Environmental Laws & Regulations in China and Rules of WTO

List of Laws and Regulations Included

　　 

　　1. Constitution of the People’s Republic of China (excerpts of environment-related articles)

　　II Framework Provisions

　　2. Environmental Protection Law of the People’s Republic of China

　　3. Decision of the State Council on Several Issues Concerning Environmental Protection

　　III Prevention and Control of Water Pollution

　　1. Law of the People’s Republic of China on the Prevention and Control of Water Pollution

　　2. Implementing Rules on the Law on the Prevention and Control of Water Pollution

　　3. Circular on Urban Water Supply, Water-Saving and Water Pollution Control

　　4. Interim Measures on the Administration of Water Pollutants Discharge Permit

　　5. Measures on the Supervision of Sewage Treatment Facilities for Environmental Protection

　　6. Provisions for the Administration of the Prevention and Control of Pollution in Protected Areas for Drinking Water Sources

　　7. Circular on Issues Concerning Experimental Collecting of Urban Sewage Treatment Fee

　　8. Circular on Strengthening the Collection of the Sewage Treatment Fee and Establishing a Sound Operational Mechanism for Urban Sewage Discharge and Centralized Treatment

　　9. Interim Regulations on the Prevention of Water Pollution in the Huai River Valley

　　IV Prevention and Control of Air Pollution

　　10. Law of the People’s Republic of China on the Prevention and Control of Air Pollution

　　11. The First Catalogue of Eliminated Technologies & Equipment Causing Serious Air Pollution

　　12. Official Reply of the State Council on Acid Rain Zones and SO2 Pollution Zones

　　Annex 1: The Scope of Acid Rain Control Zones

　　Annex 2: The Scope of SO2 Pollution Control Zones

　　13. Official Reply on the Fee Collection of Air Pollutants Discharge

　　14. Measures on Supervision of Exhaust Pollution from Automobiles

　　15. Circular on Strengthening the Supervision and Administration of Pollution by Exhaust from Newly-Manufactured Motor Vehicles

　　16. Standards on the Elimination of Outdated Automobiles

　　17. Circular on Adjusting the Standards on the Elimination of Outdated Automobiles

　　18. Circular on Adjusting the Standards on the Elimination of Outdated Light Trucks

　　19. Circular on Stopping Production, Sale and Use of Leaded Gasoline within a Time Limit

　　20. Industrial Policy on Automobiles (excerpts of environment-related provisions)

　　21. Technical Policies on the Prevention and Control of Pollution by Motor Vehicle Emissions

　　22. Circular on Issues Concerning Installing Pollution-Control Products on Motor Vehicles

　　23. Circular on Reducing Consumption Tax on Saloon Cars with Low Pollution Emission

　　V Solid Waste

　　24. Law on Prevention and Control of Environmental Pollution Caused by Solid Waste

　　25. Technical Policies on the Disposal of Domestic Wastes and the Prevention of Pollution

　　26. Proposals on Strengthening the Management of the Plastic Package Wastes along Main Roads, in River Basins and at Tourist Attractions

　　27. Measures on the Management of Duplicated Form for Transfer of Hazardous Wastes

　　28. National Catalogue of Hazardous Wastes

　　29. Circular on the Strict Control on the Transfer of Foreign Waste to China

　　30. Interim Provisions on Administration of Environmental Protection on Import of Waste

　　Annex: List of Wastes Used as Raw Materials and Restricted in Import

　　31. Supplementary Provisions to the “Interim Provisions for the Administration of Environmental Protection regarding the Import of Waste Materials”

　　VI Marine Environment

　　32. Marine Environmental Protection Law of the People’s Republic of China

　　33. Regulations on Prevention of Pollution of Marine Environment by Land-based Pollutants

　　34. Regulations on Environmental Protection in Exploration of Offshore Petroleum

　　35. Regulations on the Prevention of Vessel-induced Sea Pollution

　　36. Regulations on Control over Dumping of Wastes in the Ocean

　　Annex 1: Substances Forbidden to be Dumped

　　Annex 2: Substances to be Dumped only with Special Permits

　　VII Environmental Noise

　　37. Law of the People’s Republic of China on the Prevention of Environmental Noise Pollution

　　38. Circular on Strengthening the Control over Noise Pollution from Daily Life

　　VIII Environmental Impact Assessment

　　39. Regulations on the Administration of Construction Project Environmental Protection

　　40. Classified Directory for Environmental Management of Construction Projects (Revised)

　　41. Contents and Format of “Environmental Impact Statement of Construction Projects” and “ Environmental Impact Registration of Construction Projects”

