Specialized Farmers’ Cooperatives Law

Specialized Farmers’ Cooperatives Law of the People’s Republic of China
中华人民共和国农民专业合作社法

[Current Text: Chinese only]

(adopted Oct. 31, 2006, effective July 1, 2007; revised Dec. 27, 2017, effective July 1, 2018)

• Status: Revision passed
• Legislative Body (Vote): NPCSC (156–0–2)
• Principal Drafter & Submitter: NPC Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee
• Legislative Plans
  • Five-year: 12^th NPCSC Category II
  • Annual: 2016 (backup), 2017
• Legislative History & Text
  • NPCSC deliberation – round #2 (final): Dec. 22–27, 2017 (Current Text ⇧)
  • NPCSC deliberation – round #1: June 22–27, 2017 (Chinese only) 💬
    • Public consultation: June 28–July 27, 2017
• Legislative Records:
  • Explanation (June 22, 2017)
  • Report on Results of Deliberation (Dec. 22, 2017)
  • Report on Suggestions for Revision (Dec. 27, 2017)
  • Presidential Order (Dec. 27, 2017)
• Press Conference: NPCSC General Office (Dec. 27, 2017)

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Last updated: August 12, 2025, 01:40 EDT