the law of the people's Republic of China on the prevention and control of air pollution was adopted at the 22nd Meeting of the Standing Committee of the Sixth National People's Congress on September 5, 1987 and amended in accordance with the decision on Amending the law of the people's Republic of China on the prevention and control of air pollution adopted at the 15th meeting of the Standing Committee of the Eighth National People's Congress on August 29, 1995, It was revised for the first time at the 15th meeting of the Standing Committee of the Ninth National People's Congress on April 29, 2000 and for the second time at the 16th meeting of the Standing Committee of the Twelfth National People's Congress on August 29, 2015
the newly revised law of the people's Republic of China on the prevention and control of air pollution (hereinafter referred to as the law on the prevention and control of air pollution) stipulates that the competent department of environmental protection of the State Council includes different aspects of each impact during this period. Together with the relevant departments of the State Council, in accordance with the provisions of the State Council, the Department will assess the objectives of improving the quality of the atmospheric environment and the completion of the key tasks of the prevention and control of air pollution in provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the central government. The people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the central government shall formulate assessment measures to assess the local atmospheric environment quality improvement objectives and the completion of key tasks of air pollution prevention and control within their respective administrative regions. The assessment results shall be made public to the public
the law on the prevention and control of air pollution stipulates that enterprises, institutions and other producers and operators should take effective measures to prevent and reduce air pollution and bear the damage caused according to law. Enterprises, institutions and other production and business operators that build projects that have an impact on the atmospheric environment shall conduct environmental impact assessment and publish environmental impact assessment documents according to law; Those who discharge pollutants into the atmosphere shall meet the standards for the discharge of air pollutants and comply with the requirements for the control of the total discharge of major air pollutants
if enterprises, institutions and other producers and operators discharge air pollutants in violation of laws and regulations, causing or likely to cause serious air pollution, or the relevant evidence may be lost or hidden, the competent environmental protection department of the government at or above the county level and other departments responsible for the supervision and management of atmospheric environmental protection may seal up the relevant facilities, equipment and articles Seizure and other administrative coercive measures
the State implements an elimination system for processes, equipment and products that seriously pollute the atmospheric environment. The competent department for comprehensive economic affairs of the State Council shall, together with the relevant departments of the State Council, determine the elimination period of processes, equipment and products that seriously pollute the atmospheric environment and include them in the catalogue of national comprehensive industrial policies
In addition, the State encourages the production, import, sale and use of low toxic and low volatile organic solventsproduction and service activities that produce waste gas containing volatile organic compounds should be carried out in confined spaces or equipment, and pollution prevention and control facilities should be installed and used in accordance with regulations; If it cannot be sealed, measures shall be taken to reduce exhaust emissions
compared with the law on the prevention and control of air pollution revised in 2000, the provisions of the new air law have more than doubled, which not only adapts to the new environmental situation and increases the management of pollution sources such as coal-fired, motor vehicles, ships and volatile organic pollutants, but also strengthens the government and has a clearer division of labor, which fully reflects the responsibilities and obligations of all sectors of society for clean air. Although the name of the new law has not changed, it has essentially taken the shape of the clean air law
the law will come into force on January 1st, 2016
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