Regional Law No. 74-KZ "On protection of the population and the territory against natural and technological disasters". Country/Territory Russian Federation Territorial subdivision Primorie Document type Legislation Date 1999 (2006) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen. Keyword Hazards Classification/declassification Public participation Risk assessment/management 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 general organizational and legal provisions in the sphere of protection of citizens and the whole land, water and air area, and of the environment against natural and technological disasters. The scope of this Regional Law shall be prevention of the outbreak and development of disasters and reduction of damages caused thereby. Boundaries of the areas of disasters shall be established in accordance with the classification the types and categories of disasters. Information related to disasters and functioning of state bodies and local government for the prevention and mitigation of the consequences thereof shall be open and transparent. Concealment, untimely release of information or dissemination of deliberately false and misleading information by public officials shall entail prosecution. Public associations taking part in the liquidation of disasters shall be subordinated to state bodies managing disasters and emergencies. Full text Russian Website russia.bestpravo.ru References - Legislation Amended by Regional Law No. 57-KZ amending Regional Law No. 74-KZ "On protection of the population and the territory against natural and technological disasters". Legislation | Russian Federation | 2012 Keyword: Hazards, Local government Source: FAO, FAOLEX Regional Law No. 674-KZ amending Regional Law No. 74-KZ "On protection of the population and the territory against natural and technological disasters". Legislation | Russian Federation | 2015 Keyword: Hazards, Governance, Local government Source: FAO, FAOLEX Regional Law No. 564-KZ amending Regional Law No. 74-KZ "On protection of the population and the territory against natural and technological disasters". Legislation | Russian Federation | 2015 Keyword: Institution, Hazards Source: FAO, FAOLEX