NPC Standing Committee Rules of Procedure

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Rules of Procedure of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress of the People’s Republic of China
中华人民共和国全国人民代表大会常务委员会议事规则

[Current Text: Chinese | English › NPC; China Law Translate]

(adopted and effective Nov. 24, 1987; amended and effective Apr. 24, 2009; amended June 24, 2022, effective June 25, 2022)

  • Status: Amendment passed
  • Legislative Body (Vote): NPCSC (N/A)
  • Principal Drafter: NPCSC Legislative Affairs Commission
  • Submitter: Council of Chairpersons
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  • Legislative Records [Gazette 2022(4): 632–650]
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    • Report on Suggestions for Revision (June 23, 2022)
    • Presidential Order (June 24, 2022)

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Rules of Procedure of the PRC National People’s Congress
中华人民共和国全国人民代表大会议事规则
(as amended Mar. 11, 2021, effective Mar. 12, 2021)

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