Border Health and Quarantine Law

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

[Available Text: Chinese (current) | English (v. 2007)]

(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)

• Status: Revision submitted on Nov. 3, 2023
• Legislative Body (Vote): NPCSC (TBD)
• 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
• Legislative History & Text
  • NPCSC deliberation – 1^st round: likely December 2023
  • State Council public consultation: July 20 – Aug. 21, 2020 (Chinese only)
• Legislative Records
  • Explanation (pending)
  • Report on Status of Revision (pending)
  • Report on Results of Deliberation (pending)
  • Report on Suggestions for Revision (pending)
  • Presidential Order (pending)

NPC Observer Coverage

• Translation: NPCSC’s New Public Health Legislative Plan in Response to COVID-19 (Apr. 29, 2020)