　　42. Procedures on the Administration of Environmental Protection of Construction Projects

　　43. Provisions on Engineering Design of Environmental Protection of Construction Projects

　　44. Circular on the Jurisdiction to Examine and Approve the EIS of Construction Projects

　　45. Circular on Environmental Management of Foreign-invested Construction Projects

　　46. Provisions of Strengthening Environmental Management of Construction Projects Financed by International Financial Organization

　　47. Measures on the Qualification Certificates of EIS of Construction Projects

　　48. Provisions on Strengthening Environmental Protection of Township Enterprises

　　49. Circular on Environmental Management of Catering, Entertainment and Service Enterprises

　　50. Provisions on the Management of Inspection and Acceptance of Completed Environmental Protection Facilities of Construction Projects

　　51. Circular on Relevant Issues Concerning Monitoring for Inspection and Acceptance of Completed Environmental Protection Facilities of Construction Projects

　　IX Investment Policies & Environmental Protection

　　52. Provisions on Guiding Foreign Investment Direction (Revised 2002)

　　53. Catalogue for the Guidance on Industries for Foreign Investment (excerpts of environment-related industries)

　　54. Catalogue of Key Industries, Products and Technologies Encouraged by the State to Develop (Revised in 2000)

　　55. Catalogue of Repetitive Construction to Be Prohibited in Industrial and Commercial Investment Area (Batch 1)

　　56. Catalogue of Outdated Production Capacity, Technologies and Products to Be Phased Out (Batch 1)

　　57. Catalogue of Outdated Production Capacity, Technologies and Products to Be Phased Out (Batch 2)

　　58. Circular on Restricting or Banning Loans for Outdated Production Capacity, Technologies and Products to Be Phased Out and Repetitive Construction Projects

　　X Development of Western Regions and Environmental Protection

　　59. Catalogue of Advantageous Industries for Foreign Investment in Central and Western Regions

　　60. Circular on the Implementation of Favorable Policy toward the Foreign-Invested Enterprises in the Central and Western Regions on Reduction of Tax Rate by 15 Percent of Their Income Taxes for 3 Years

　　61. Urgent Circular on Banning the Transfer of Pollution to Western China

　　62. Proposals on Strengthening Management of Environmental Protection of Construction Projects in the Large-scale Development of the Western Region

　　63. Circular on Policies and Measures to Develop the Western Region of China

　　XI Import & Export and Environmental Protection

　　64. List of Goods Prohibited to Be Imported (First Group)(excerpts of environment-related goods)

　　65. List of Goods Prohibited to Be Imported (Second Group)(hazardous waste)

　　66. List of Goods Prohibited to Be Imported (Third Group)(used products)

　　67. List of Waste Used as Raw Materials and Restricted in Import

　　68. List of Waste Used as Raw Materials under Automatic Import License Category

　　69. Lists of Goods Subject to Automatic Import Licence (excerpts of environment-related goods)

　　Lists of Machinery and Electronic Products Subject to Automatic Import Licence (excerpts of environment-related goods)

　　70. Lists of Goods Subject to Import Licence (excerpts of environment-related goods)

　　71. Lists of Goods for Which Quota, Licence and Special Import Measure Are Cancelled (excerpts of environment-related goods)

　　72. List of Goods Prohibited to Be Exported (excerpts of environment-related goods)

　　73. Announcement on Prohibiting Export of Black Moss

　　XII Hazardous Chemicals

　　74. Circular on Strengthening the Management of Hazardous Chemicals

　　75. Provisions on Environmental Administration of the First Import of Chemicals and the Import and Export of Toxic Chemicals

