List of statutes of China
# List of statutes of China

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. The laws in each sections are listed in chronological order of the year they were passed.

## Constitution and related laws

### Constitution

| Passed | Laws | Voting results (Yea / Nay / Abstain) | Amendment(s) |
| - | - | - | - |
| 4 December 1982 | Constitution | | 1988, 1993, 1999, 2004, 2018 |

### Constitution-related laws

| Passed | Laws | Voting results (Yea / Nay / Abstain) | Amendment(s) |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 July 1979 | Organic Law of the People's Procuratorates | | 1983, 1986, 2018 |
| 1 July 1979 | Organic Law of the People's Courts | | 1983, 1986, 2006, 2018 |
| 1 July 1979 | Organization Law for Local People's Congresses at All Levels and Local People's Governments at All Levels | | 1982, 1986, 1995, 2004, 2015 |
| 1 July 1979 | Election Law for the National People's Congress and Local People's Congresses at All Levels | | 1982, 1986, 1995, 2004, 2010, 2015 |
| 10 September 1980 | Nationality Law | | |
| 6 October 1981 | 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 |
| 10 December 1982 | Organic Law of the State Council | | |
| 10 December 1982 | Organic Law of the National People's Congress | | |
| 31 May 1984 | Law on Regional National Autonomy | | 2001 |
| 5 September 1986 | Regulations Concerning Diplomatic Privileges and Immunities | | |
| 24 November 1987 | Rules of Procedure of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress | | 2009 |
| 4 April 1989 | Rules of Procedure for the National People's Congress | | |
| 31 October 1989 | Law on Assemblies, Processions and Demonstrations | | 2009 |
| 26 December 1989 | Organic Law of the Urban Residents Committee | | 2018 |
| 4 April 1990 | The Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | | |
| 4 April 1990 | The Basic Law of the Macao Special Administrative Region | | |
| 28 June 1990 | Law on the National Flag | | 2009 |
| 30 October 1990 | Regulations Concerning Consular Privileges and Immunities | | |
| 28 December 1990 | Law on the Procedure of the Conclusion of Treaties | | |
| 25 February 1992 | Law on the Territorial Sea and the Contiguous Zone | | |
| 3 April 1992 | Law on Deputies to the National People's Congress and Local People's Congresses at All Levels | | 2009, 2010, 2015 |
| 12 May 1994 | State Compensation Law | | 2010, 2012 |
| 1 March 1996 | Martial Law | | |
| 30 December 1996 | Law on Garrisoning the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | | |
| 26 June 1998 | Law on the Exclusive Economic Zone and the Continental Shelf | | |
| 4 November 1998 | Organic Law of the Villagers' Committees | | 2010, 2018 |
| 28 June 1999 | Law on Garrisoning the Macao Special Administrative Region | | |
| 15 March 2000 | Legislation Law | | 2015 |
| 14 March 2005 | Anti-Secession Law | 2896 / 0 / 2 | |
| 25 October 2005 | Law on Immunity of the Property of Foreign Central Banks from Compulsory Judicial Measures | | |
| 27 August 2006 | Law on the Supervision of Standing Committees of People's Congresses at Various Levels | 155 / 1 / 5 | |
| 1 July 2015 | National Security Law | 154 / 0 / 1 | |
| 27 December 2015 | Law on National Medals and National Honorary Titles | 157 / 0 / 2 | |
| 1 September 2017 | National Anthem Law | 146 / 0 / 1 | |
| 20 March 2018 | Supervision Law | 2914 / 28 / 18 | |

