Under the authority of a Director, the Department of Civil Protection shall be responsible for:

- the general organization of civil protection throughout the national territory, in conjunction with the relevant ministries;
- studies on civil protection measures in times of war and peace, in conjunction with the relevant ministries;
- relations with national and international civil protection bodies;
- preparing training courses for civil protection personnel, in conjunction with the Department of Human Resources;
- examining applications for compensation and financial aid from victims of disaster;
- supervising the use of aid;
- co-ordinating the resources deployed for civil protection in the form of relief, rescue, logistics and the use of auxiliary forces and corps;
- the transfer of corpses;
- monitoring the management of aid.

The Department Civil Protection shall comprise:

- the Studies and Prevention Unit;
- the Sub-Department of Co-ordination and intervention