　　76. Catalogue of Toxic Chemicals Prohibited or Strictly Controlled (Revised)

　　77. Standards of Registration Fee for Management of Chemical Export and Import

　　78. Circular on Renewal of Registration of Management of the First Import of Chemicals

　　XIII Environmental Technology and Industry

　　79. Measures on the Popularization of Key Utility Technologies of Environmental Protection

　　80. Guidance Catalogue for Cleaner Production Technologies in Key Sectors

　　81. Catalogue on the Environmental Protection Equipment (Products) Currently Encouraged by the State to Develop

　　XIV Environmental Standards and Monitoring

　　82. Measures on the Administration of Environmental Standards

　　83. Regulations on the Administration of National Environmental Monitoring

　　84. Measures on the Administration of Pollution Sources Monitoring

　　XV Report and Registration of Pollutants Discharge

　　85. Provisions on Administration of Report and Registration of Pollutants Discharge

　　86. Circular on Report and Registration of Pollutant Discharges

　　87. Circular on Standardizing Pollutants Outlets

　　XVI Pollution Discharge Fee

　　88. Interim Measures on the Collection of Pollution Discharge Fee

　　89. Items and Standards on the Collection of Administrative Fees for Environmental Protection

　　90. Interim Measures on Compensatory Use of the Special Fund for Source-Pollution Control

　　Circular on the Trial Levying of Pollution Fees for SO2 Emission in Acid Rain Zones and SO2 Zones

　　91. Circular on the Trial Levying Standards of SO2 Fee

　　92. Circular on the Trial Levying of Aggregate Pollution Fee in Hangzhou and Two Other Cities

　　XVII Environmental Qualification

　　93. Measures on the Management of Certificates for Environmental Engineering Design

　　94. Circular on the Management of Certificates for Environmental Engineering Design

　　95. Measures on Qualification Authentication for Operating Environmental Protection Facilities

　　

　　XVIII Certification of Environmental Labels and Products

　　96. Measures on the Certification Management of Products Bearing Environmental Labels

　　97. Circular on Publishing the Design of the Environmental Label

　　98. Measures on the Administration of the Certification for Organic Foods

　　99. Measures on the Certification Management of Environmental Products (Revised 2001)

　　100. Circular on Certification for Foreign Environmental Products that Enter Domestic Market

　　101. Circular on the Adjust and Certification for Environmental Protection Products

　　102. Provisions on the Administration of Qualification Authentication of the Inspection Institutions for Environmental Protection Products

　　XIX Certification of ISO14000

　　103. Circular on Proposals on the Certification of EMS (Revised 2001)

　　104. Provisions on the Certification of Environmental Management System (EMS)

　　105. Interim Provisions on the Administration of Recording of EMS Consulting Organizations

　　XX Import and Export of ODS

　　106. Measures on the Import and Export Control of Ozone Depleting Substances (ODS)

　　107. Provisions on Strengthening the Control of Import and Export of ODS

　　108. Catalogue of ODS under Import and Export Control in China (First Group)

　　109. Catalogue of ODS under Import and Export Control in China (Second Group)

　　110. Catalogue on the Announcement of Label for Recycled ODS

　　111. Circular on the Prohibition of Constructing New Facilities for Producing and Using ODS

　　112. Circular on the Production Quota Permit Control on Fire-extinguishing Agent as Halon

　　113. Circular on Prohibition of Using Carbon Chlorofluoride Substances in the Aerosol Sector

　　114. Circular on Production Quota Permit on Chlorfluoro Hydrocarbon Products (CFCs)

　　115. Circular on Stopping Using CFC-12 Air-conditioner in Automobile Industry in A Set-Time

　　XXI Natural Conservation and Biosafety

　　116. Regulations on Nature Reserves

　　117. Lists of Wildlife under Special State Protection

　　118. Lists of Wild Plants under Special State Protection

　　119. Regulations on Administration of Agricultural GMOs Safety

　　

