The raised issue of regulatory and legal regulation in the field of civil protection is indeed relevant in light of current events, but it is also quite complex to fully and in detail disclose it within the framework of one article.
In this publication, we will try to provide basic and basic information that can be used during independent work and specified depending on the direction of the issue.
So, today the main document in the field of social and legal relations regulating civil protection remains the Civil Protection Code of Ukraine (hereinafter referred to as the Code). It is the Code that establishes the basic legal principles for organizing civil protection measures, including in the areas of engineering and technical measures of civil protection, fire and technogenic safety, as well as the organization of fire protection, emergency response, radiation and chemical protection, evacuation measures, forecasting and planning, etc.
From the analysis of the Code, we understand that the concept of “civil protection” includes a large amount of measures and works that must be carried out by subjects of power at various levels and business entities to protect people’s lives and health.
It is on the basis of the provisions (norms, requirements) of the Code that the relevant authorities (the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, the State Emergency Service of Ukraine, other central executive bodies) issue regulatory legal acts on civil protection issues within the limits of their powers.
It should be noted that if the resolutions of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine on these issues do not require additional registration, then the regulatory documents of central executive bodies in the vast majority of cases require registration with the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine and only after that they acquire the force of an act of legislation that is mandatory for execution.
Fortunately, in the era of digitalization, the search for necessary documents has become much easier. That is, if the text of the Code, posted on the official website of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, contains a reference to some subordinate regulatory legal act adopted to implement its requirements, then it is possible to go to this document by following the appropriate link (provided that such an act has already been developed and approved).
In addition to regulatory legal acts, the relevant civil protection requirements may (and do) contain construction and other technical standards, primarily national standards of Ukraine.
It should be noted that today the State Emergency Service of Ukraine has placed and constantly updated the main legislative acts in the relevant areas of its activity in the “Regulatory Base” section of its official website.
Therefore, today, provided that there is computer equipment, mobile devices, and access to the Internet, it is quite easy to find the necessary documents on civil protection issues.
At the same time, if necessary, to obtain more detailed information on civil protection issues, individuals and legal entities can use the provisions of the Law of Ukraine “On Access to Public Information” and apply to the State Emergency Service with a relevant information request (application is also possible in electronic form).
Our company is also ready to provide such information within its competence. After all, in reality, it is not at all easy to independently understand the sometimes quite contradictory web of legislative and regulatory acts and requirements of regulatory documents, take into account all the nuances and correctly prioritize.
