People's Republic of China New Regulations Compilation (2003 Issue 2, Total Issue 72)

Author: General Office of the State Council
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Publishing Date: 2003-02-01
Features: The New Regulations of the People's Republic of China is the official version of the legal and administrative regulations compiled and published by the state. It is the designated publication for listing departmental rules filed with the State Council. The content collected in this compilation includes: laws and decisions on legal issues passed by the National People's Congress and its Standing Committee within the previous month, administrative regulations and regulatory documents promulgated by the State Council, departmental rules filed with the State Council, and judicial interpretations published by the Supreme People's Court and the Supreme People's Procuratorate. Additionally, it includes local regulations and local government rules filed with the State Council within the previous month.
The content in this compilation is arranged in the following categories in order: Laws, Administrative Regulations, Regulatory Documents, Departmental Rules of the State Council, and Judicial Interpretations. Within each category, items are listed in chronological order of promulgation. The directory of local regulations and local government rules filed with the State Council is arranged according to the administrative divisions approved by the State Council in 1987; if more than one item is filed in the same administrative region, they are listed in chronological order of promulgation.
This compilation is published in twelve issues annually, with one issue per month. This issue is the second of the 2003 series, including 3 administrative regulations, 3 regulatory documents, 37 departmental rules filed with the State Council, and 5 judicial interpretations published within January 2003. It also includes 2 decisions on legal issues published in April 2002 of the previous year. In total, there are 50 items.
During the process of editing and publishing this compilation, we received strong support and assistance from relevant departments of the State Council and other concerned parties.