Regional Law No. 712-5-ZKO amending 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 2015 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen. Keyword Hazards Classification/declassification 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 Article 1 shall be amended to add the following wording: “Areas at risk of the outbreak of fast-moving hazardous natural and technology-related phenomena and processes shall be considered land areas, water areas or air space or industrial sites and social infrastructure of critical importance or potentially hazardous classified as such through forecast of the risk of outbreak of emergencies”. Full text Russian Website publication.pravo.gov.ru References - Legislation Amends Regional Law No. 7 “On protection of the population and territory against natural and technological disasters”. Legislation | Russian Federation | 1995 (2009) Keyword: Hazards, Early warning system, Access-to-information Source: FAO, FAOLEX