Lower Austria Disaster Relief Law. Pays/Territoire Autriche Sous-division territoriale Niederösterreich Type du document Législation Date 1973 (2012) Source FAO, FAOLEX Sujet Environnement gén. Mot clé Législation de base Lutte contre la pollution Risques Substances dangereuses Institution Financement Santé publique Collectivité locale Infractions/sanctions Aire géographique Alpes, Europe, Europe et Asie Centrale, Pays de l'Union Européenne, Europe du Ouest Entry into force notes The present Law enters into force on 1 May 1973. Résumé The present Law implements the Council Directive 96/82/EC on the control of major-accident hazards involving dangerous substances of 9 December 1996. In particular, the Law lays down provisions relating to relief of natural or any other disaster occurring in Lower Austria. Article 1 establishes that a “disaster” occurs if a natural event or any other event has induced or shall induce a major damage to people or property. The text consists of 18 articles divided into 6 Parts as follows: General provisions (1); Disaster relief (2); Disaster Relief Service (3); Director of operations, operational control on behalf of the regional government, alerting and identification of the Emergency Service (4); Disaster protection plan, vocational training for disaster relief and bearing of costs (5); Penalties and final provisions (6). Texte intégral Allemand Site web www.ris.bka.gv.at Références - Législation Implemente Council Directive 96/82/EC on the control of major-accident hazards involving dangerous substances. Législation | Union européenne | 1996 Mot clé: Lutte contre la pollution, Substances dangereuses, Inspection, Accès-à-l'information, Collecte de données/déclarations, Institution, Santé publique Source: FAO, FAOLEX