Scientific and Technological Progress Law

Scientific and Technological Progress Law of the People’s Republic of China
中华人民共和国科学技术进步法

[Current Text: Chinese | English › NPC; Georgetown CSET]

(adopted July 2, 1993, effective Oct. 1, 1993; revised Dec. 29, 2007, effective July 1, 2008; revised Dec. 24, 2021, effective Jan. 1, 2022)

  • Status: Revision passed
  • Legislative Body (Vote): NPCSC (N/A)
  • Principal Drafter & Submitter: NPC Education, Science, Culture, and Public Health Committee
  • Legislative Plans
    • Five-year: 13th NPCSC Category II
    • Special: Public Health Category I
    • Annual: 2020 (backup), 2021
  • Legislative History & Text
    • NPCSC deliberation – 2nd (final) round: December 2021 (Current Text ⇧)
    • NPCSC deliberation – 1st round: August 2021 (Chinese only)
  • Legislative Records [Gazette 2022(1): 36–57]
    • Explanation (Aug. 17, 2021)
    • Report on Results of Deliberation (Dec. 20, 2021)
    • Report on Suggestions for Revision (Dec. 24, 2021)
    • Presidential Order (Dec. 24, 2021)

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