Law of the People’s Republic of China on the Prevention and Control of Soil Pollution
中华人民共和国土壤污染防治法
[Current Text: Chinese, English]
(adopted Aug. 31, 2018, effective Jan. 1, 2019)
- Status: Passed
- Legislative Body (Vote): NPCSC (171–0)
- Principal Drafter & Submitter: NPC Environmental Protection and Resources Conservation Committee
- Legislative Plans
- Five-year: 12th NPCSC Category I; 13th NPCSC Category I
- Annual: 2017, 2018
- Legislative History & Text
- NPCSC deliberation – 3rd (final) round: August 2018 (Current Text ⇧)
- NPCSC deliberation – 2nd round: December 2017 (Chinese only)
- NPCSC deliberation – 1st round: June 2017 (Chinese, $ English)
- Legislative Records
- Explanation (June 22, 2017)
- Report on Status of Revision (Dec. 22, 2017)
- Report on Results of Deliberation (Aug. 27, 2018)
- Report on Suggestions for Revision (Aug. 31, 2018)
- Presidential Order (Aug. 31, 2018)
- Press Conference: NPCSC General Office (Aug. 31, 2018)
NPC Observer Coverage
- NPCSC Adopts E-Commerce Law, Soil Pollution Prevention and Control Law & Amends Individual Income Tax Law (Sept. 3, 2018)
- NPCSC Session Watch: Separate Parts of Civil Code, Tax Bills, Criminal Procedure, and More (Aug. 17, 2018)
- NPC Standing Committee Releases 2018 Legislative Plan (Apr. 27, 2018)
- NPCSC Releases Seven Draft Laws for Public Comments: December 29, 2017 (Dec. 29, 2017)
- NPCSC to End 2017 with Blockbuster December Session (Dec. 16, 2017)
- NPCSC Solicits Public Comments on Five Draft Legislations: June 28, 2017 (June 28, 2017)
- 28th Session Watch Pt. 1: National Intelligence, Soil Pollution, National Anthem, and Others on Agenda—But No Sign of State Supervision (Yet) (June 15, 2017)
- NPC Standing Committee Schedules Major Legislations for 2017 (May 3, 2017)