Border Health and Quarantine Law

For a brief discussion of the revised Law, please see this issue of our newsletter.

Border Health and Quarantine Law of the People’s Republic of China
中华人民共和国国境卫生检疫法

[Current Text: Chinese only · Δ]

(adopted Dec. 2, 1986, effective May 1, 1987; amended and effective Dec. 29, 2007; amended and effective Aug. 27, 2009; amended and effective Apr. 27, 2018; revised June 28, 2024, effective Jan. 1, 2025)

• Status: Revision passed
• Legislative Body (Vote): NPCSC (N/A)
• Principal Drafter: General Administration of Customs
• Submitter: State Council
• Legislative Plans
  • Five-year: 14^th NPCSC Category I
  • Special: Public Health Category I
  • Annual: 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
• Legislative History & Text
  • NPCSC deliberation – 2^nd (final) round: June 25 – 28, 2024 (Current Text ⇧)
  • NPCSC deliberation – 1^st round: Dec. 25 – 29, 2023 (Chinese only Δ) 💬
    Public consultation: Dec. 29, 2023 – Jan. 27, 2024
  • State Council public consultation: July 20 – Aug. 21, 2020 (Chinese only)
• Legislative Records
  • Explanation (Dec. 25, 2023)
  • Report on Results of Deliberation (June 25, 2024)
  • Report on Suggestions for Revision (June 27, 2024)
  • Presidential Order (June 28, 2024)

NPC Observer Coverage

• 📰 June 2024: Post-Covid Revisions to China’s Emergency Response and Border Health Laws (July 15, 2024)
• NPCSC Session Watch: Public Security Offenses, Border Health, Financial Stability, Mineral Resources & Report on Promoting Development of Private Economy (June 17, 2024)
• NPCSC Session Watch: Chinese-Style Constitutional Review, Legislative Oversight, Charity Regulation, Border Health, Emergency Management & Mineral Resources (Dec. 19, 2023)
• Translation: NPCSC’s New Public Health Legislative Plan in Response to COVID-19 (Apr. 29, 2020)

Last updated: August 8, 2024, 15:45 EDT