Organic Law of Local People’s Congresses at All Levels and Local People’s Governments at All Levels of the People’s Republic of China
中华人民共和国地方各级人民代表大会和地方各级人民政府组织法
[Current Text: Chinese, English]
(adopted July 1, 1979, effective Jan. 1, 1980; amended and effective Dec. 10, 1982; amended and effective Dec. 2, 1986; amended and effective Feb. 28, 1995; amended and effective* Oct. 27, 2004; amended and effective Aug. 28, 2015; amended Mar. 11, 2022, effective Mar. 12, 2022)
* Article 3 took effect upon the subsequent elections of the standing committees of local people’s congresses
- Status: Amendment passed
- Legislative Body (Vote): NPC (2794–5–4)
- Principal Drafter: NPCSC Legislative Affairs Commission
- Submitters: Council of Chairpersons (to NPCSC) & NPCSC (to NPC)
- Legislative Plans
- Five-year: 13th NPCSC Category I
- Annual: 2020 (preparatory), 2021, 2022
- Legislative History & Texts
- NPC deliberation – final round: March 2022 (Chinese only · Δ)
- NPCSC deliberation – 2nd round: December 2021 (Chinese only Δ)
- NPCSC deliberation – 1st round: October 2021 (Chinese only Δ)
- Legislative Records
- NPCSC Stage
- Explanation (Oct. 19, 2021)
- Report on Status of Revision (Dec. 20, 2021)
- NPC Stage
- Explanation (Mar. 5, 2022)
- Report on Results of Deliberation (Mar. 8, 2022)
- Report on Suggestions for Revision (Mar. 10, 2022)
- Presidential Order (Mar. 11, 2022)
- NPCSC Stage
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