Yangtze River Protection Law

Yangtze River Protection Law of the People’s Republic of China
中华人民共和国长江保护法

[Current Text: Chinese, English]

(adopted Dec. 26, 2020, effective Mar. 1, 2021)

  • Status: Passed
  • Legislative Body (Vote): NPCSC (N/A)
  • Principal Drafter & Submitter: NPC Environmental Protection and Resources Conservation Committee
  • Legislative Plans
    • Five-year: 13th NPCSC Category I
    • Annual: 2019, 2020
  • Legislative History & Text
    • NPCSC deliberation – 3rd (final) round: December 2020 (Current Text ⇧)
    • NPCSC deliberation – 2nd round: October 2020 (Chinese only)
    • NPCSC deliberation – 1st round: December 2019 (Chinese only)
  • Legislative Records [Gazette 2021(1): 101–122]
    • Explanation (Dec. 23, 2019)
    • Report on Status of Revision (Oct. 13, 2020)
    • Report on Results of Deliberation (Dec. 22, 2020)
    • Report on Suggestions for Revision (Dec. 25, 2020)
    • Presidential Order (Dec. 26, 2020)

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