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Regional Law No. 73-OZ “On protection of the population and territory against natural and technological disasters”.

Country/Territory
Russian Federation
Territorial subdivision
Magadan
Document type
Legislation
Date
1999 (2009)
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 10 days after the date of its official publication.
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. 2020-OZ amending Regional Law No. 73-OZ “On protection of the population and territory against natural and technological disasters”.

Legislation | Russian Federation | 2016

Keyword: Hazards, Local government

Source: FAO, FAOLEX