Law No. 308-I on the prevention and liquidation of emergencies. País/Territorio Turkmenistán Tipo de documento Legislación Fecha 1998 (2021) Fuente FAO, FAOLEX Materia Ganado, Medio ambiente gen., Cultivos Palabra clave Peligros Clasificación/declasificación Sistema de alerta temprana Acceso-a-la-información Monitoreo Plagas/enfermedades Sanidad animal Protección vegetal Área geográphica Asia, Mar Caspio, Asia Central, CEI (Comunidad de Estados Independientes), Europa y Central Asia, Naciones en desarrollo sin litoral, Asia del Norte Entry into force notes The Law enters into force from the date of its official publication. Resumen The present Law establishes the legal basis for the activity aimed at the prevention and liquidation of emergencies and the consequences thereof. Emergency is an extraordinary situation on a defined territory as a result of an accident, disaster and other calamities of environmental and ecological type that may damage environment. The objectives of this Law are: (a) prevention of the occurrence and development of emergency situations; (b) reduction of damage and losses from emergency situations; (c) liquidation of emergency situations; (d) determination of the powers of state authorities, local authorities, local government, enterprises, institutions and organizations in the field of prevention and elimination of emergency situations. In order to minimize the risk of emergency situations, the following protective measures shall be carried out: (a) strengthening the seismic resistance of buildings and structures; (b) ensuring the stability of hydraulic systems and structures; (c) improvement of communication systems, energy supply, transport and other communications to ensure the reliability and safety of their operation; (d) carrying out timely work to prevent hazardous natural phenomena, fires, epidemics, epizootics, epiphytoties and harmful effects of plant pests; and (e) other measures provided for by the legislation of Turkmenistan. The Council of Ministers is entitled with the task of valuation and classification of emergencies, the modalities of rating of emergencies as national, regional, local, and target or restricted ones (art. 4). State executive and managing bodies, local executive bodies and local self-government, heads of enterprises, organizations and institutions irrespectively of the form of property must timely and reliably inform the population through the channels of early warning system on the possibility of origin of emergencies, of emergencies already in course of the on the arrangements under way and the modalities of the protection of the population. Information on emergencies regards radiation, biological, ecological impact upon environment (art. 7). Prognostication of emergencies shall be carried out on the basis of environmental monitoring by the services of seismic, radiation, ecological control services that make part of the common state system for the prevention of emergencies (art. 9). This Law contains VIII Chapters divided into 32 Articles. Chapter I lays down general provisions. Chapter II establishes powers of state bodies and local government in the field of prevention and liquidation of emergency situations. Chapter III deals with state regulation in the field of prevention and liquidation of emergency situations. Chapter IV determines rights and duties of citizens in the field of prevention and elimination of emergency situations. Chapter V regards training of the population in the field of prevention and liquidation of emergency situations. Chapter VI regards financing of arrangements in the field of prevention and liquidation of emergency situations. Chapter VII regards state expertise and state supervision in the field prevention and liquidation of emergency situations. Chapter VIII lays down conclusive provisions. Texto completo Ruso