Upper Austria Disaster Protection Law. Country/Territory Austria Territorial subdivision Oberösterreich Document type Legislation Date 2007 (2013) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleLaw by the Upper Austria government issuing provisions on disaster protection in Upper Austria. Subject Environment gen. Keyword Pollution control Hazards Early warning system Basic legislation Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Western Europe Abstract The purpose of the present Law is the organization and granting of an effective disaster management at municipal, district and state level. The text consists of 31 articles divided into 5 Parts as follows: General provisions (I); Preventive disaster protection (II); Defensive disaster protection (III); External energy plans (IV); Final provisions (V). Full text German Website www.ris.bka.gv.at