Foreign NGO Law

Law of the People’s Republic of China on Managing the Activities of Overseas Non-Governmental Organizations in Mainland China
中华人民共和国境外非政府组织境内活动管理法

[Current Text: Chinese, English]

(adopted Apr. 28, 2016, effective Jan. 1, 2017; amended Nov. 4, 2017, effective Nov. 5, 2017)

• Status: Passed
• Legislative Body (Vote): NPCSC (147–1–1)
• Principal Drafter: Ministry of Public Security
• Submitter: State Council
• Legislative Plans
  • Five-year: 12^th NPCSC Category I
  • Annual: 2015, 2016
• Legislative History & Text
  • NPCSC deliberation – 3^rd (final) round: Apr. 25 – 28, 2016 (Chinese, English)
  • NPCSC deliberation – 2^nd round: Apr. 20 – 24, 2015 (Chinese, English)
  • NPCSC deliberation – 1^st round: Dec. 22 – 28, 2014 (text N/A)
• Legislative Records
  • Explanation (Dec. 22, 2014)
  • Report on Status of Revision (Apr. 20, 2015) (Chinese, English)
  • Report on Results of Deliberation (Apr. 25, 2016)
  • Report on Suggestions for Revision (Apr. 28, 2016)
  • Presidential Order (Apr. 28, 2016)
• Press Conference: NPCSC General Office (Apr. 28, 2016) (Chinese, partial English)