Archived Public Consultations: State Council Agencies (2018–2023)

This page archives the draft laws on which State Council agencies conducted public consultations and which were submitted to the 13th NPC Standing Committee (NPCSC) for review. For a list of draft laws released by State Council agencies that have not yet been submitted to the NPCSC, please see this page.

The draft laws are listed reverse-chronologically below. Dates are in the format of “(year, if given)/month/day.” Unless otherwise noted, a consultation period’s end date fell in the same year as its start date. The dagger symbol () means the preceding file includes an explanation of the draft, while the delta symbol (Δ) means the preceding file includes a chart comparing the draft with the current law. A draft law’s drafting agency is given in parenthesis if it differs from the agency that conducted the public consultation.

List of agency abbreviations used on this page
  • CAAC: Civil Aviation Administration of China
  • CAC: Cyberspace Administration of China
  • CBIRC: China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission
  • CFDA: China Food and Drug Administration (defunct)
  • CIRC: China Insurance Regulatory Commission (defunct)
  • CNIPA (fka SIPO): China National Intellectual Property Administration (fka State Intellectual Property Office)
  • CSRC: China Securities Regulatory Commission
  • MARA: Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs
  • MCA: Ministry of Civil Affairs
  • MCT: Ministry of Culture and Tourism
  • MEE: Ministry of Ecology and Environment
  • MEM: Ministry of Emergency Management
  • NFGA: National Forestry and Grassland Administration
  • MLR: Ministry of Land and Resources (defunct)
  • MNR: Ministry of Natural Resources
  • MOC: Ministry of Culture (defunct)
  • MOE: Ministry of Education
  • MOF: Ministry of Finance
  • MOFCOM: Ministry of Commerce
  • MOJ: Ministry of Justice
  • MOT: Ministry of Transport
  • MPS: Ministry of Public Security
  • MWR: Ministry of Water Resources
  • NAA: National Archives Administration
  • NAO: National Audit Office
  • NBS: National Bureau of Statistics
  • NCAC: National Copyright Administration of China
  • NCHA: National Cultural Heritage Administration
  • NDRC: National Development and Reform Commission
  • NEA: National Energy Administration
  • NHC: National Health Commission
  • NHSA: National Healthcare Security Administration
  • NRTA: National Radio and Television Administration
  • OLA: Office of Legislative Affairs (defunct)
  • PBOC: People’s Bank of China
  • SAMR: State Administration for Market Regulation
  • SASTIND: State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense
  • SAWS: State Administration of Work Safety (defunct)
  • SCA: State Cryptography Administration
  • SFA: State Forestry Administration (defunct)
  • STA: State Taxation Administration

Draft LawAgencyConsultation Period中文English
Financial Stability Law
金融稳定法
PBOC2022/4/6 – 5/6PDF
Yellow River Protection Law
黄河保护法
MWR2021/4/29 –5/29PDF
Administrative Reconsideration Law (Revision)
行政复议法(修订)
MOJ2020/11/24 –12/23PDF
Anti-Monopoly Law (Revision)
反垄断法(修订)
SAMR2020/1/2 – 1/31PDF$ HTML
Vocational Education Law (Revision)
职业教育法(修订)
MOE2019/12/5 – 2020/1/5PDF†Δ
Value-Added Tax Law
增值税法
MOF & STA2019/11/27 – 12/26PDF
Agricultural Products Quality and Safety Law (Revision)
农产品质量安全法(修订)
MARA2019/6/17 – 7/17PDF
Audit Law (Revision)
审计法(修订)
NAO2019/3/15 – 4/15PDF
Vaccine Administration Law
疫苗管理法
SAMR2018/11/11 – 11/25PDF
Stamp Tax Law
印花税法
MOF & STA2018/11/1 – 11/30PDF
Urban Maintenance and Construction Tax Law
城市维护建设税法
MOF & STA2018/10/19 – 11/19PDF
Company Law (Amendment)
公司法(修正)
CSRC2018/9/6 – 10/5PDF
Law on the Prevention and Control of Environmental Pollution by Solid Waste (Revision)
固体废物污染环境防治法(修订)
MEE2018/7/11 – 8/18PDF
Resource Tax Law
资源税法
MOF & STA2017/11/20 – 12/20PDF
Drug Administration Law (Amendment)
药品管理法(修正)
CFDA2017/10/23 – 10/30PDF†Δ
Vehicle Acquisition Tax Law
车辆购置税法
MOF & STA2017/8/7 – 9/6PDF
Workplace Safety Law (Amendment)
安全生产法(修正)
SAWS2017/6/23 – 7/23PDFΔ
Export Control Law
出口管制法
MOFCOM2017/6/15 – 7/15PDF
Land Management Law (Amendment)
土地管理法(修正)
MLR2017/5/23 – 6/23PDF
Cryptography Law
密码法
SCA2017/4/13 – 5/12PDF
Maritime Traffic Safety Law (Revision)
海上交通安全法(修订)
OLA
(MOT)
2017/2/14 – 3/14PDF
Farmland Occupancy Tax Law
耕地占用税法
MOF & STA2017/1/16 – 2/14PDF
Community Corrections Law
社区矫正法
OLA
(MOJ)
2016/12/1 – 12/31PDF$ HTML
Forest Law (Modification)
森林法(修改)
SFA2016/9/27 – 10/25PDF
Archives Law (Revision)
档案法(修订)
NAA2016/5/25 – 6/30PDF
Patent Law (Revision)
专利法(修订)
OLA
(SIPO)
2015/12/2 – 2016/1/1PDF†ΔWordΔ
Foreign Investment Law
外国投资法
MOFCOM2015/1/19 – 2/17PDF
Copyright Law (Revision)
著作权法(修订)
OLA
(NCAC)
2014/6/6 – 7/5PDFHTMLΔ