Public Health Emergency Response Law

For a brief discussion of this Law, please see this issue of our newsletter.

Law of the People’s Republic of China on Responding to Public Health Emergencies
中华人民共和国突发公共卫生事件应对法

[Current Text: Chinese only]

(adopted Sept. 12, 2025, effective Nov. 1, 2025)

• Status: Passed
• Legislative Body (Vote): NPCSC (N/A)
• Principal Drafters: National Health Commission & National Disease Control and Prevention Administration
• Submitter: State Council
• Legislative Plans
  • Five-year: 14^th NPCSC Category I
  • Annual: 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
• Legislative History & Text
  • NPCSC deliberation – round #3 (final): Sept. 8–12, 2025 (Current Text 🔝)
  • NPCSC deliberation – round #2: June 24 – 27, 2025 (Chinese only) 💬
    • Public consultation: June 27 – July 26, 2025
  • NPCSC deliberation – round #1: Sept. 10 – 13, 2024 (Chinese only) 💬
    • Public consultation: Sept. 13 – Oct. 12, 2024
• Legislative Records
  • Explanation (Sept. 10, 2024)
  • Report on Status of Revision (June 24, 2025)
  • Report on Results of Deliberation (Sept. 8, 2025)
  • Report on Suggestions for Revision (Sept. 11, 2025)
  • Presidential Order (Sept. 12, 2025)

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PRC Emergency Response Law
中华人民共和国突发事件应对法
(as revised June 28, 2024, effective Nov. 1, 2024)

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(as revised Apr. 30, 2025, effective Sept. 1, 2025)

Last updated: October 23, 2025, 17:46 EDT