## Civil and commercial laws

| Passed | Laws | Voting results (Yea / Nay / Abstain) | Amendment(s) |
| - | - | - | - |
| 10 September 1980 | Marriage Law | | 2001 |
| 10 April 1985 | Law of Succession | | |
| 13 April 1988 | Law of Industrial Enterprises Owned by the Whole People | | 2009 |
| 7 September 1990 | Copyright Law | | 2001, 2010 |
| 29 December 1991 | Adoption Law | | 1998 |
| 7 November 1992 | Maritime Law | | |
| 29 December 1993 | Company Law | | 1999, 2004, 2005, 2013, 2018 |
| 10 May 1995 | Law on Commercial Banks | | 2003, 2015 |
| 10 May 1995 | Negotiable Instruments Law | | 2004 |
| 30 June 1995 | Insurance Law | | 2002, 2009, 2014, 2015 |
| 30 June 1995 | The Guarantee Law | | |
| 5 July 1996 | Auction Law | | 2004, 2015 |
| 23 February 1997 | Partnership Enterprise Law | | 2006 |
| 29 December 1998 | Securities Law | | 2004, 2005, 2013, 2014, 2019 |
| 15 March 1999 | Contract Law | | |
| 30 August 1999 | The Bidding Law | | 2017 |
| 30 August 1999 | Law on Individual Proprietorship Enterprises | | |
| 28 April 2001 | Trust Law | | |
| 29 June 2002 | Law on the Promotion of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises | | 2017 |
| 29 August 2002 | Law on Rural Land Contracting | | 2009, 2018 |
| 28 August 2004 | Electronic Signature Law | | 2015, 2019 |
| 31 October 2006 | Law on Farmers' Professional Cooperatives | 143 / 1 / 1 | 2017 |
| 27 August 2006 | Enterprise Bankruptcy Law | | |
| 16 March 2007 | Property Law | 2799 / 52 / 31 | 2017 |
| 26 December 2009 | Tort Law | 139 / 10 / 15 | 2017 |
| 28 October 2010 | Law on Choice of Law for Foreign-related Civil Relationships | | |
| 15 March 2017 | General Provisions of the Civil Law | 2782 / 30 / 21 | |
| 31 August 2018 | E-Commerce Law | 167 / 1 / 3 | |

## Administrative laws

### General administrative laws

| Passed | Laws | Voting results (Yea / Nay / Abstain) | Amendment(s) |
| - | - | - | - |
| 17 March 1996 | Law on Administrative Penalty | | 2009, 2017 |
| 29 April 1999 | Administrative Reconsideration Law | | 2009, 2017 |
| 27 August 2003 | Administrative License Law | | 2019 |
| 27 April 2005 | Civil Servant Law | | 2017, 2019 |
| 30 June 2011 | Administrative Compulsion Law | 145 / 1 / 7 | |

