List of statutes of China explained

The following is an incomprehensive list of the statutes of China, classified and ordered according to the Ministry of Justice of the People's Republic of China.^[1] The laws in each sections are listed in chronological order of the year they were passed.

Constitution and related laws

Constitution-related laws

Passed	Laws	Voting results (Yea / Nay / Abstain)	Amendment(s)
	Organic Law of the People's Procuratorates		1983, 1986, 2018
	Organic Law of the People's Courts		1983, 1986, 2006, 2018
	Organization Law for Local People's Congresses at All Levels and Local People's Governments at All Levels		1982, 1986, 1995, 2004, 2015
	Election Law for the National People's Congress and Local People's Congresses at All Levels		1982, 1986, 1995, 2004, 2010, 2015
	Nationality Law
	Measures for the Election of Deputies from the Chinese People's Liberation Army to the National People's Congress and the Local People's Congresses at and above the County Level		1996, 2012
	Organic Law of the State Council
	Organic Law of the National People's Congress
	Law on Regional National Autonomy		2001
	Regulations Concerning Diplomatic Privileges and Immunities
	Rules of Procedure of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress		2009
	Rules of Procedure for the National People's Congress
	Law on Assemblies, Processions and Demonstrations		2009
	Organic Law of the Urban Residents Committee		2018
	The Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
	The Basic Law of the Macao Special Administrative Region
	Law on the National Flag		2009
	Regulations Concerning Consular Privileges and Immunities
	Law on the Procedure of the Conclusion of Treaties
	Law on the Territorial Sea and the Contiguous Zone
	Law on Deputies to the National People's Congress and Local People's Congresses at All Levels		2009, 2010, 2015
	State Compensation Law		2010, 2012
	Martial Law
	Law on Garrisoning the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
	Law on the Exclusive Economic Zone and the Continental Shelf
	Organic Law of the Villagers' Committees		2010, 2018
	Law on Garrisoning the Macao Special Administrative Region
	Legislation Law		2015
	Anti-Secession Law	2896 / 0 / 2^[2]
	Law on Immunity of the Property of Foreign Central Banks from Compulsory Judicial Measures
	Law on the Supervision of Standing Committees of People's Congresses at Various Levels	155 / 1 / 5^[3]
	National Security Law	154 / 0 / 1^[4]
	Law on National Medals and National Honorary Titles	157 / 0 / 2
	National Anthem Law	146 / 0 / 1
	Supervision Law	2914 / 28 / 18^[5]

Civil and commercial laws

Passed	Laws	Voting results (Yea / Nay / Abstain)	Amendment(s)
	Marriage Law		2001
	Law of Succession
	Law of Industrial Enterprises Owned by the Whole People		2009
	Copyright Law		2001, 2010
	Adoption Law		1998
	Maritime Law
	Company Law		1999, 2004, 2005, 2013, 2018
	Law on Commercial Banks		2003, 2015
	Negotiable Instruments Law		2004
	Insurance Law		2002, 2009, 2014, 2015
	The Guarantee Law
	Auction Law		2004, 2015
	Partnership Enterprise Law		2006
	Securities Law		2004, 2005, 2013, 2014, 2019
	Contract Law
	The Bidding Law		2017
	Law on Individual Proprietorship Enterprises
	Trust Law
	Law on the Promotion of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises		2017
	Law on Rural Land Contracting		2009, 2018
	Electronic Signature Law		2015, 2019
	Law on Farmers' Professional Cooperatives	143 / 1 / 1^[6]	2017
	Enterprise Bankruptcy Law
	Property Law	2799 / 52 / 31^[7]	2017
	Tort Law	139 / 10 / 15^[8]	2017
	Law on Choice of Law for Foreign-related Civil Relationships
	General Provisions of the Civil Law	2782 / 30 / 21^[9]
	E-Commerce Law	167 / 1 / 3^[10]

Administrative laws

General administrative laws

Passed	Laws	Voting results (Yea / Nay / Abstain)	Amendment(s)
	Law on Administrative Penalty		2009, 2017
	Administrative Reconsideration Law		2009, 2017
	Administrative License Law		2019
	Civil Servant Law		2017, 2019
	Administrative Compulsion Law	145 / 1 / 7^[11]

