Archives Law of the People’s Republic of China
中华人民共和国档案法
[Current Text: Chinese, English]
(adopted Sept. 5, 1987, effective Jan. 1, 1988; amended and effective July 5, 1996; amended and effective Nov. 7, 2016; revised June 20, 2020, effective Jan. 1, 2021)
- Status: Revision passed
- Legislative Body (Vote): NPCSC (N/A)
- Principal Drafter: National Archives Administration
- Submitter: State Council
- Legislative Plans
- Five-year: 13th NPCSC Category I
- Annual: 2019 (presumed), 2020
- Legislative History & Texts
- NPCSC deliberation – 2nd (final) round: June 2020 (Current Text ⇧)
- NPCSC deliberation – 1st round: October 2019 (Chinese only)
- State Council public consultation: May 2016 (Chinese only)
- Legislative Records
- Explanation (Oct. 21, 2019)
- Report on Results of Deliberation (June 18, 2020)
- Report on Suggestions for Revision (June 19, 2020)
- Presidential Order (June 20, 2020)
NPC Observer Coverage
- NPCSC Concludes First June Session Before Immediately Scheduling Another, Likely to Adopt Hong Kong National Security Law (June 21, 2020)
- NPCSC Solicits Public Comments on Civil Code Marriage Part, Draft Community Corrections Law, Draft Revisions to Child Protection Laws & Two Other Bills (Oct. 31, 2019)
- NPCSC Session Watch: Encryption, Civil Code, Biosecurity, Child Protection & State Supervision Commission Rulemaking (Oct. 15, 2019)