Regional Law No. 585-01-ZMO “On protection of the population and territory against natural and technological disasters”. Country/Territory Russian Federation Territorial subdivision Murmansk Document type Legislation Date 2004 (2008) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen. Keyword Hazards 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 1 January 2005. Abstract This Regional Law regulates relations in the sphere of protection of the population and territory against natural and technological disasters. It shall have as its purposes: (a) prevention of the outbreak and spreading of disasters; (b) reduction of losses and damages caused by disasters; and (c) mitigation of the consequences of disasters. Regional Administration must ensure transparency in dealing with disasters and guarantee access to the population access to reliable information related to disaster. Full text Russian Website regzakon.fpa.su References - Legislation Amended by Regional Law No. 1910-01-ZMO amending Regional Law No. 585-01-ZMO “On protection of the population and territory against natural and technological disasters”. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2015 Keyword: Hazards, Early warning system Source: FAO, FAOLEX