### Special administrative laws

| Passed | Laws | Voting results (Yea / Nay / Abstain) | Amendment(s) |
| - | - | - | - |
| 9 January 1958 | Regulations on Household Registration | | |
| 12 February 1980 | Regulations on Academic Degrees | | 2004 |
| 23 August 1982 | Marine Environment Protection Law | | 1999, 2013, 2016, 2017 |
| 19 November 1982 | Cultural Relics Protection Law | | 1991, 2002, 2007, 2013, 2015, 2017 |
| 2 September 1983 | Maritime Traffic Safety Law | | 2016 |
| 11 May 1984 | Water Pollution Prevention and Control Law | | 1996, 2008, 2017 |
| 31 May 1984 | Military Service Law | | 1998, 2009, 2011 |
| 20 September 1984 | Pharmaceutical Administration Law | | 2001, 2013, 2015, 2019 |
| 12 April 1986 | Compulsory Education Law | | 2006, 2015, 2018 |
| 25 June 1986 | Land Administration Law | | 1988, 1998, 2004, 2019 |
| 2 December 1986 | Frontier Health and Quarantine Law | | 1986, 2007, 2009, 2018 |
| 22 January 1987 | Customs Law | | 2000, 2013(1), 2013(2), 2016, 2017 |
| 5 September 1987 | Atmospheric Pollution Prevention and Control Law | | 1995, 2000, 2015, 2018 |
| 1 July 1988 | Regulations of the Military Ranks of Officers of the Chinese People's Liberation Army | | 1994 |
| 5 September 1987 | Archives Law | | 1996, 2016 |
| 5 September 1988 | Law on Guarding State Secrets | | 2010 |
| 5 September 1988 | Regulations on the Military Service of Officers in Active Service | | 1994, 2000 |
| 21 February 1989 | Law on Prevention and Treatment of Infectious Diseases | | 2004, 2013 |
| 4 April 1989 | The Administrative Litigation Law | | 2014, 2017 |
| 26 December 1989 | Marine Environment Protection Law | | 2014 |
| 23 February 1990 | Law on the Protection of Military Installations | | 2009, 2014 |
| 1 July 1992 | Regulations on the Police Ranks of the People's Police | | 2009 |
| 28 December 1992 | Surveying and Mapping Law | | 2002, 2017 |
| 2 July 1993 | Law on Scientific and Technological Progress | | 2007 |
| 31 October 1993 | Teachers Law | | 2009 |
| 5 July 1994 | Urban Real Estate Administration Law | | 2007, 2009, 2019 |
| 27 October 1994 | Law on Maternal and Infant Health Care | | 2009, 2017 |
| 29 December 1994 | Prison Law | | 2012 |
| 28 February 1995 | People's Police Law | | 2012 |
| 18 March 1995 | Education Law | | 2009, 2015 |
| 10 May 1995 | Reserve Officers Law | | 2010 |
| 29 August 1995 | Law on Physical Culture and Sports | | 2009, 2016 |
| 30 October 1995 | Law on the Prevention and Control of Environment Pollution Caused by Solid Wastes | | 2016 |
| 15 May 1996 | Law on Promoting the Transformation of Scientific and Technological Achievements | | 2015 |
| 15 May 1996 | Vocation Education Law | | |
| 5 July 1996 | Gun Control Law | | 2009, 2015 |
| 29 October 1996 | Civil Air Defense Law | | 2009 |
| 29 October 1996 | Law on Prevention and Control of Pollution from Environmental Noise | | 2018 |
| 1 November 1997 | Construction Law | | 2011, 2019 |
| 29 December 1997 | Law on Protecting Against and Mitigating Earthquake Disasters | | 2008 |
