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Regional Law No. 7 “On protection of the population and territory against natural and technological disasters”.

Country/Territory
Russian Federation
Territorial subdivision
Kostroma
Document type
Legislation
Date
1995 (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 on the date of its official publication.
Abstract

This Regional Law establishes organizational and legal norms in the sphere of protection of the population and territory against natural and technological disasters. The scope of this Law shall be as follows: (a) prevention of the outbreak of disasters; (b) reduction of damages caused by disasters and mitigation of the consequences thereof; (c) delimitation of plenary powers of state bodies in the sphere of protection of the population and territory against natural and technological disasters. Regional early warning system shall be integral part of the national early warning system. Population shall be granted timely access to reliable information regarding natural and technological disasters and state o territory.

Full text
Russian
Website
regzakon.fpa.su

References - Legislation

Amended by

Regional Law No. 712-5-ZKO amending Regional Law No. 7 “On protection of the population and territory against natural and technological disasters”.

Legislation | Russian Federation | 2015

Keyword: Hazards, Classification/declassification

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regional Law No. 627-5-ZKO amending Regional Law No. 7 “On protection of the population and territory against natural and technological disasters”.

Legislation | Russian Federation | 2014

Keyword: Hazards

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regional Law No. 99-6-ZKO amending Regional Law No. 7 “On protection of the population and territory against natural and technological disasters”.

Legislation | Russian Federation | 2016

Keyword: Hazards

Source: FAO, FAOLEX