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NEW โ Chinese Legislature Seeks Public Comment on 5 Bills: Criminal Procedure, Tax Administration, Renewable Energy, Financial Regulation & State-Owned Assets
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While we wait for the full text of the draft amendments to China's Criminal Procedure Law, here's a great post by @chinalawtransl8 providing background and preliminary analysis of the proposed changes, based on current media reporting.
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NEW: China is expected to pass the AntiโCross-Border Corruption Law on Friday, November 6. npcobserver.com/legislation/โฆ
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#NewDraftLaw: China's Ministry of Transport is seeking public comment on a draft ๐ป๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ณ๐๐ [ไบค้่ฟ่พๆณ] through November 18, 2026.
Official announcement: mot.gov.cn/hudong/yijianzhenโฆ
Our bill page w/ draft & explanation in PDF: npcobserver.com/legislation/โฆ
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Today is NPC Observer's tenth birthday.
A retrospective from me. โCW
npcobserver.com/2026/10/19/aโฆ
NEW: The State Council on Friday approved a draft revision to the Teachers Law [ๆๅธๆณ] and a draft amendment to the Pricing Law [ไปทๆ ผๆณ] and would submit them to the NPC Standing Committee in due course. The first legislative review is expected by December 2026.
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#NewDraftLaw: China's State Administration for Market Regulation is seeking comment on a draft revision to the ๐ญ๐๐๐
๐บ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ณ๐๐ [้ฃๅๅฎๅ
จๆณ] thru Nov. 10, 2026.
Official announcement: samr.gov.cn/hd/zjdc/art/2026โฆ
Our bill page w/ draft in PDF: npcobserver.com/legislation/โฆ
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#NewDraftLaw: China's National Financial Regulatory Administration is seeking public comment on a draft revision to the ๐ฐ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ณ๐๐ [ไฟ้ฉๆณ] through Oct. 3, 2026.
Official announcement: nfra.gov.cn/cn/view/pages/Itโฆ
Our bill page w/ draft in PDF: npcobserver.com/legislation/โฆ
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#NewDraftLaw: China is seeking public comment on a draft ๐ต๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ท๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐
๐ช๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ณ๐๐ [่ช็ถ็พๅฎณ้ฒๆฒปๆณ] thru Sept. 14, 2026.
Official announcement:mem.gov.cn/gk/zfxxgkpt/fdzdgโฆ
Our bill page w/ docs in PDF: npcobserver.com/legislation/โฆ
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#NewDraftLaw: Two State Council agencies (MOF & STA) are seeking public comment on a draft ๐ณ๐๐๐๐ ๐บ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ณ๐๐ [ๅฐๆน้ๅ ็จๆณ] through Sept. 27, 2026.
Official announcement: chinatax.gov.cn/chinatax/n81โฆ
Our bill page w/ draft & explanation in PDF: npcobserver.com/legislation/โฆ
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NEW POST โ Chinese Legislature Seeks Public Comment on 5 Bills: Cross-Border Corruption, Road Safety, Banking Regulation, Corporate Bankruptcy & Water Resources
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๐ฃ The National Peopleโs Congress has released an official (but non-binding) English translation of the Ecological and Environmental Code [็ๆ็ฏๅขๆณๅ
ธ], which entered into force on August 15, 2026.
npcobserver.com/wp-content/uโฆ
China's Environmental and Ecological Code [็ๆ็ฏๅขๆณๅ
ธ] takes effect today, August 15, the country's annual National Ecology Day.
npcobserver.com/2026/03/11/cโฆ
China's Environmental and Ecological Code [็ๆ็ฏๅขๆณๅ
ธ] takes effect today, August 15, the country's annual National Ecology Day.
npcobserver.com/2026/03/11/cโฆ
#NewDraftLaw: The Cyberspace Administration of China is seeking public comment on a draft ๐จ๐๐๐-๐ช๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ณ๐๐ [ๅ็ฝ็ปๆดๅๆณ] through August 28, 2026.
Official announcement, w/ draft & explanation: cac.gov.cn/2026-07/29/c_1787โฆ
Bill page: npcobserver.com/legislation/โฆ
#NewDraftLaw: Two State Council agencies are seeking public comment on a draft amendment to the ๐ฌ-๐ช๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ณ๐๐ [็ตๅญๅๅกๆณ] through Aug 4, 2026.
Official announcement: samr.gov.cn/hd/zjdc/art/2026โฆ
BILL PAGE w/ draft & explanation in PDF: npcobserver.com/legislation/โฆ
Happy July!
Three laws took effect in China on July 1, including the new ethnic unity law. Plus, 8 bills are open for public comment through July 25.
Details ๐
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Here's our write-up of the ethnic unity law, now with a link to @donaldcclarke's recent analysis of extraterritorial criminal jurisdiction under Article 63:
npcobserver.com/2026/03/05/cโฆ
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We have recently uploaded these comparison charts:
โข Procuratorial Public Interest Litigation Law (1st vs. 2nd draft) โ open for public comment through July 25:
npcobserver.com/wp-content/uโฆ
โข Trademark Law (2019 law vs. draft revision vs. revised law) โ effective January 1, 2027
npcobserver.com/wp-content/uโฆ
Chinaโs Trademark Law Overhauled: Key Changes Taking Effect January 1, 2027 chinaiplawupdate.com/2026/06โฆ
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