Law No. 5403-VI Civil Protection Code.

The Civil Protection Code regulates relations regarding protection of the population, territories, the environment and property from emergencies, fires and other dangerous events, response to them, the functioning of a unified state civil protection system, and defines the powers of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, ministries, other central executive bodies, state authorities that are not part of the system of central executive bodies, regional executive bodies, local state administrations, local self-government bodies, establishes the rights and obligations of citizens of Ukraine, foreigners and stateless persons, enterprises, institutions and organizations regardless of the form of ownership, as well as other legal entities. Prevention of emergency situations shall be intended a set of legal, socio-economic, political, organizational-technical, sanitary-hygienic and other measures aimed at regulating technogenic and natural safety, assessing risk levels, and responding early to the threat of an emergency based on monitoring data, expertise, research and forecasts regarding the possible course of events in order to prevent them from developing into an emergency situation or mitigate its possible consequences. Disaster shall be intended a large-scale accident or other event that leads to serious consequences. Civil protection shall be intended a set of measures implemented on the territory of Ukraine in peacetime and in special periods and aimed at protecting the population, territories, the environment, property, material and cultural valuables from emergencies and other dangerous events, preventing the occurrence of such situations and events, eliminating their consequences, providing assistance to victims, and exercising state supervision (control) in the field of fire and technogenic safety. Early warning system shall be intended a set of organizational and technical measures, equipment and technical means of warning, equipment, means and communication channels intended for the timely delivery of signals and information about the occurrence of emergency situations to central and local executive bodies, enterprises, institutions, organizations and the population. Emergencies shall be classifies as follows: (a) man-made; (b) natural; (c) social; and (d) military. Depending on the extent of the consequences caused by the emergency situation, the following levels of emergencies are determined: (a) state; (b) regional; (c) local; and (d) premises. Civil protection is carried out according to the following basic principles: (a) guaranteeing and ensuring by the state the constitutional rights of citizens to the protection of life, health and property; (b) an integrated approach to solving civil protection tasks; (c) prioritization of tasks aimed at saving lives and preserving the health of citizens; (d) the maximum possible, economically justified reduction of the risk of emergency situations; (e) centralization of management; (f) publicity, transparency, free receipt and dissemination of public information on the state of civil protection, except for restrictions established by law; (g) voluntariness; (h) responsibility of officials of state authorities and local self-government bodies for compliance with the requirements of legislation on civil protection; and (i) justified risk and responsibility of the officials in charge of civil protection for ensuring safety during emergency rescue and other emergency operations. This Law contains XII Sections divided into 140 Articles. Section I lays down general provisions. Section II regards Unified state civ il protection system. Section III establishes powers of civ il protection entities. Section IV regards protection of the population and territory against emergencies. Section V regards prevention of emergencies. Section VI regards response to emergencies and mitigation of their consequences. Section VII deals with training of civil protection ordinary and supervisory staff and rescue workers, management staff, specialists whose activities are related to civil protection activities. Section VIII establishes financial and material and technical support for civil protection measures. Section IX regards staffing of civil protection bodies and units, Civil Protection Service. Section X regards social and legal protection of Civil Protection Servicer staff. Section XI lays down conclusive provision. Section XII lays down final and transitional provisions.