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Law No. 117-Z “On emergency situation.”

Pays/Territoire
Bélarus
Type du document
Législation
Date
2002 (2009)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Sujet
Environnement gén.
Mot clé
Risques
Aire géographique
CEI (Communauté des États indépendants), Europe de l'Est, Europe, Europe et Asie Centrale
Entry into force notes
This Law enters into force on the date of its official publication.
Résumé

State of emergency means imposed in accordance with the Constitution of the Republic of Belarus and this Law throughout the territory of the Republic of Belarus or in its separate localities, a special temporary legal regime for the activities of state bodies, other organizations, their officials, allowing restrictions (suspension) of the rights and freedoms of citizens of the Republic of Belarus, foreign citizens and stateless persons, the rights of organizations, as well as the imposition on them of additional responsibilities established by this Law. The purpose of imposing a state of emergency is to eliminate the circumstances which served as the basis for its introduction, ensuring the safety of life and health of people, as well as the elimination of danger posing a threat to the territorial integrity and the existence of the state. The aforesaid circumstances include: (a) natural and technogenic emergencies, environmental disasters, including epidemics and epizootics resulting from accidents, natural hazards, catastrophes, natural and other disasters that caused (might entail) human casualties, damage to human health and the natural environment, significant material losses and violation of living conditions of the population and requiring large-scale rescue and other urgent work; and (b) riots accompanied by violence or the threat of violence on the part of a group of persons and organizations, as a result of which there is a danger to the life and health of people, territorial integrity and existence of the state. State of emergency throughout the territory of the Republic of Belarus or in its separate localities is introduced by decree of the President of the Republic of Belarus with submission within three days of the adopted decision for approval by the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus. In the decree of the President of the Republic of Belarus on the introduction of a state of emergency, as rule are determined: (a) the circumstances that served as the basis for the introduction of a state of emergency; (b) substantiation of the need to introduce a state of emergency; (c) the boundaries of the territory where the state of emergency is introduced; (d) forces and means ensuring the state of emergency; (e) a list of emergency measures and their limits, an exhaustive list of temporary restrictions (suspension) of the rights and freedoms of citizens, the rights of organizations; (f) state bodies and officials responsible for the implementation of emergency measures applied in a state of emergency; and (g) the duration of the state of emergency, as well as the date the decree comes into force. This Law contains 6 Chapters divided into 35 Articles. Chapter 1 lays down general provisions. Chapter 2 establishes the grounds and the procedure for introduction of emergency situation. Chapter 3 regards emergency measures and temporary restrictions (suspension) applicable under emergency regulations. Chapter 4 regards forces and means ensuring the regime of the emergency regulations. Chapter 5 establishes guarantees and liability of citizens and officials under emergency situations. Chapter 6 lays down final provisions.

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