01/07/2020

In June 2020, the NPC Standing Committee’s 2020 Legislative Work Plan was approved by the 44th meeting of chairmen of the Standing Committee of the 13th National People’s Congress. In the process of formulating the legislative plan, the formulating agency took into account the requirements of the legislative plan of the 13th NPC Standing Committee and the revision of the law on public health legislation, and connected the legislative plan with the work points and plans of relevant central authorities. At the same time, the first draft of China’s Civil Code and the draft decision on establishing and improving the legal system and enforcement mechanism for safeguarding the national security of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, were submitted to the National People’s Congress for deliberation. The 2020 law review work is arranged as follows:

 

Legal drafts under review (12 cases)

 

  1. Civil Code (adopted)
  2. Law on the Prevention and Control of Environmental Pollution by Solid Waste (Revised) (adopted)
  3. Biosafety Law (April)
  4. Public Officials’ Administrative Punishment Law (June)
  5. Patent Law (Revision) (June)
  6. Export Control Law (June)
  7. Archives Law (Revision) (June)
  8. Law on the Protection of Minors (Revision) (June)
  9. Urban Maintenance and Construction Tax Law (August)
  10. Deed tax law (August)
  11. Law on the Prevention of Juvenile Delinquency (Revision) (August)
  12. The Yangtze River Protection Law (October)

 

First review of the legal drafts (29 cases)

 

  1. Decision on Establishing and Improving the Legal System and Enforcement Mechanisms of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region to Safeguard National Security (already passed)
  2. Decision on comprehensively prohibiting illegal wildlife trading, overcoming the abuse of wild animals, and ensuring the safety and health of the people (already passed)
  3. Animal Epidemic Prevention Law (Revised) (already submitted for review)
  4. Copyright Law (Revision) (already submitted for review)
  5. Law of the People’s Armed Police (Revised) (already submitted for review)
  6. Organic Law of the National People’s Congress (Revision), Rules of Procedure of the National People’s Congress (Revision)
  7. Electoral Law of the National People’s Congress and Local People’s Congresses at all levels (Revision)
  8. National Flag Law (Revision), National Emblem Law (Revision)
  9. Administrative Penalty Law (Revision)
  10. Administrative Reconsideration Law (Revision)
  11. Law on Penalties for Administration of Public Security (Revision)
  12. Maritime Traffic Safety Law (Revision)
  13. Wildlife Protection Law (Revision)
  14. Frontier Health and Quarantine Law (Revision)
  15. Infectious Disease Prevention Law (Revision), Emergency Response Law (Revision)
  16. Military Service Law (Revision)
  17. Production Safety Law (Revision)
  18. Criminal Law Amendment (11)
  19. Ombudsman Act
  20. Land Border Law
  21. Personal Information Protection Law
  22. Data Security Law
  23. Law on the Promotion of Rural Revitalisation
  24. Futures Law
  25. Hainan Free Trade Port Law
  26. Social Assistance Law
  27. Retired Army Support Law
  28. Legal Aid Law
  29. Anti-Organised Crime Law

 

In accordance with the provisions of the Decision of the National People’s Congress on Establishing and Perfecting the Legal System and Enforcement Mechanisms of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region to Maintain National Security, China will expedite the formulation of relevant laws to safeguard the national security of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.