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen. Keyword Disasters Geographical area CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe Entry into force notes This Regional Law enters into force on the date of its official publication. Abstract This Regional Law establishes organizational and legal norms for the protection of the population and territory, including land area, air area and environment, against natural disasters, technological accidents and other emergencies, and establishes plenary powers and responsibility in the sphere of prevention of the aforesaid disasters and accidents and mitigation of the consequences thereof. The scope of this Regional Law shall be to prevent disasters, accidents and emergencies, reduce damages Full text Russian Website jewish.news-city.info