Here is our recap of NPC-related events in April 2024 at our monthly newsletter.
A draft version of this post was published earlier by mistake. We apologize for the error and the confusion.
The 14th NPC Standing Committee (NPCSC) will convene for its 9th session in late April. The Council of Chairpersons is expected to meet in mid-April to decide on the agenda and dates of the session.
The session is likely to review the following bills:
- draft Rural Collective Economic Organizations Law [农村集体经济组织法];
- draft Value-Added Tax Law [增值税法]；
- draft Emergency Response and Management Law [突发事件应对管理法];
- draft Civil Compulsory Enforcement Law [民事强制执行法];
- draft Financial Stability Law [金融稳定法];
- draft amendment to the Statistics Law [统计法];
- draft amendment to the Accounting Law [会计法];
- draft Energy Law [能源法];
- draft revision to the Anti–Money Laundering Law [反洗钱法]; and
- draft Atomic Energy Law [原子能法].
The session may also review one or more of the following bills:
- draft Academic Degrees Law [学位法];
- draft revision to the Public Security Administration Punishments Law [治安管理处罚法];
- draft Preschool Education Law [学前教育法];
- draft revision to the Cultural Relics Protection Law [文物保护法];
- draft revision to the Law on the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases [传染病防治法]; and
- draft Tariff Law [关税法].
The NPCSC is expected to release its 2024 work priorities and 2024 plans for legislative, oversight, and delegates-related work after this month’s session.