Agricultural Products Quality and Safety Law

Law of the People’s Republic of China on the Quality and Safety of Agricultural Products
中华人民共和国农产品质量安全法

[Current Text: Chinese only]

(adopted Apr. 29, 2006, effective Nov. 1, 2006; amended and effective Oct. 26, 2018; revised Sept. 2, 2022, effective Jan. 1, 2023)

• Status: Revision passed
• Legislative Body (Vote): NPCSC (N/A)
• Principal Drafter: Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs
• Submitter: State Council
• Legislative Plans
  • Five-year: 13^th NPCSC Category I
  • Annual: 2020 (preparatory), 2021, 2022
• Legislative History & Texts
  • NPCSC deliberation – 3^rd (final) round: August 2022 (Current Text ⇧)
  • NPCSC deliberation – 2^nd round: June 2022 (Chinese only)
  • NPCSC deliberation – 1^st round: October 2021 (Chinese only Δ)
  • State Council solicitation of public comments: June 2019 (Chinese only)
• Legislative Records
  • Explanation (Oct. 19, 2021)
  • Report on Status of Revision (June 21, 2022)
  • Report on Results of Deliberation (Aug. 30, 2022)
  • Report on Suggestions for Revision (Sept. 1, 2022)
  • Presidential Order (Sept. 2, 2022)

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