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International Cooperation Documents
Chinese Legal Framework
Statutes
- Environmental Laws, Policies, and Regulations (MEP)
Translated into English
- ECOLEX: A Gateway to Environmental Law
ECOLEX is an information service on environmental law, operated jointly by FAO, IUCN and UNEP.
To locate Chinese laws, select "National Legislation," then, on the search page, choose a subject (e.g. air & atmosphere) from the list, then select China from the country list. The result is a list of laws or regulations including the title and date of the item, plus a link to the full text in English.
- LawInfoChina.com (www.lawinfochina.com is the site for English-language resources on Chinese law created and maintained by Chinalawinfo Co., Ltd., and the Legal Information Center of Peking University. Some resources require payment of a subscription fee.)
- Legal System of China (LawinfoChina.com)
Regulations and Directives
Air
Chemicals
Energy Conservation
Export
- China imposes new export restrictions on polluting companies. On October 8, 2007 China issued The Notice on Strengthening Environmental Supervision of Export Enterprises [text in Chinese] , which
requires authorities to suspend export licenses and deny quota applications against violators of environmental regulations.
A system of environmental monitors will be phased in. Priority sectors cited include metallurgy, chemical,
cement, textile and light industry. Provincial environmental and commerce departments are also required to set up joint
working groups supervise compliance.
Food Safety
Information
- China's new information disclosure regulation was signed by Premier Wen Jiabao on April 24, 2007. This regulation will take effect May 1, 2008. Text of regulation: English (Translation by China Law Center, Yale Law School. PDF, 9 pp, 42k) / Chinese
- Measures on Open Environmental Information, for Trial Implementation (Adopted by the State Environmental Protection Administration of China
on February 8, 2007; Effective May 1, 2008) (PDF, 8 pp, 44k)
Ministry of Environmental Protection
Noise
Pesticides
Sustainability
Torts
- China Adopts Environmental Tort Law (English translation provided by Procedural Law Research Institution at China University of Political Science and Law) Chapter VIII-Liability for Environmental Pollution
Waste
Water
- Prevention and Control of Water Pollution (includes amendments through February 28, 2008). Translation courtesy of Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P.
- Highlights of Water Pollution Control Laws and Regulations in China
- (China Environmental Health Fact Sheet, China Environment Forum, Woodrow Wilson Institute for Scholars, 2007)
- China's Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP, formerly SEPA) proposed rules on pollutant discharge licensing for public comment on October 25, 2007.
The (For Comment Draft) Regulations for Pollutant Discharge Licensing [text in Chinese]would impose a licensing system for release of pollutants. Also included are provisions on license application, review and approval, supervision and inspection and penalties.
- Technological Policy on Sewage Treatment and Pollution Control for Urban Wastewater Treatment Plant (Trial) (MEP, MOHURD & MOST 2/18/09) [Text in Chinese only]
Treaties
International Cooperation Documents
- Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Water Resources of the People's Republic of China and the Environmental Protection Agency of the United States of America in the Field of Water Resources Management (signed 3/27/07) (PDF, 4 pp)
- EPA-SEPA Memorandum of Understanding on Science and Technical Cooperation in the Field of Environment, signed 12/8/03. (PDF, 10 pp, 382k. Includes Annexes 1-4); Annex 5: Development, Implementation, and Enforcement of Environmental Law (signed 12/14/07)
- Clean Water Action Plan June, 2008 (U.S.-China Strategic Economic Dialogue,Ten Year Cooperation on Energy and Environment) (PDF, 8 pp, 41k)
- Strategy for Clean Air and Energy Cooperation. between. The Environmental Protection Agency of the United States of America and the State Environmental Protection Administration of the People's Republic of China (2004) (PDF, 5 pp)
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