Special administrative laws

Passed	Laws	Voting results (Yea / Nay / Abstain)	Amendment(s)
	Regulations on Household Registration
	Regulations on Academic Degrees		2004
	Marine Environment Protection Law		1999, 2013, 2016, 2017
	Cultural Relics Protection Law		1991, 2002, 2007, 2013, 2015, 2017
	Maritime Traffic Safety Law		2016
	Water Pollution Prevention and Control Law		1996, 2008, 2017
	Military Service Law		1998, 2009, 2011
	Pharmaceutical Administration Law		2001, 2013, 2015, 2019
	Compulsory Education Law		2006, 2015, 2018
	Land Administration Law		1988, 1998, 2004, 2019
	Frontier Health and Quarantine Law		1986, 2007, 2009, 2018
	Customs Law		2000, 2013(1), 2013(2), 2016, 2017
	Atmospheric Pollution Prevention and Control Law		1995, 2000, 2015, 2018
	Regulations of the Military Ranks of Officers of the Chinese People's Liberation Army		1994
	Archives Law		1996, 2016
	Law on Guarding State Secrets		2010
	Regulations on the Military Service of Officers in Active Service		1994, 2000
	Law on Prevention and Treatment of Infectious Diseases		2004, 2013
	The Administrative Litigation Law		2014, 2017
	Marine Environment Protection Law		2014
	Law on the Protection of Military Installations		2009, 2014
	Regulations on the Police Ranks of the People's Police		2009
	Surveying and Mapping Law		2002, 2017
	Law on Scientific and Technological Progress		2007
	Teachers Law		2009
	Urban Real Estate Administration Law		2007, 2009, 2019
	Law on Maternal and Infant Health Care		2009, 2017
	Prison Law		2012
	People's Police Law		2012
	Education Law		2009, 2015
	Reserve Officers Law		2010
	Law on Physical Culture and Sports		2009, 2016
	Law on the Prevention and Control of Environment Pollution Caused by Solid Wastes		2016
	Law on Promoting the Transformation of Scientific and Technological Achievements		2015
	Vocation Education Law
	Gun Control Law		2009, 2015
	Civil Air Defense Law		2009
	Law on Prevention and Control of Pollution from Environmental Noise		2018
	Construction Law		2011, 2019
	Law on Protecting Against and Mitigating Earthquake Disasters		2008
	Law on Blood donation
	Fire Protection Law		2008, 2019
	Law on Practicing Doctors		2009
	Higher Education Law		2015, 2018
	Meteorology Law		2009, 2014, 2016
	Law on the Standard Spoken and Written Chinese Language
	National Defense Education Law		2018
	Law on Desert Prevention and Transformation		2018
	Law on Population and Family Planning		2015
	Law on Promulgation of Science and Technology
	Law on Environmental Impact Assessment		2016, 2018
	Non-state Education Promotion Law		2013, 2016, 2018
	Regulations on Customs Titles
	Law on Resident Identity Cards		2011
	Law on Prevention and Control of Radioactive Pollution
	Road Traffic Safety Law		2007, 2011
	Public Security Administration Punishments Law		2012
	Public Security Administration Punishments Law
	Emergency Response Law	152 / 0 / 0
	Urban and Rural Planning Law		2015, 2019
	Narcotics Control Law
	Food Safety Law	158 / 3 / 4^[12]	2015, 2018
	Law on the People's Armed Police Force	153 / 1 / 1^[13]
	Law on Diplomatic Personnel Stationed Abroad	140 / 1 / 2^[14]
	Island Protection Law	155 / 0 / 9
	National Defense Mobilization Law	157 / 1 / 1^[15]
	Intangible Cultural Heritage Law	155 / 2 / 0
	Exit-Entry Administration Law
	Mental Health Law		2018
	Counterespionage Law	156 / 0 / 1^[16]
	Counterterrorism Law	158 / 1 / 0^[17]	2018
	Film Industry Promotion Law	146 / 1 / 8^[18]
	Law of Traditional Chinese Medicine	144 / 3 / 3^[19]
	Public Cultural Service Guarantee Law	148 / 0 / 2
	National Intelligence Law		2018
	Nuclear Safety Law	145 / 0 / 2^[20]
	Law on Public Libraries	145 / 2 / 2	2018
	Law on the Protection of Heroes and Martyrs	170 / 0 / 0^[21]
	Soil Pollution Prevention and Control Law	171 / 0 / 0
	Law on International Criminal Judicial Assistance	171 / 0 / 1^[22]
	Regulation on Fire and Rescue Ranks	167 / 1 / 4
	Vaccine Administration Law	170 / 0 / 1^[23]
	Cryptography Law
	Law on the Promotion of Basic Medical and Health Care	164 / 0 / 4^[24]
	Community Correction Law	168 / 0 / 0

