Antarctic Activities and Environmental Protection Law

Antarctic Activities and Environmental Protection Law of the People’s Republic of China
中华人民共和国南极活动与环境保护法

[Current Text: not yet enacted]

• Status: Pending
• Legislative Body (Vote): NPCSC (TBD)
• Principal Drafter & Submitter: NPC Environmental Protection and Resources Conservation Committee
• Legislative Plans
  • Five-year: 13^th NPCSC Category I
  • Annual: 2019 (backup), 2021, 2025 (backup), 2026
• Legislative History & Text
  • NPCSC deliberation – round #3 (expected final): expected by end of 2026
  • NPCSC deliberation – round #2: June 23–26, 2026 (Chinese only) 💬
    • 🔔 Public consultation: June 26–July 25, 2026
  • NPCSC deliberation – round #1: Dec. 22–27, 2025 (Chinese only) 💬
    • Public consultation: Dec. 27, 2025–Jan. 25, 2026
• Legislative Records
  • Explanation (Dec. 22, 2025)
  • Report on Status of Revision (June 23, 2026)
  • Report on Results of Deliberation (pending)
  • Report on Suggestions for Revision (pending)
  • Presidential Order (pending)

NPC Observer Coverage

• NPCSC Session Watch: Environmental Code, Antarctic Policy, Ethnicity & Language, State Assets, Childcare, Banking Regulation & Trademarks (Dec. 16, 2025)
• 📰 January 2024: Update on Legislative Proposals Introduced by NPC Delegates in 2023 (Feb. 14, 2024)

Last updated: June 26, 2026, 15:57 EDT