Emergency Response Law

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

Emergency Response Law of the People’s Republic of China
中华人民共和国突发事件应对法

[Current Text: Chinese only · Δ]

(adopted Aug. 30, 2007, effective Nov. 1, 2007; revised June 28, 2024, effective Nov. 1, 2024)

• Status: Revision passed
• Legislative Body (Vote): NPCSC (N/A)
• Principal Drafter: Ministry of Justice
• 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 – 3^rd (final) round: June 25 – 28, 2024 (Current Text ⇧)
  • NPCSC deliberation – 2^nd round: Dec. 25 – 29, 2023 (Chinese only · Δ) 💬
    Public consultation: Dec. 29, 2023 – Jan. 27, 2024
  • NPCSC deliberation – 1^st round: Dec. 20 – 24, 2021 (Chinese only Δ) 💬
    Public consultation: Dec. 24, 2021 – Jan. 22, 2022
• Legislative Records
  • Explanation (Dec. 20, 2021)
  • Report on Status of Revision (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: Women’s Rights, Trade Unions, Yellow River & Black Soil Protection, Emergency Management Reform & More (Dec. 1, 2021)

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Last updated: September 12, 2025, 22:46 EDT