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Table 3 Response to questions on devolution of powers

From: Pandemic influenza control in Europe and the constraints resulting from incoherent public health laws

Questions

Yes

No

Do laws regulating public health fall within the devolved powers of regional governments?

Germany, Austria, Belgium, Portugal

Bulgaria, Turkey, Croatia, Poland, Cyprus, Ireland, Sweden, Estonia, Netherlands, Hungary, Iceland, Latvia

Does your country have communicable disease legislation/laws at national level?

Bulgaria, Germany, Turkey, Hungary, Poland, Austria, Cyprus, Finland, Malta, Ireland, Sweden, Belgium, Estonia, France, Netherlands, Slovenia, Slovakia, Iceland, Lithuania, Portugal, Norway, Latvia

 

Does your country have communicable disease legislation/laws at regional level?

Germany, Austria, Belgium, Iceland

Bulgaria, Turkey, Hungary, Poland, Cyprus, Malta, Ireland, Sweden, Estonia, France, Netherlands, Slovenia, Slovakia, Hungary, Portugal, Lithuania, Norway

Does your country have communicable disease legislation/laws at local level?

Germany, Austria, France, Iceland

Bulgaria, Turkey, Hungary, Poland, Cyprus, Malta, Ireland, Sweden, Belgium, Estonia, Netherlands, Slovenia, Slovakia, Hungary, Portugal, Lithuania, Norway