Economic laws

Passed	Laws	Voting results (Yea / Nay / Abstain)	Amendment(s)
	Individual Income Tax Law		1993, 1999, 2005, 2007(1), 2007(2), 2011, 2018
	Trademark Law		1993, 2001, 2013, 2019
	Statistics Law		1996, 2009
	Forest Law		1998, 2009, 2019
	Accounting Law		1993, 1999, 2017
	Grassland Law		2002, 2009, 2013
	Metrology Law		2009, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2018
	Fisheries Law		2000, 2004, 2009, 2013
	Mineral Resources Law		1996, 2009
	Postal Law		2009, 2012, 2015
	Standardization Law		2017
	Law on Import and Export Commodity Inspection		2002, 2013, 2018(1), 2018(2)
	Railway Law		2009, 2015
	Law on Tobacco Monopoly		2009, 2013, 2015
	Water and Soil Conservation Law		2010
	Law on the Entry and Exit Animal and Plant Quarantine		2009
	Tax Collection Administration Law		1995, 2001, 2015
	Product Quality Law		2000, 2009, 2018
	Agriculture Law		2002, 2012
	Law on the Popularization of Agricultural Technology		2012
	Anti-Unfair Competition Law		2017, 2019
	Law on Certified Public Accountants		2014
	Law on the Protection of Consumer Rights and Interests		2009, 2013
	Law on Protection of Investment by Compatriots from Taiwan		2016, 2019
	Budget Law		2014, 2018
	Foreign Trade Law		2004, 2016
	Audit Law		2006
	Advertising Law		2015, 2018
	Law on the People's Bank of China		2003
	Civil Aviation Law		2009, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
	Electric Power Law		2009, 2015, 2018
	Coal Industry Law		2011, 2013, 2016
	Law on Township Enterprises
	Highway Law		1999, 2004, 2009, 2016, 2017
	Animal Epidemic Prevention Law		2007, 2013, 2015
	Energy Conservation Law		2007, 2016, 2018
	Law on Flood Control		2007, 2016
	Price Law
	Water Law		2002, 2009, 2016
	Seed Law		2004, 2013, 2015
	Law on the Administration of Sea Areas
	Government Procurement Law		2014
	Cleaner Production Promotion Law		2012
	Law on Ports		2015, 2017, 2018
	Securities Investment Fund Law		2012, 2015
	Banking Supervision Law		2006
	Law on Promotion of Agricultural Mechanization		2018
	Renewable Energy Law		2009
	Animal Husbandry Law		2015
	Agricultural Product Quality Safety Law		2018
	Anti-Money Laundering Law	144 / 0 / 1
	Enterprise Income Tax Law	2826 / 37 / 22^[25]	2017, 2018
	Labor Contract Law		2012
	Anti-Monopoly Law	150 / 0 / 2
	Circular Economy Promotion Law	155 / ? / ?^[26]	2018
	Law on the State-Owned Assets of Enterprises	150 / 0 / 4^[27]
	Oil and Natural Gas Pipeline Protection Law	141 / 7 / 11^[28]
	Vehicle and Vessel Tax Law	106 / 15 / 36^[29]	2019
	Tourism Law	150 / 0 / 5^[30]	2016, 2018
	Waterway Law		2016
	Law on the Exploration and Development of Resources in Deep Seabed Areas	163 / 0 / 1^[31]
	Asset Appraisal Law	138 / 5 / 14^[32]
	Cybersecurity Law	154 / 0 / 1
	Environmental Protection Tax Law	145 / 1 / 4	2018
	Vessel Tonnage Tax Law	158 / 0 / 0^[33]	2018
	Tobacco Leaf Tax Law	156 / 1 / 1
	Law on Farmland Occupation Tax
	Foreign Investment Law	2929 / 8 / 8^[34]
	Resource Tax Law	164 / 1 / 2^[35]

Social laws

Passed	Laws	Voting results (Yea / Nay / Abstain)	Amendment(s)
	Wild Animal Conservation Law		2004, 2009, 2016, 2018
	Law on the Protection of the Rights and Interests of Returned Overseas Chinese and the Family Members of Overseas Chinese		2000, 2009
	Law on the Protection of Disabled Persons		2008, 2018
	Law on the Protection of Minors		2006, 2012
	Law on the Protection of Women's Rights and Interests		2005, 2018
	Trade Union Law		2001, 2009
	Mine Safety Law		2009
	Law on Red Cross Society		2009, 2017
	Labor Law		2009, 2018
	Law on the Protection of the Rights and Interests of the Elderly		2009, 2012, 2015, 2018
	Law on Prevention of Juvenile Delinquency		2012
	Law on Donations for Public Welfare
	Law on the Prevention and Control of Occupational Diseases		2011, 2016, 2017, 2018
	Employment Promotion Law	150 / 1 / 1^[36]	2015
	Social Insurance Law		2018
	Military Personnel Insurance Law
	Special Equipment Safety Law
	Anti-domestic Violence Law	158 / 0 / 1
	Charity Law	2636 / 131 / 83^[37]
	Law on the Administration of Activities of Overseas Non-Governmental Organizations within the Territory of China	147 / 1 / 1^[38]

Procedural & Non-procedural laws

Procedural laws

Passed	Laws	Voting results (Yea / Nay / Abstain)	Amendment(s)
	Criminal Procedure Law		1996, 2012, 2018
	The Civil Procedure Law		2007, 2012, 2017
	Public Procurators Law		2001, 2017, 2019
	Judges Law		2001, 2017, 2019
	Lawyers Law		2001, 2007, 2012, 2019
	Special Maritime Procedure Law
	Law on People's Assessors	169 / 0 / 1

Non-procedural laws

Passed	Laws	Voting results (Yea / Nay / Abstain)	Amendment(s)
	Arbitration Law		2009, 2017
	Extradition Law
	Notary Law		2015, 2017
	Labor Dispute Mediation and Arbitration Law
	Law on the Mediation and Arbitration of Rural Land Contract Disputes
	People's Mediation Law	143 / 2 / 7^[39]

See also

• Law of the People's Republic of China
• Chinese law
• Traditional Chinese law

External links

• Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China Mainland China criminal law on Congressional-Executive Commission on China web-site
• Official Site about Judicial System of PRC A site with judicial news, library of laws and regulations sponsored by the Supreme People's Court of the PRC

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