| 29 December 1997 | Law on Blood donation | | |
| 29 April 1998 | Fire Protection Law | | 2008, 2019 |
| 26 June 1998 | Law on Practicing Doctors | | 2009 |
| 29 August 1998 | Higher Education Law | | 2015, 2018 |
| 31 October 1999 | Meteorology Law | | 2009, 2014, 2016 |
| 31 October 2000 | Law on the Standard Spoken and Written Chinese Language | | |
| 28 April 2001 | National Defense Education Law | | 2018 |
| 31 August 2001 | Law on Desert Prevention and Transformation | | 2018 |
| 29 December 2001 | Law on Population and Family Planning | | 2015 |
| 29 June 2002 | Law on Promulgation of Science and Technology | | |
| 28 October 2002 | Law on Environmental Impact Assessment | | 2016, 2018 |
| 28 December 2002 | Non-state Education Promotion Law | | 2013, 2016, 2018 |
| 28 February 2003 | Regulations on Customs Titles | | |
| 28 June 2003 | Law on Resident Identity Cards | | 2011 |
| 28 June 2003 | Law on Prevention and Control of Radioactive Pollution | | |
| 28 October 2003 | Road Traffic Safety Law | | 2007, 2011 |
| 28 August 2005 | Public Security Administration Punishments Law | | 2012 |
| 29 April 2006 | Public Security Administration Punishments Law | | |
| 30 August 2007 | Emergency Response Law | 152 / 0 / 0 | |
| 28 October 2007 | Urban and Rural Planning Law | | 2015, 2019 |
| 29 December 2007 | Narcotics Control Law | | |
| 28 February 2009 | Food Safety Law | 158 / 3 / 4 | 2015, 2018 |
| 27 August 2009 | Law on the People's Armed Police Force | 153 / 1 / 1 | |
| 31 October 2009 | Law on Diplomatic Personnel Stationed Abroad | 140 / 1 / 2 | |
| 26 December 2009 | Island Protection Law | 155 / 0 / 9 | |
| 26 February 2010 | National Defense Mobilization Law | 157 / 1 / 1 | |
| 25 February 2011 | Intangible Cultural Heritage Law | 155 / 2 / 0 | |
| 30 June 2012 | Exit-Entry Administration Law | | |
| 26 October 2012 | Mental Health Law | | 2018 |
| 1 November 2014 | Counterespionage Law | 156 / 0 / 1 | |
| 27 December 2015 | Counterterrorism Law | 158 / 1 / 0 | 2018 |
| 7 November 2016 | Film Industry Promotion Law | 146 / 1 / 8 | |
| 25 December 2016 | Law of Traditional Chinese Medicine | 144 / 3 / 3 | |
| 25 December 2016 | Public Cultural Service Guarantee Law | 148 / 0 / 2 | |
| 27 June 2017 | National Intelligence Law | | 2018 |
| 1 September 2017 | Nuclear Safety Law | 145 / 0 / 2 | |
| 4 November 2017 | Law on Public Libraries | 145 / 2 / 2 | 2018 |
| 27 April 2018 | Law on the Protection of Heroes and Martyrs | 170 / 0 / 0 | |
| 31 August 2018 | Soil Pollution Prevention and Control Law | 171 / 0 / 0 | |
| 26 October 2018 | Law on International Criminal Judicial Assistance | 171 / 0 / 1 | |
| 26 October 2018 | Regulation on Fire and Rescue Ranks | 167 / 1 / 4 | |
| 29 June 2019 | Vaccine Administration Law | 170 / 0 / 1 | |
| 26 October 2019 | Cryptography Law | | |
| 28 December 2019 | Law on the Promotion of Basic Medical and Health Care | 164 / 0 / 4 | |
| 28 December 2019 | Community Correction Law | 168 / 0 / 0 | |

