Introductory Law relating to population protection and civil protection legislaton.

The present Law implements the Federal Civil Protection Act of 4 October 2002. In particular, the Law regulates the: a) execution of federal legislation on population and civil protection and protection of cultural property; b) preparation and implementation of measures to protect the population from the effects of disasters and emergencies; c) cooperation of the Canton, municipalities and partner organizations under a single management in case of necessity. The text consists of 35 articles divided into 4 Parts as follows: General provisions (1); Population protection (2); Civil protection (3); Final provisions (4).

Switzerland · 2005-02-02