Hazardous Chemicals Safety Law

Law of the People’s Republic of China on the Safety of Hazardous Chemicals
中华人民共和国危险化学品安全法

[Current Text: Chinese only]

(adopted Dec. 27, 2025, effective May 1, 2026)

• Status: Passed
• Legislative Body (Vote): NPCSC (N/A)
• Principal Drafter: Ministry of Emergency Management
• Submitter: State Council
• Legislative Plans
  • Five-year: 14^th NPCSC Category I
  • Annual: 2020 (backup), 2021 (backup), 2022 (backup), 2023 (backup), 2024, 2025
• Legislative History & Text
  • NPCSC deliberation – round #3 (final): Dec. 22–27, 2025 (Current Text 🔝)
  • NPCSC deliberation – round #2: Sept. 8–12, 2025 (Chinese only) 💬
    • Public consultation: Sept. 12–Oct. 11, 2025
  • NPCSC deliberation – round #1: Dec. 21 – 25, 2024 (Chinese only) 💬
    • Public consultation: Dec. 25, 2024 – Jan. 23, 2025
  • State Council public consultation: Oct. 2 – Nov. 1, 2020 (Chinese only)
• Legislative Records
  • Explanation (Dec. 21, 2024)
  • Report on Status of Revision (Sept. 8, 2025)
  • Report on Results of Deliberation (Dec. 22, 2025)
  • Report on Suggestions for Revision (Dec. 26, 2025)
  • Presidential Order (Dec. 27, 2025)

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Last updated: December 27, 2025, 11:21 EST