LEX-FAOC037076

Environmental Protection Law.

This Law aims to protect and improve the environment, prevent and control pollution and other public hazards, safeguard public health, enhance the construction of ecological civilization and promote sustainable economic and social development. This Law consists of 7 Chapters divided into 70 articles: General Provisions (I); Supervision and administration (II); Environment protection and improvement (III); Prevention and control of pollution and other public hazards (IV); Information disclosure and public participation (V); Legal liability (VI); Supplementary provisions (VII).; This Law sets environmental protection as a basic national policy. Environment" refers to the total body of all natural elements and artificially transformed natural elements affecting human existence and development

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Original Title: 

中华人民共和国环境保护法
Regional Info

Country: 

China

Language (ISO Code): 

CHN
Categories

Policy Type: 

Framework

Scale: 

National
Temporal Info

Date - Original Text: 

26/12/1989

Date - Consolidation: 

24/04/2014