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State Council releases 2017 legislative plan
Practical Law UK Legal Update w-007-2716 (Approx. 3 pages)
State Council releases 2017 legislative plan
| Published on 30 Mar 2017 • China |
The State Council has released its legislative work plan for 2017. The Standing Committee of the National People's Congress is expected to release its legislative plan in April.
On 27 February 2017, the General Office of the State Council released the Notice on Printing and Distributing the State Council's 2017 Legislative Work Plan (国务院办公厅关于印发国务院2017年立法工作计划的通知).
The plan is prepared by the State Council each year in conjunction with the annual legislative plan of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC). The 2017 NPC legislative plan is expected to be released in late April.
The 2017 State Council legislative plan is comprised of two main sections and includes (among others) drafting or revising the following laws and administrative regulations:
Projects urgently needed to comprehensively deepen reforms (全面深化改革急需的项目)
- Law of the People's Republic of China on the Administration of Tax Collection 2015 (中华人民共和国税收征收管理法).
- Standardisation Law of the People's Republic of China 1988 (中华人民共和国标准化法).
- Regulations on the Administration of the Housing Provident Fund 2002 (住房公积金管理条例).
- Unemployment Insurance Regulations 1999 (失业保险条例).
Projects to be completed within the year (力争年内完成的项目)
- Patent Law of the People's Republic of China 2008 (中华人民共和国专利法).
- Implementing Regulations for the Food Safety Law of the People's Republic of China (食品安全法实施条例).
- Administrative Measures on Internet Information Services 2000 (互联网信息服务管理办法).
- Law of the People's Republic of China on the Procedures for the Conclusion of Treaties 1990 (中华人民共和国缔结条约程序法).
For more information on the legislative system and planning process, see Practice note, Understanding Chinese legislation: Interaction between legislation (立法), quasi-legislation and policies (政策).
Source: Official website of State Council: Notice on Printing and Distributing the State Council's 2017 Legislative Work Plan (国务院办公厅关于印发国务院2017年立法工作计划的通知).