The following laws take effect on September 1:
- Urban Construction and Maintenance Tax Law [城市建设维护税法] (adopted Aug. 1, 2020);
- Deed Tax Law [契税法] (adopted Aug. 11, 2020);
- revised Maritime Traffic Safety Law [海上交通安全法] (adopted Apr. 29, 2021);
- amendment to the Workplace Safety Law [安全生产法] (adopted June 10, 2021); and
- Data Security Law [数据安全法] (adopted June 10, 2021).
The NPC Standing Committee (NPCSC) is seeking public comments on the following bills through September 18:
- draft Anti–Organized Crime Law [反有组织犯罪法];
- draft Family Education Promotion Law [家庭教育促进法];
- draft Land Borders Law [陆地国界法];
- draft revision to the Scientific and Technological Progress Law [科学技术进步法];
- draft Law on the Prevention and Control of Noise Pollution [噪声污染防治法]; and
- draft amendment to the Seed Law [种子法].
The NPCSC will convene for its next regularly scheduled session in late October.