Women’s Rights and Interests Protection Law

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Law of the People’s Republic of China on the Protection of Women’s Rights and Interests
中华人民共和国妇女权益保障法

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

(adopted Apr. 3, 1992, effective Oct. 1, 1992; amended Aug. 28, 2005, effective Dec. 1, 2005; amended and effective Oct. 26, 2018; revised Oct. 30, 2022, effective Jan. 1, 2023)

  • Status: Revision passed
  • Legislative Body (Vote): NPCSC (N/A)
  • Principal Drafter & Submitter: NPC Social Development Affairs Committee
  • Legislative Plans
    • Five-year: N/A
    • Annual: 2021, 2022
  • Legislative History & Text
  • Legislative Records [Gazette 2022(6): 827–842]
    • Explanation (Dec. 20, 2021)
    • Report on Status of Revision (Apr. 18, 2022)
    • Report on Results of Deliberation (Oct. 27, 2022)
    • Report on Suggestions for Revision (Oct. 29, 2022)
    • Presidential Order (Oct. 30, 2022)

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