## Economic laws

| Passed | Laws | Voting results (Yea / Nay / Abstain) | Amendment(s) |
| - | - | - | - |
| 10 September 1980 | Individual Income Tax Law | | 1993, 1999, 2005, 2007(1), 2007(2), 2011, 2018 |
| 23 August 1982 | Trademark Law | | 1993, 2001, 2013, 2019 |
| 8 December 1983 | Statistics Law | | 1996, 2009 |
| 20 September 1984 | Forest Law | | 1998, 2009, 2019 |
| 21 January 1985 | Accounting Law | | 1993, 1999, 2017 |
| 18 June 1985 | Grassland Law | | 2002, 2009, 2013 |
| 6 September 1985 | Metrology Law | | 2009, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2018 |
| 20 January 1986 | Fisheries Law | | 2000, 2004, 2009, 2013 |
| 19 March 1986 | Mineral Resources Law | | 1996, 2009 |
| 2 December 1986 | Postal Law | | 2009, 2012, 2015 |
| 29 December 1988 | Standardization Law | | 2017 |
| 21 February 1989 | Law on Import and Export Commodity Inspection | | 2002, 2013, 2018(1), 2018(2) |
| 7 September 1990 | Railway Law | | 2009, 2015 |
| 29 June 1991 | Law on Tobacco Monopoly | | 2009, 2013, 2015 |
| 29 June 1991 | Water and Soil Conservation Law | | 2010 |
| 30 October 1991 | Law on the Entry and Exit Animal and Plant Quarantine | | 2009 |
| 4 September 1992 | Tax Collection Administration Law | | 1995, 2001, 2015 |
| 22 February 1993 | Product Quality Law | | 2000, 2009, 2018 |
| 2 July 1993 | Agriculture Law | | 2002, 2012 |
| 2 July 1993 | Law on the Popularization of Agricultural Technology | | 2012 |
| 2 September 1993 | Anti-Unfair Competition Law | | 2017, 2019 |
| 31 October 1993 | Law on Certified Public Accountants | | 2014 |
| 31 October 1993 | Law on the Protection of Consumer Rights and Interests | | 2009, 2013 |
| 5 March 1994 | Law on Protection of Investment by Compatriots from Taiwan | | 2016, 2019 |
| 22 March 1994 | Budget Law | | 2014, 2018 |
| 12 May 1994 | Foreign Trade Law | | 2004, 2016 |
| 31 August 1994 | Audit Law | | 2006 |
| 27 October 1994 | Advertising Law | | 2015, 2018 |
| 18 March 1995 | Law on the People's Bank of China | | 2003 |
| 30 October 1995 | Civil Aviation Law | | 2009, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 |
| 28 December 1995 | Electric Power Law | | 2009, 2015, 2018 |
| 29 August 1996 | Coal Industry Law | | 2011, 2013, 2016 |
| 29 October 1996 | Law on Township Enterprises | | |
| 3 July 1997 | Highway Law | | 1999, 2004, 2009, 2016, 2017 |
| 3 July 1997 | Animal Epidemic Prevention Law | | 2007, 2013, 2015 |
| 1 November 1997 | Energy Conservation Law | | 2007, 2016, 2018 |
| 1 November 1997 | Law on Flood Control | | 2007, 2016 |
| 29 December 1997 | Price Law | | |
| 21 January 1998 | Water Law | | 2002, 2009, 2016 |
| 8 July 2000 | Seed Law | | 2004, 2013, 2015 |
| 27 October 2001 | Law on the Administration of Sea Areas | | |
| 29 June 2002 | Government Procurement Law | | 2014 |
| 29 June 2002 | Cleaner Production Promotion Law | | 2012 |
| 28 June 2003 | Law on Ports | | 2015, 2017, 2018 |
| 28 October 2003 | Securities Investment Fund Law | | 2012, 2015 |
| 27 December 2003 | Banking Supervision Law | | 2006 |
| 25 June 2004 | Law on Promotion of Agricultural Mechanization | | 2018 |
| 28 February 2005 | Renewable Energy Law | | 2009 |
| 29 December 2005 | Animal Husbandry Law | | 2015 |
| 29 April 2006 | Agricultural Product Quality Safety Law | | 2018 |
| 31 October 2006 | Anti-Money Laundering Law | 144 / 0 / 1 | |
| 16 March 2007 | Enterprise Income Tax Law | 2826 / 37 / 22 | 2017, 2018 |
| 29 June 2007 | Labor Contract Law | | 2012 |
| 30 August 2007 | Anti-Monopoly Law | 150 / 0 / 2 | |
| 29 August 2008 | Circular Economy Promotion Law | 155 / ? / ? | 2018 |
| 28 October 2008 | Law on the State-Owned Assets of Enterprises | 150 / 0 / 4 | |
| 25 June 2010 | Oil and Natural Gas Pipeline Protection Law | 141 / 7 / 11 | |
| 25 February 2011 | Vehicle and Vessel Tax Law | 106 / 15 / 36 | 2019 |
| 25 April 2013 | Tourism Law | 150 / 0 / 5 | 2016, 2018 |
| 28 December 2014 | Waterway Law | | 2016 |
| 26 February 2016 | Law on the Exploration and Development of Resources in Deep Seabed Areas | 163 / 0 / 1 | |
| 2 July 2016 | Asset Appraisal Law | 138 / 5 / 14 | |
| 7 November 2016 | Cybersecurity Law | 154 / 0 / 1 | |
| 25 December 2016 | Environmental Protection Tax Law | 145 / 1 / 4 | 2018 |
| 27 December 2017 | Vessel Tonnage Tax Law | 158 / 0 / 0 | 2018 |
| 27 December 2017 | Tobacco Leaf Tax Law | 156 / 1 / 1 | |
| 29 December 2018 | Law on Farmland Occupation Tax | | |
| 15 March 2019 | Foreign Investment Law | 2929 / 8 / 8 | |
| 26 August 2019 | Resource Tax Law | 164 / 1 / 2 | |

