NPC Calendar: August 2024

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UPDATE (Aug. 23, 2024): As of Friday, August 23, the Council of Chairpersons has yet to schedule a new NPCSC session. Because the Council must do so at least seven days in advance, the NPCSC is unlikely to meet in August. We suspect the next session is being delayed to time the forthcoming conferral of state honors closer to the National Day holiday.

UPDATE (Aug. 14, 2024): After this post was published, the NPCSC disclosed that it had permanently shelved the Compulsory Civil Enforcement Law in June. In addition, new information suggests that the NPCSC is likely to award state honors to 14 individuals nominated by the Communist Party at its upcoming session.

The 14^th NPC Standing Committee (NPCSC) will convene for its 11^th session in late August. The Council of Chairpersons is expected to meet in mid-August to decide on the agenda and dates of the session.

The session will review the draft revision to the Law on the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases [传染病防治法] according to the NPCSC’s 2024 legislative work plan, and is expected to review the following newly submitted bills:

• draft Public Health Emergency Response Law [突发公共卫生事件应对法];
• draft revision to the Arbitration Law [仲裁法]; and
• draft National Parks Law [国家公园法].

The session may also consider one or more of the other bills scheduled for an initial review this year by the NPCSC’s 2024 legislative work plan, and may further review one or more of the following bills:

• draft Civil Compulsory Enforcement Law [民事强制执行法];
• draft Financial Stability Law [金融稳定法];
• 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 Mineral Resources Law [矿产资源法]; and
• draft revision to the Public Security Administration Punishments Law [治安管理处罚法].

The NPCSC’s October 23, 2021 decision (zh | en) authorizing the State Council to suspend two provisions of the Metrology Law [计量法] in six municipalities will expire on October 23. The NPCSC may extend or codify (in whole or in part) the authorization at the upcoming session.