Chinese Legislature Seeks Public Comment on 4 Bills: Procuratorate-Initiated Public Interest Litigation, Arable Land Protection & Environmental Code

China’s national legislature, the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPCSC), is soliciting public comment on the following four bills through November 26, 2025.

Draft NameChinese TextExplanatory Document
Ecological and Environmental Code – Part on Pollution Prevention and Control (2nd Draft)
生态环境法典污染防治编草案二次审议稿
PDFPDF
Ecological and Environmental Code – Part on Legal Liability and Supplementary Provisions (2nd Draft)
生态环境法典法律责任和附则编草案二次审议稿
PDFPDF
Procuratorial Public Interest Litigation Law (Draft)
检察公益诉讼法草案
PDF
(English)
PDF
Cultivated Land Protection and Quality Improvement Law (Draft)
耕地保护和质量提升法草案
PDFPDF

English translations will be provided if available. All explanatory documents are in Chinese and compiled in a single PDF; the links above will take you to the corresponding pages in the PDF only if you use a desktop browser—this does not work on a phone or a tablet.

To submit comment online, please refer to this guide. Comments can also be mailed to the NPCSC Legislative Affairs Commission [全国人大常委会法制工作委员会] at the following address:

北京市西城区前门西大街1号 邮编: 100805
1 West Qianmen Avenue, Xicheng District, Beijing 100805

Please clearly write “<Draft Name in Chinese>征求意见” on the envelope.