Chinese Legislature Seeks Public Comment on 8 Bills: Financial Regulation, Procuratorate-Initiated Public Interest Litigation, Procurement Reform & More

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China’s national legislature, the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPCSC), is soliciting public comment on the following eight bills through July 25, 2026.

The drafts are available in Chinese only; English translations will be provided if available. The explanatory documents are also in Chinese and compiled in a single PDF; the links in the table below take you directly to the corresponding pages in the PDF. 🆚 indicates that a comparison chart is available for the draft at issue, whether included in the PDF itself or provided via a separate link.

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Chinese Legislature Seeks Public Comment on 6 Bills: Defense Mobilization, State-Owned Enterprise Assets, Healthcare, Water Resources & Agriculture

China’s national legislature, the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPCSC), is soliciting public comment on the following six bills through May 29, 2026.

Draft NameChinese TextExplanatory Document
Healthcare Security Law (2nd Draft)
医疗保障法草案二次审议稿
PDFPDF
Cultivated Land Protection and Quality Improvement Law (2nd Draft)
耕地保护和质量提升法草案二次审议稿
PDFPDF
Law on the State-Owned Assets of Enterprises (Draft Revision)
企业国有资产法修订草案
PDF 🆚PDF
Agriculture Law (Draft Revision)
农业法修订草案
PDF 🆚PDF
National Defense Mobilization Law (Draft Revision)
国防动员法修订草案
PDF · 🆚PDF
Water Law (Draft Revision)
水法修订草案
PDF 🆚PDF

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.

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Chinese Legislature Seeks Public Comment on 3 Bills: Social Safety Net, Certified Public Accountants & Fire and Rescue Personnel

China’s national legislature, the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPCSC), is soliciting public comment on the following three bills through March 28, 2026.

Draft NameChinese TextExplanatory Document
Social Assistance Law (2nd Draft)
社会救助法草案二次审议稿
PDF · 🆚PDF
Certified Public Accountants Law (Draft Amendment)
注册会计师法修正草案
PDF 🆚PDF
National Fire and Rescue Personnel Law (Draft)
国家消防救援人员法草案
PDFPDF

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Chinese Legislature Seeks Public Comment on 8 Bills: Environmental Code, Ethnic Unity, Childcare, Antarctic Affairs, Banking Regulation, Trademark & More

China’s national legislature, the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPCSC), is soliciting public comment on the following eight bills. The consultation period will end on February 9, 2026 for the draft revision to the Trademark Law and on January 25, 2026 for the other bills.

Draft NameChinese TextExplanatory Document
Ecological and Environmental Code (3rd Draft)
生态环境法典草案三次审议稿
PDFPDF
Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress (2nd Draft)
民族团结进步促进法草案二次审议稿
PDF · 🆚PDF
Law on National Development Plans (3rd Draft)
国家发展规划法草案三次审议稿
PDF · 🆚PDF
 State-Owned Assets Law (Draft)
国有资产法草案
PDFPDF
Childcare Service Law (Draft)
托育服务法草案
PDFPDF
Antarctic Activities and Environmental Protection Law (Draft)
南极活动与环境保护法草案
PDFPDF
Banking Supervision and Administration Law (Draft Revision)
银行业监督管理法修订草案
PDF 🆚PDF
Trademark Law (Draft Revision)
商标法修订草案
PDF 🆚
(English)
PDF

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.

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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.

Chinese Legislature Seeks Public Comment on 12 Bills: Cybersecurity, Foreign Trade, Ethnic Unity, Corporate Bankruptcy, Environmental Code, Standard Chinese Language & More

China’s national legislature, the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPCSC), is soliciting public comment on the following twelve bills through October 11, 2025.

Draft NameChinese TextExplanatory Document
Hazardous Chemicals Safety Law (2nd Draft)
危险化学品安全法草案二次审议稿
PDFPDF
Ecological and Environmental Code – General Part (2nd Draft)
生态环境法典总则编草案二次审议稿
PDFPDF
Ecological and Environmental Code – Part on Ecological Conservation (2nd Draft)
生态环境法典生态保护编草案二次审议稿
PDFPDF
Ecological and Environmental Code – Part on Green and Low-Carbon Development (2nd Draft)
生态环境法典绿色低碳发展编草案二次审议稿
PDFPDF
Law on National Development Plans (2nd Draft)
国家发展规划法草案二次审议稿
PDF · 🆚PDF
Prisons Law (2nd Draft Revision)
监狱法修订草案二次审议稿
PDF PDF
Cybersecurity Law (Draft Amendment)
网络安全法修正草案
PDF · 🆚PDF
Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress (Draft)
民族团结进步促进法草案
PDFPDF
Enterprise Bankruptcy Law (Draft Revision)
企业破产法修订草案
PDF 🆚PDF
Law on the Standard Spoken and Written Chinese Language (Draft Revision)
国家通用语言文字法修订草案
PDF · 🆚PDF
Environmental Protection Tax Law (Draft Amendment)
环境保护税法修正草案
PDFPDF
Foreign Trade Law (Draft Revision)
对外贸易法修订草案
PDF 🆚PDF

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.

