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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

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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