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Marine Environmental Protection Law of the People’s Republic of China
中华人民共和国海洋环境保护法
[Current Text: Chinese only]
(adopted Aug. 23, 1982, effective Mar. 1, 1983; revised Dec. 25, 1999, effective Apr. 1, 2000; amended and effective Dec. 28, 2013; amended and effective Nov. 7, 2016; amended and effective Nov. 4, 2017; revised Oct. 24, 2023, effective Jan. 1, 2024)
- Status: Revision passed
- Legislative Body (Vote): NPCSC (N/A)
- Principal Drafter & Submitter: NPC Environmental Protection and Resources Conservation Committee
- Legislative Plans
- Five-year: 14th NPCSC Category I
- Annual: 2022 (backup), 2023
- Legislative History & Text
- NPCSC deliberation – 3rd (final) round: Oct. 20 – 24, 2023 (Current Text ⇧)
- NPCSC deliberation – 2nd round: June 26 – 28, 2023 (Chinese only) 💬
- Public consultation: June 28 – July 27, 2023
- NPCSC deliberation – 1st round: Dec. 27 – 30, 2022 (Chinese only) 💬
- Public consultation: Dec. 30, 2022 – Jan. 28, 2023
- Legislative Records
- Explanation (Dec. 27, 2022)
- Report on Status of Revision (June 26, 2023)
- Report on Results of Deliberation (Oct. 20, 2023)
- Report on Suggestions for Revision (Oct. 24, 2023)
- Presidential Order (Oct. 24, 2023)