Law of the People's Republic of China on the Prevention and Control of Atmospheric Pollution
Order of the President of the People's Republic of China
No. 31
Article 1 This law is formulated with a view of protecting and improving environment, preventing and controlling atmospheric pollution, ensuring the public health, promoting the ecological civilization construction and the sustainable development of economy and society.
Article 2 As for atmospheric pollution prevention and control, take the atmospheric environment quality improvement as the objective, insist on source treatment, plan in advance, change the economic development pattern, optimize industrial structure and distribution and adjust energy structure.
As for atmospheric pollution prevention and control, the integrated control for the atmospheric pollutions from fuel coal, industry, motor vehicle and powerboat, raising dust and agriculture shall be strengthened, the combined prevention and control for regional atmospheric pollution shall be implemented and cooperative control for such atmospheric pollutants and greenhouse gases as particulate matter, sulphur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, volatile organic compound and ammonia shall be implemented.
Article 3 The people’s governments at or above the county level shall incorporate the atmospheric pollution prevention and control into national economic and social development planning and increase financial investment on atmospheric pollution prevention and control.
Local people's governments at all levels shall be responsible for the atmospheric environment quality of their administrative regions, make plans, take measures, control or gradually reduce the emission of atmospheric pollutant so that the atmospheric environment quality reaches the specified standard and the atmospheric environment quality is gradually improved.
Article 4 Competent department of environmental protection under the State Council together with the relevant departments of the State Council assess the conditions of atmospheric environment quality improvement objective and the atmospheric pollution prevention and control key task completion of the provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities directly under the Central Government according to the provisions of the State Council. The people's governments of the provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities directly under the Central Government shall formulate assessment methods so as to assess the local atmospheric environment quality improvement objective and the atmospheric pollution prevention and control key task completion condition within their own administrative regions. The assessment results shall be publicized to the society.
Chapter 1 General
Chapter 2 Atmospheric pollution Prevention and Control Standard and Planning of Reaching the Standard within a Definite Time
Chapter 3 Supervision and Management of Atmospheric Pollution Prevention and Control
Chapter 4 Atmospheric Pollution Prevention and Control Measures
Section 1 Fuel Coal and Other Energies Pollution Prevention and Control
Section 2 Industrial Pollution Prevention and Control
Section 3 Motor Vehicle and Powerboat Pollution Prevention and Control
Section 4 Raising Dust Pollution Prevention and Control
Section 5 Agricultural and Other Pollutions Prevention and Control
Chapter 5 Combined Prevention and Control of Atmospheric Pollution within Key Region
Chapter 6 Coping with Heavy Pollution Weather
Chapter 7 Legal Liabilities
Chapter 8 Supplementary Provisions
Standard
2015-1931 Law of the People's Republic of China on the Prevention and Control of Atmospheric Pollution 2015 (English Version)
Standard No.
2015-1931
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English
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12000 words
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Detail of 2015-1931
Standard No.
2015-1931
English Name
Law of the People's Republic of China on the Prevention and Control of Atmospheric Pollution 2015
Chinese Name
中华人民共和国大气污染防治法-2015
Chinese Classification
Professional Classification
20
ICS Classification
Issued by
Issued on
2015-08-29
Implemented on
2016-1-1
Status
valid
Superseded by
Superseded on
Abolished on
Superseding
Language
English
File Format
PDF
Word Count
12000 words
Price(USD)
240.0
Keywords
2015-1931, , 2015-1931, 2015,
Introduction of 2015-1931
Law of the People's Republic of China on the Prevention and Control of Atmospheric Pollution
Order of the President of the People's Republic of China
No. 31
Article 1 This law is formulated with a view of protecting and improving environment, preventing and controlling atmospheric pollution, ensuring the public health, promoting the ecological civilization construction and the sustainable development of economy and society.
Article 2 As for atmospheric pollution prevention and control, take the atmospheric environment quality improvement as the objective, insist on source treatment, plan in advance, change the economic development pattern, optimize industrial structure and distribution and adjust energy structure.
As for atmospheric pollution prevention and control, the integrated control for the atmospheric pollutions from fuel coal, industry, motor vehicle and powerboat, raising dust and agriculture shall be strengthened, the combined prevention and control for regional atmospheric pollution shall be implemented and cooperative control for such atmospheric pollutants and greenhouse gases as particulate matter, sulphur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, volatile organic compound and ammonia shall be implemented.
Article 3 The people’s governments at or above the county level shall incorporate the atmospheric pollution prevention and control into national economic and social development planning and increase financial investment on atmospheric pollution prevention and control.
Local people's governments at all levels shall be responsible for the atmospheric environment quality of their administrative regions, make plans, take measures, control or gradually reduce the emission of atmospheric pollutant so that the atmospheric environment quality reaches the specified standard and the atmospheric environment quality is gradually improved.
Article 4 Competent department of environmental protection under the State Council together with the relevant departments of the State Council assess the conditions of atmospheric environment quality improvement objective and the atmospheric pollution prevention and control key task completion of the provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities directly under the Central Government according to the provisions of the State Council. The people's governments of the provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities directly under the Central Government shall formulate assessment methods so as to assess the local atmospheric environment quality improvement objective and the atmospheric pollution prevention and control key task completion condition within their own administrative regions. The assessment results shall be publicized to the society.
Contents of 2015-1931
Chapter 1 General
Chapter 2 Atmospheric pollution Prevention and Control Standard and Planning of Reaching the Standard within a Definite Time
Chapter 3 Supervision and Management of Atmospheric Pollution Prevention and Control
Chapter 4 Atmospheric Pollution Prevention and Control Measures
Section 1 Fuel Coal and Other Energies Pollution Prevention and Control
Section 2 Industrial Pollution Prevention and Control
Section 3 Motor Vehicle and Powerboat Pollution Prevention and Control
Section 4 Raising Dust Pollution Prevention and Control
Section 5 Agricultural and Other Pollutions Prevention and Control
Chapter 5 Combined Prevention and Control of Atmospheric Pollution within Key Region
Chapter 6 Coping with Heavy Pollution Weather
Chapter 7 Legal Liabilities
Chapter 8 Supplementary Provisions