Biosecurity Law of the People’s Republic of China
中华人民共和国生物安全法
[Available Text: Chinese (current) | English (v. 2020) › NPC; $ China Law Translate]
(adopted Oct. 17, 2020, effective Apr. 15, 2021; amended and effective Apr. 26, 2024)
- Status: Passed
- Legislative Body (Vote): NPCSC (N/A)
- Principal Drafter & Submitter: NPC Environmental Protection and Resources Conservation Committee
- Legislative Plans
- Five-year: 13th NPCSC Category III
- Special: Public Health Category I
- Annual: 2019, 2020
- Legislative History & Text
- NPCSC deliberation – 3rd (final) round: October 2020 (Chinese | English › NPC; $ China Law Translate)
- NPCSC deliberation – 2nd round: April 2020 (Chinese, $ English)
- NPCSC deliberation – 1st round: October 2019 (text N/A)
- Legislative Records [Gazette 2020(5): 733–754]
- Explanation (Oct. 21, 2020)
- Report on Status of Revision (Apr. 26, 2020)
- Report on Results of Deliberation (Oct. 13, 2020)
- Report on Suggestions for Revision (Oct. 16, 2020)
- Presidential Order (Oct. 17, 2020)
NPC Observer Coverage
- NPCSC Passes Export Control Law & Biosecurity Law, Updates Patent Law, National Flag/Emblem Laws, Election Law & Minors Protection Law (Oct. 17, 2020)
- NPCSC Seeks Public Comments on Draft Biosecurity Law, Copyright Law Amendment, Armed Police Law Revision & Two Other Bills (Apr. 30, 2020)
- NPCSC Session Watch: COVID-19 Responses, Copyright, Armed Police Reform & Silence on 2020 NPC (Apr. 17, 2020)
- NPCSC Session Watch: Encryption, Civil Code, Biosecurity, Child Protection & State Supervision Commission Rulemaking (Oct. 15, 2019)