Civil Servants Law

Civil Servants Law of the People’s Republic of China
中华人民共和国公务员法

[Current Text: Chinese, English]

(adopted Apr. 25, 2005, effective Jan. 1, 2006; amended Sept. 1, 2017, effective Jan. 1, 2018; revised Dec. 29, 2018, effective June 1, 2019)

• Status: Revision passed
• Legislative Body (Vote): NPCSC (N/A)
• Principal Drafter: ☭ Central Organization Department
• Submitter: Council of Chairpersons
• Legislative Plans
  • Five-year: 13^th NPCSC Category I
  • Annual: 2018 (backup)
• Legislative History & Text
  • NPCSC deliberation – round #2 (final): Dec. 23–29, 2018 (Current Text ⇧)
  • NPCSC deliberation – round #1: Oct. 22–26, 2018 (Chinese only) 💬
    • Public consultation: Nov. 1–Dec. 1, 2018
• Legislative Records
  • Explanation (Oct. 22, 2018)
  • Report on Results of Deliberation (Dec. 23, 2018)
  • Report on Suggestions for Revision (Dec. 29, 2018)
  • Presidential Order (Dec. 29, 2018)

NPC Observer Coverage

• NPCSC Takes No Further Action on Foreign Investment Law (for Now), Adopts Two Tax Laws & Codifies Civil Service Reform (Dec. 30, 2018)
• NPCSC Session Watch: Foreign Investment, Patent, Resource Tax, Local Government Debt & More (Dec. 16, 2018)
• NPCSC Solicits Public Comments on Draft Revision to Civil Servants Law and Three Other Bills (Nov. 1, 2018)

Last updated: August 6, 2025, 09:55 EDT