　　XXII Radiation Environment

　　120. Regulations on Radiation Protection for Radioisotopes and Radiation-emitting Facilities

　　121. Measures on Management of Radiation Environment

　　122. Measures on Management of Urban Radioactive Wastes

　　123. Measures on Management of Electromagnetic Radiation Environmental Protection

　　XXIII Environmental Enforcement

　　124. Measures on Administrative Penalty for Environmental Protection

　　125. Measures on Administration of Interpretation on Environmental Regulations

　　126. Interim Measures on Reporting Environmental Pollution and Damage Accidents

　　XXIV Criminal Law and Civil Law

　　127. Criminal Law (excerpts of environment-related articles)

　　128. General Principles of the Civil Law (excerpts of environment-related articles)

　　XXV Trade, Investment, Tax and Environmental Protection

　　129. Foreign Trade Law (excerpts)

　　130. Individual Income Tax Law (excerpts)

　　131. Implementing Rules on the Income Tax Law for Enterprises with Foreign Investment and Foreign Enterprises (excerpts)

　　132. Implementing Rules on the Law on Chinese-foreign Contractual Joint Ventures (excerpts)

　　133. Implementing Rules on the Law on Foreign-capital Enterprises (excerpts)

　　134. Implementing Rules on the Law on Chinese-foreign Joint Ventures (excerpts)

　　135. Maritime Code (excerpts)

　　136. Special Maritime Procedure Law (excerpts)

　　137. Urban Planning Law (excerpts)

　　PART II Trade Provisions in Multilateral Environmental Agreements

　　138. Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal (excerpts)

　　139. Amendment to the Basel Convention

　　140. Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade (excerpts)

　　141. Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (excerpts)

　　142. Framework Convention on Climate Change (excerpts)

　　143. Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (excerpts)

　　144. Montreal Protocol on Substances that Delete the Ozone Layer (excerpts)

　　145. Convention on Biological Diversity (excerpts)

　　146. Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (excerpts)

　　147. Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (excerpts)

　　148. Agreement on Fish Stocks (excerpts)

　　149. International Tropical Timber Agreement (excerpts)

　　150. Convention on the Ownership of Cultural Property (excerpts)

　　151. Rio Declaration on Environment and Development (excerpts)

　　152. Agenda 21(excerpts)

　　153. Statement of Principles on Forests (excerpts)

　　PART III Environment-related Provisions in the Legal Instruments on China’s Accession into WTO

　　154 NPC: Decision of NPC Standing Committee on China’s Accession to WTO

　　155. WTO: Accession of the People’s Republic of China

　　156. WTO: Protocol on the Accession of the People’s Republic of China

　　157. Annex 1A: Information to Be Provided by China in the Context of the Transitional Review Mechanism (excerpts of environment-related articles)

　　158. Annex 2A2: Products Subject to State Trading (excerpts of environment-related products)

　　159. Annex 3: Non-Tariff Measures Subject to Phased Elimination (excerpts)

　　160. Annex 4: Products and Services Subject to Price Control (excerpts)

　　161. Annex 5A: Notification Pursuant to Article ⅩⅩⅤ of the Agreement of Subsidies and Corntervailing Measures (excerpts of environment-related subsidies)

　　162. Annex 6: Products Subject to Export Duty (excerpts of environment-related products)

　　163. Annex 8: Schedule on Trade in goods (excerpts of environment-related Goods)

　　164. Annex 9: Schedule of Specific Commitments on Services (excerpts of environmental services)

　　PART IV Rules of the WTO and Environmental Protection

　　I Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization

　　165. Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization (excerpts of environment-related articles)

　　165. Annex 1A: Multilateral Agreements on Trade in Goods

　　General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994 (excerpts of environment-related articles)

　　Agreement on Agriculture (excerpts of environment-related articles)

　　Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures

　　Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade

　　Agreement on Trade-related Investment Measures

　　Agreement on Preshipment Inspection

　　Agreement on Import Licensing Procedures

　　Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures

　　166. Annex 1B: General Agreement on Trade in Services

　　167. Annex 1C: Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (excerpts of environment-related articles)

　　168. Annex 2: Understanding on Rules and Procedures Governing the Settlement of Disputes

　　169. Annex 3: Trade Policy Review Mechanism

　　170. Annex 4: Agreement on Government Procurement (excerpts of environment-related articles)

　　II General Agreement of Tariffs and Trade

　　171. General Agreement On Tariffs and Trade (GATT 1947) (excerpts of environment-related articles)

　　III Ministerial Decisions and Declarations

　　172. Decision on Notification Procedures

　　173. Decision on Trade in Services and the Environment

　　174. Decision on Trade and Environment