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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.

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Constitution

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Passed Laws Voting results
(Yea / Nay / Abstain) 		Amendment(s)
4 December 1982 Constitution 1988, 1993, 1999, 2004, 2018
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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[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[3]
1 July 2015 National Security Law 154 / 0 / 1[4]
27 December 2015 Law on National Medals and National Honorary Titles 157 / 0 / 2[5]
1 September 2017 National Anthem Law 146 / 0 / 1[6]
20 March 2018 Supervision Law 2914 / 28 / 18[7]

Civil and commercial laws

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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[8] 2017
27 August 2006 Enterprise Bankruptcy Law
16 March 2007 Property Law 2799 / 52 / 31[9] 2017
26 December 2009 Tort Law 139 / 10 / 15[10] 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[11]
31 August 2018 E-Commerce Law 167 / 1 / 3[12]

Administrative laws

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General administrative laws

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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[13]

Special administrative laws

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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[14]
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[15] 2015, 2018
27 August 2009 Law on the People's Armed Police Force 153 / 1 / 1[16]
31 October 2009 Law on Diplomatic Personnel Stationed Abroad 140 / 1 / 2[17]
26 December 2009 Island Protection Law 155 / 0 / 9[10]
26 February 2010 National Defense Mobilization Law 157 / 1 / 1[18]
25 February 2011 Intangible Cultural Heritage Law 155 / 2 / 0[19]
30 June 2012 Exit-Entry Administration Law
26 October 2012 Mental Health Law 2018
1 November 2014 Counterespionage Law 156 / 0 / 1[20]
27 December 2015 Counterterrorism Law 158 / 1 / 0[5] 2018
7 November 2016 Film Industry Promotion Law 146 / 1 / 8[21]
25 December 2016 Law of Traditional Chinese Medicine 144 / 3 / 3[22]
25 December 2016 Public Cultural Service Guarantee Law 148 / 0 / 2[22]
27 June 2017 National Intelligence Law 2018
1 September 2017 Nuclear Safety Law 145 / 0 / 2[6]
4 November 2017 Law on Public Libraries 145 / 2 / 2[15] 2018
27 April 2018 Law on the Protection of Heroes and Martyrs 170 / 0 / 0[23]
31 August 2018 Soil Pollution Prevention and Control Law 171 / 0 / 0[12]
26 October 2018 Law on International Criminal Judicial Assistance 171 / 0 / 1[24]
26 October 2018 Regulation on Fire and Rescue Ranks 167 / 1 / 4[24]
29 June 2019 Vaccine Administration Law 170 / 0 / 1[25]
26 October 2019 Cryptography Law
28 December 2019 Law on the Promotion of Basic Medical and Health Care 164 / 0 / 4[26]
28 December 2019 Community Correction Law 168 / 0 / 0[26]

Economic laws

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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[8]
16 March 2007 Enterprise Income Tax Law 2826 / 37 / 22[27] 2017, 2018
29 June 2007 Labor Contract Law 2012
30 August 2007 Anti-Monopoly Law 150 / 0 / 2[14]
29 August 2008 Circular Economy Promotion Law 155 / ? / ?[28] 2018
28 October 2008 Law on the State-Owned Assets of Enterprises 150 / 0 / 4[29]
25 June 2010 Oil and Natural Gas Pipeline Protection Law 141 / 7 / 11[30]
25 February 2011 Vehicle and Vessel Tax Law 106 / 15 / 36[19] 2019
25 April 2013 Tourism Law 150 / 0 / 5[31] 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[32]
2 July 2016 Asset Appraisal Law 138 / 5 / 14[33]
7 November 2016 Cybersecurity Law 154 / 0 / 1[21]
25 December 2016 Environmental Protection Tax Law 145 / 1 / 4[22] 2018
27 December 2017 Vessel Tonnage Tax Law 158 / 0 / 0[34] 2018
27 December 2017 Tobacco Leaf Tax Law 156 / 1 / 1[34]
29 December 2018 Law on Farmland Occupation Tax
15 March 2019 Foreign Investment Law 2929 / 8 / 8[35]
26 August 2019 Resource Tax Law 164 / 1 / 2[36]

Social laws

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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[14] 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[5]
16 March 2016 Charity Law 2636 / 131 / 83[37]
28 April 2016 Law on the Administration of Activities of Overseas Non-Governmental Organizations within the Territory of China 147 / 1 / 1[38]

Criminal laws

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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

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Procedural laws

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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[23]

Non-procedural laws

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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[39]

See also

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References

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