Forest Law of the People’s Republic of China
中华人民共和国森林法
[Current Text: Chinese, English]
(adopted Sept. 20, 1984, effective Jan. 1, 1985; amended Apr. 29, 1998, effective July 1, 1998; amended and effective Aug. 27, 2009; revised Dec. 28, 2019, effective July 1, 2019)
- Status: Revision passed
- Legislative Body (Vote): NPCSC (167–0–1)
- Principal Drafter & Submitter: NPC Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee
- Legislative Plans
- Five-year: 11th NPCSC Category I; 12th NPCSC Category I; 13th NPCSC Category I
- Annual: 2017 (preparatory), 2018 (preparatory), 2019 (presumed)
- Legislative History & Texts
- NPCSC deliberation – 3rd (final) round: December 2019 (Current Text ⇧)
- NPCSC deliberation – 2nd round: October 2019 (Chinese only)
- NPCSC deliberation – 1st round: June 2019 (Chinese only)
- State Council public consultation: September 2016 (Chinese only)
- Legislative Records
- Explanation (June 25, 2019)
- Report on Status of Revision (Oct. 21, 2019)
- Report on Results of Deliberation (Dec. 23, 2019)
- Report on Suggestions for Revision (Dec. 27, 2019)
- Presidential Order (Dec. 28, 2019)
- Press Conference: December 28, 2019
NPC Observer Coverage
- NPCSC Abolishes “Custody & Education” Detention System, Revises Securities Law & Approves Community Corrections Law, Civil Litigation Reform Pilot (Dec. 30, 2019)
- NPCSC Solicits Public Comments on Civil Code Marriage Part, Draft Community Corrections Law, Draft Revisions to Child Protection Laws & Two Other Bills (Oct. 31, 2019)
- NPCSC Solicits Public Comments on Draft Community Corrections Law, Encryption Law, Two Civil Code Parts & Three Other Bills (July 2, 2019)