China Environmental Laws Anthology (1982-2005) Volume 1 and Volume 2

Author: Policy and Law Bureau, State Environmental Protection Administration
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Publish Date: 2005-10-01
Features: This book is a comprehensive and accurate compilation of environmental regulations in China, organized and edited by the State Environmental Protection Administration. It selects regulations from 1982 to April 2005, providing guidance and practicality for environmental enforcement work, ensuring accuracy, comprehensiveness, and authority. The book is divided into eighteen parts, covering: basic environmental protection provisions; water pollution control; air pollution control; environmental noise pollution control; solid waste management; marine environmental management; radioactive pollution control; ecological protection, construction projects, and environmental impact assessment management; pollution discharge management; ozone-depleting substances management; chemical substance management; environmental standard management; emergency response, monitoring, accident reporting, and handling; resource protection regulations; administrative enforcement and related legislation/enforcement procedures; administrative litigation, civil, and criminal provisions. This book is suitable for environmental protection departments at all levels, domestic and international enterprises, institutions, companies, and relevant personnel in other industries.
To promptly summarize and evaluate the achievements of environmental legislation, comprehensively advance environmental law enforcement, further strengthen environmental adjudication, and effectively promote environmental compliance, the Policy and Law Department of the State Environmental Protection Administration organized the compilation of the "China Environmental Law Series":
- China Environmental Regulations (1982–2005)
- China Environmental Regulations (2004–2005)
- China Environmental Enforcement Interpretations (2005 Edition)
- China Environmental Policies (2005 Edition)
The National People's Congress passed the Constitution in 1982, explicitly stating: "The state shall protect and improve the living environment and ecological environment, and prevent pollution and other public hazards." The provisions of the Constitution greatly advanced China's environmental legislation.
China Environmental Regulations (1982–2005) is one of the books in the "China Environmental Law Series," organized and compiled by the Policy and Law Department of the State Environmental Protection Administration. It summarizes the major achievements of national environmental legislation since 1982 and selects current, effective environmental laws, regulations, and rules that are frequently referenced.
China Environmental Regulations (1982–2005) is divided into eighteen parts:
- Part I: Basic Environmental Protection Provisions
- Part II: Water Pollution Control
- Part III: Air Pollution Control
- Part IV: Environmental Noise Pollution Control
- Part V: Solid Waste Management
- Part VI: Marine Environmental Management
- Part VII: Radioactive Pollution Control
- Part VIII: Ecological Protection
- Part IX: Construction Projects and Environmental Impact Assessment Management
- Part X: Clean Production
- Part XI: Pollution Discharge Fees
- Part XII: Ozone-Depleting Substances Management
- Part XIII: Chemical Substance Management
- Part XIV: Environmental Standard Management
- Part XV: Emergency Response, Monitoring, Accident Reporting, and Handling
- Part XVI: Resource Protection Regulations
- Part XVII: Administrative Enforcement and Related Legislation/Enforcement Procedures
- Part XVIII: Administrative Litigation, Civil, and Criminal Provisions
China Environmental Regulations (1982–2005) is not only a fundamental reference for environmental protection department personnel at all levels to implement environmental supervision but also an important basis for environmental management personnel in enterprises and institutions to understand and comply with national environmental regulations. It also provides important documents and reliable materials for environmental law teaching and research personnel, consultants in environmental service institutions, and others dedicated to environmental protection.