Yangtze River Protection Law

Yangtze River Protection Law of the People’s Republic of China
中华人民共和国长江保护法

[Current Text: Chinese, English]

(adopted Dec. 26, 2020, effective Mar. 1, 2021)

• Status: Passed
• Legislative Body (Vote): NPCSC (N/A)
• Principal Drafter & Submitter: NPC Environmental Protection and Resources Conservation Committee
• Legislative Plans
  • Five-year: 13^th NPCSC Category I
  • Annual: 2019, 2020
• Legislative History & Text
  • NPCSC deliberation – round #3 (final): Dec. 22–26, 2020 (Current Text ⇧)
  • NPCSC deliberation – round #2: Oct. 13–17, 2020 (Chinese only) 💬
    • Public consultation: Oct. 21–Nov. 19, 2020
  • NPCSC deliberation – round #1: Dec. 23–28, 2019 (Chinese only) 💬
    • Public consultation: Dec. 28, 2019–Jan. 26, 2020
• Legislative Records [Gazette 2021(1): 101–122]
  • Explanation (Dec. 23, 2019)
  • Report on Status of Revision (Oct. 13, 2020)
  • Report on Results of Deliberation (Dec. 22, 2020)
  • Report on Suggestions for Revision (Dec. 25, 2020)
  • Presidential Order (Dec. 26, 2020)

NPC Observer Coverage

• NPCSC Passes New Criminal Law Amendment, Revises National Defense Law & Juvenile Delinquency Prevention Law & Establishes Hainan IP Court (Dec. 28, 2020)
• NPCSC Session Watch: Civil Code, Securities Law, Yangtze River Protection, Taiwanese Investments & Export Control (Dec. 17, 2019)

Last updated: August 2, 2025, 14:28 EDT