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Chinese Legislature Seeks Public Comment on 10 Bills: Community Governance, Social Welfare, Public Health Emergency, Food Safety, Civil Aviation & More

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

Draft NameChinese TextExplanatory Document
Public Health Emergency Response Law (2nd Draft)
突发公共卫生事件应对法草案二次审议稿
PDFPDF
Maritime Law (2nd Draft Revision)
海商法修订草案二次审议稿
PDFPDF
Law on Publicity and Education on the Rule of Law (2nd Draft)
法治宣传教育法草案二次审议稿
PDFPDF
Fisheries Law (2nd Draft Revision)
渔业法修订草案二次审议稿
PDFPDF
Civil Aviation Law (2nd Draft Revision)
民用航空法修订草案二次审议稿
PDFPDF
Villagers’ Committees Organic Law (Draft Amendment)
村民委员会组织法修正草案
PDF 🆚PDF
Urban Residents’ Committees Organic Law (Draft Revision)
城市居民委员会组织法修订草案
PDF 🆚PDF
Social Assistance Law (Draft)
社会救助法草案
PDFPDF
Healthcare Security Law (Draft)
医疗保障法草案
PDFPDF
Food Safety Law (Draft Amendment)
食品安全法修正草案
PDF 🆚PDF

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.

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Chinese Legislature Seeks Public Comment on 5 Bills: Environmental Code, Arbitration, Atomic Energy, Development Planning & Prisoner Management

China’s national legislature, the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPCSC), is soliciting public comment on the following five bills. The consultation period will end on June 13, 2025 for the draft Ecological and Environmental Code and on May 29, 2025 for the other bills.

Draft NameChinese TextExplanatory Document
Atomic Energy Law (2nd Draft)
原子能法草案二次审议稿
PDFPDF
Arbitration Law (2nd Draft Revision)
仲裁法修订草案二次审议稿
PDFPDF
Ecological and Environmental Code (Draft)
生态环境法典草案
PDFPDF
Law on National Development Plans (Draft)
国家发展规划法草案
PDFPDF
Prisons Law (Draft Revision)
监狱法修订草案
PDF ΔPDF

English translations will be provided if available. All explanatory documents are in Chinese, and all except the draft Code’s are 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.

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Chinese Legislature Seeks Public Comment on Draft Revision to Civil Aviation Law

China’s national legislature, the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPCSC), is soliciting public comment on a draft revision to the Civil Aviation Law [民用航空法] through March 26, 2025. The draft is available in PDF here and an explanatory document here. An English translation will be provided if and when available.

The NPCSC also reviewed the second draft of the Private Economy Promotion Law [民营经济促进法] at this week’s session, but did not release it for public comment today. The legislature may be revising that draft based on lawmakers’ feedback this week and could release an updated version for public comment later. Or it may have decided to forego another round of public consultation in hopes of passing the law quickly. We will publish a separate post should a new draft become available.

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 “民用航空法修订草案征求意见” on the envelope.

Chinese Legislature Seeks Public Comment on 7 Bills: Private Sector Promotion, Unfair Competition, Fishery Regulation, Law Propaganda & More

China’s national legislature, the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPCSC), is soliciting public comment on the following seven bills through January 23, 2025:

Draft NameChinese TextExplanatory Document
Law on the Delegates to the National People’s Congress and Local People’s Congresses (2nd Draft Amendment)
全国人民代表大会和地方各级人民代表大会代表法修正草案二次审议稿
PDF ΔN/A
National Parks Law (2nd Draft)
国家公园法草案二次审议稿
PDFN/A
Law on Publicity and Education on the Rule of Law (Draft)
法治宣传教育法草案
PDFPDF
Private Economy Promotion Law (Draft)
民营经济促进法草案
PDFPDF
Anti–Unfair Competition Law (Draft Revision)
反不正当竞争法修订草案
PDF ΔPDF
Fisheries Law (Draft Revision)
渔业法修订草案
PDF ΔPDF
Hazardous Chemicals Safety Law (Draft)
危险化学品安全法草案
PDFPDF

English translations will be provided if available. All available 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. We will update the file if additional explanatory documents are released.

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