Basic FOCP legislation
Extensive basic legislation
The tasks and competencies of the Federal Office for Civil Protection (FOCP) are laid down in a range of acts, ordinances and directives. Particularly worth mentioning is the Federal Act on Civil Protection and Civil Defence (CPDA) , but also the Federal Act on the Protection of Cultural Property during Armed conflicts, Disasters and Emergencies (CPPA), The Protection and Support Ordinance (CDO) , the Ordinance on Issuing Warnings, Raising the Alarm and Broadcasting Instructions to the Public (AlarmO), the Ordinance on the Organisation of NBC and Natural Disaster Intervention (NBCN Intervention Ordinance) and the Ordinance on the National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOCO). The Organisation Ordinance for the Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport (OrgO-DDPS) summarises the tasks.