## Social laws

| Passed | Laws | Voting results (Yea / Nay / Abstain) | Amendment(s) |
| - | - | - | - |
| 8 November 1988 | Wild Animal Conservation Law | | 2004, 2009, 2016, 2018 |
| 7 September 1990 | Law on the Protection of the Rights and Interests of Returned Overseas Chinese and the Family Members of Overseas Chinese | | 2000, 2009 |
| 28 December 1990 | Law on the Protection of Disabled Persons | | 2008, 2018 |
| 4 September 1991 | Law on the Protection of Minors | | 2006, 2012 |
| 3 April 1992 | Law on the Protection of Women's Rights and Interests | | 2005, 2018 |
| 3 April 1992 | Trade Union Law | | 2001, 2009 |
| 7 November 1992 | Mine Safety Law | | 2009 |
| 31 October 1993 | Law on Red Cross Society | | 2009, 2017 |
| 5 July 1994 | Labor Law | | 2009, 2018 |
| 29 August 1996 | Law on the Protection of the Rights and Interests of the Elderly | | 2009, 2012, 2015, 2018 |
| 28 June 1999 | Law on Prevention of Juvenile Delinquency | | 2012 |
| 28 June 1999 | Law on Donations for Public Welfare | | |
| 27 October 2001 | Law on the Prevention and Control of Occupational Diseases | | 2011, 2016, 2017, 2018 |
| 30 August 2007 | Employment Promotion Law | 150 / 1 / 1 | 2015 |
| 28 October 2010 | Social Insurance Law | | 2018 |
| 27 April 2012 | Military Personnel Insurance Law | | |
| 29 June 2013 | Special Equipment Safety Law | | |
| 27 December 2015 | Anti-domestic Violence Law | 158 / 0 / 1 | |
| 16 March 2016 | Charity Law | 2636 / 131 / 83 | |
| 28 April 2016 | Law on the Administration of Activities of Overseas Non-Governmental Organizations within the Territory of China | 147 / 1 / 1 | |

## Criminal laws

| Passed | Laws | Voting results (Yea / Nay / Abstain) | Amendment(s) |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 July 1979 | Criminal Law | | 1997, 1999, 2001(1), 2001(2), 2002, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2017 |

## Procedural & Non-procedural laws

### Procedural laws

| Passed | Laws | Voting results (Yea / Nay / Abstain) | Amendment(s) |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 July 1979 | Criminal Procedure Law | | 1996, 2012, 2018 |
| 9 April 1991 | The Civil Procedure Law | | 2007, 2012, 2017 |
| 28 February 1995 | Public Procurators Law | | 2001, 2017, 2019 |
| 28 February 1995 | Judges Law | | 2001, 2017, 2019 |
| 15 May 1996 | Lawyers Law | | 2001, 2007, 2012, 2019 |
| 25 December 1999 | Special Maritime Procedure Law | | |
| 27 April 2018 | Law on People's Assessors | 169 / 0 / 1 | |

### Non-procedural laws

| Passed | Laws | Voting results (Yea / Nay / Abstain) | Amendment(s) |
| - | - | - | - |
| 31 August 1994 | Arbitration Law | | 2009, 2017 |
| 28 December 2000 | Extradition Law | | |
| 28 August 2005 | Notary Law | | 2015, 2017 |
| 29 December 2007 | Labor Dispute Mediation and Arbitration Law | | |
| 27 June 2009 | Law on the Mediation and Arbitration of Rural Land Contract Disputes | | |
| 28 August 2010 | People's Mediation Law | 143 / 2 / 7 | |
