New regulations come into effect on May 1. They concern action in crisis situations

• On May 1, the regulation of the Ministry of Interior and Administration regarding the Central Register of Population Protection and Civil Defense Resources comes into force.
• The document states that civil protection authorities and civil protection entities shall appoint persons responsible for accounting for resources.
• The Regulation indicates what minimum functional requirements must be met by the Central Resources Register and the Provincial Resources Registers.

On May 1, the regulation of the Minister of Internal Affairs and Administration of April 14, 2025 on the Central Register of Population Protection and Civil Defense Resources enters into force.

In today's uncertain international situation, the various regulations coming into force to ensure security in the event of a threat are of great importance.

This is also the case with the regulation on the accounting of civil protection resources. It sounds quite complicated, but civil protection resources are simply all the means, equipment, people and other resources necessary for the effective management of various types of crises. Such resources include both infrastructure elements, such as shelters, hiding places, crisis management centers, and human resources, such as rescue teams or law enforcement.

The Regulation specifies the method of recording civil protection resources, the method and procedure for maintaining the Central Register of Civil Protection and Civil Defence Resources and the Provincial Registers of Civil Protection and Civil Defence Resources, the minimum set of functionalities of the Central Register of Resources and the Provincial Registers of Resources, including the method of functioning in emergency situations and the requirements for software for communication with the register.

The document states that civil protection authorities and civil protection entities shall appoint persons responsible for accounting for resources.

These bodies shall be granted access to the IT system supporting the Central Register of Resources or the IT system supporting the Provincial Register of Resources within 30 days from the date of obtaining the status of a population protection body or a population protection entity, respectively.

The Regulation indicates that the Central Resource Register and the Provincial Resource Registers must meet minimum functional requirements:

• they provide the ability to keep records of resources; they enable the generation of analyses, reports, summaries and statistics as well as extracts from records;
• they operate in a centralized architecture using a primary and backup data processing center;
• contain mechanisms to ensure operational continuity;
• operate in a high availability architecture and are available to users designated by civil protection authorities and civil protection entities;

• ensure that backup copies of the data processed are made;
• have mechanisms for identifying, authenticating and authorizing users;
• have mechanisms that allow you to assign a specific action to a person or process and place it in time;
• ensure the security of processed data, including data encryption during transmission.