In
accordance with article 119 of the constitution, these councils are formed and
prepare in peacetime to lead in their respective territories in conditions of a
state of war, during a war, general mobilization or state of emergency, based on
a general defense plan and on the role and responsibility to be undertaken by
the Army Military
Council.
In
exceptional situations, they are the highest bodies of state and political power
at those levels and they immediately take on their powers in their respective
territories.
They
are obliged to immediately take the measures needed to ensure the mobilization
of troops and to act in the case of military aggression, natural disasters,
other kinds of catastrophes or other circumstances that affect the internal
order, the country’s security or the stability of the state in their territory,
unless the corresponding exceptional situation is declared in the following 24
hours.
If
the Defense Council of the affected territory is isolated from the higher-ranking
bodies, it may continue to act
until communication is re-established and it receives the relevant
instructions.
The
presidents and other members of the provincial, municipal and zone defense
councils are respectively designated by the Defense Council of the higher level.
They may also be activated in peacetime with the objective of carrying out
training tasks for defense, in accordance with the plan approved by the Army
Military Council.
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