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环境法英文
EnvironmentalProtectionLawofthePeoplesRepublicofChina
Content
ChapterIGeneralProvisions
ChapterIISupervisionandManagementoftheEnvironment
ChapterIIIProtectionandImprovementoftheEnvironment
ChapterIVPreventionandControlofEnvironmentalPollutionandOtherPublicHazards
ChapterVLegalLiability
ChapterVISupplementaryProvisions
ChapterIGeneralProvisions
Article1ThisLawisformulatedforthepurposeofprotectingandimprovingpeople'senvironmentandtheecologicalenvironment,preventingandcontrollingpollutionandotherpublichazards,safeguardinghumanhealthandfacilitatingthedevelopmentofsocialistmodernization.
Article2"Environment"asusedinthisLawreferstothetotalbodyofallnaturalelementsandartificiallytransformednaturalelementsaffectinghumanexistenceanddevelopment,whichincludestheatmosphere,water,seas,land,minerals,forests,grasslands,wildlife,naturalandhumanremains,naturereserves,historicsitesandscenicspots,andurbanandruralareas.
Article3ThisLawshallapplytotheterritoryofthePeople'sRepublicofChinaandotherseaareasunderthejurisdictionofthePeople'sRepublicofChina.
Article4Theplansforenvironmentalprotectionformulatedbythestatemustbeincorporatedintothenationaleconomicandsocialdevelopmentplans;thestateshalladopteconomicandtechnologicalpoliciesandmeasuresfavourableforenvironmentalprotectionsoastocoordinatetheworkofenvironmentalprotectionwitheconomicconstructionandsocialdevelopment.
Article5Thestateshallencouragethedevelopmentofeducationinthescienceofenvironmentalprotection,strengthenthestudyanddevelopmentofthescienceandtechnologyofenvironmentalprotection,raisethescientificandtechnologicallevelofenvironmentalprotectionandpopularizescientificknowledgeofenvironmentalprotection.
Article6Allunitsandindividualsshallhavetheobligationtoprotecttheenvironmentandshallhavetherighttoreportonorfilechargesagainstunitsorindividualsthatcausepollutionordamagetotheenvironment.
Article7ThecompetentdepartmentofenvironmentalprotectionadministrationundertheStateCouncilshallconductunifiedsupervisionandmanagementoftheenvironmentalprotectionworkthroughoutthecountry.
Thecompetentdepartmentsofenvironmentalprotectionadministrationofthelocalpeople'sgovernmentsatorabovethecountylevelshallconductunifiedsupervisionandmanagementoftheenvironmentalprotectionworkwithinareasundertheirjurisdiction.
Thestateadministrativedepartmentofmarineaffairs,theharboursuperintendencyadministration,thefisheriesadministrationandfishingharboursuperintendencyagencies,theenvironmentalprotectiondepartmentofthearmedforcesandtheadministrativedepartmentsofpublicsecurity,transportation,railwaysandcivilaviationatvariouslevelsshall,inaccordancewiththeprovisionsofrelevantlaws,conductsupervisionandmanagementofthepreventionandcontrolofenvironmentalpollution.Thecompetentadministrativedepartmentsofland,minerals,forestry,agricultureandwaterconservancyofthepeople'sgovernmentsatorabovethecountylevelshall,inaccordancewiththeprovisionsofrelevantlaws,conductsupervisionandmanagementoftheprotectionofnaturalresources.
Article8Thepeople'sgovernmentshallgiveawardstounitsandindividualsthathavemadeoutstandingachievementsinprotectingandimprovingtheenvironment.
ChapterIISupervisionandManagementoftheEnvironment
Article9ThecompetentdepartmentofenvironmentalprotectionadministrationundertheStateCouncilshallestablishthenationalstandardsforenvironmentquality.
Thepeople'sgovernmentsofprovinces,autonomousregionsandmunicipalitiesdirectlyundertheCentralGovernmentmayestablishtheirlocalstandardsforenvironmentqualityforitemsnotspecifiedinthenationalstandardsforenvironmentqualityandshallreportthemtothecompetentdepartmentofenvironmentalprotectionadministrationundertheStateCouncilfortherecord.
Article10ThecompetentdepartmentofenvironmentalprotectionadministrationundertheStateCouncilshall,inaccordancewiththenationalstandardsforenvironmentqualityandthecountry'seconomicandtechnologicalconditions,establishthenationalstandardsforthedischargeofpollutants.
Thepeople'sgovernmentsofprovinces,autonomousregionsandmunicipalitiesdirectlyundertheCentralGovernmentmayestablishtheirlocalstandardsforthedischargeofpollutantsforitemsnotspecifiedinthenationalstandards;withregardtoitemsalreadyspecifiedinthenationalstandards,theymaysetlocalstandardswhicharemorestringentthanthenationalstandardsandreportthesametothecompetentdepartmentofenvironmentalprotectionadministrationundertheStateCouncilfortherecord.
Unitsthatdischargepollutantsinareaswherethelocalstandardsforthedischargeofpollutantshavebeenestablishedshallobservesuchlocalstandards.
Article11ThecompetentdepartmentofenvironmentalprotectionadministrationundertheStateCouncilshallestablishamonitoringsystem,formulatethemonitoringnormand,inconjunctionwithrelevantdepartments,organizeamonitoringnetworkandstrengthenthemanagementofenvironmentalmonitoring.ThecompetentdepartmentsofenvironmentalprotectionadministrationundertheStateCouncilandgovernmentsofprovinces,autonomousregionsandmunicipalitiesdirectlyundertheCentralGovernmentshallregularlyissuebulletinsonenvironmentalsituations.
Article12Thecompetentdepartmentsofenvironmentalprotectionadministrationofthepeople'sgovernmentsatorabovethecountylevelshall,inconjunctionwithrelevantdepartments,makeaninvestigationandanassessmentoftheenvironmentalsituationwithinareasundertheirjurisdiction,drawupplansforenvironmentalprotectionwhichshall,subjecttooverallbalancingbythedepartmentofplanning,besubmittedtothepeople'sgovernmentatthesamelevelforapprovalbeforeimplementation.
Article13Unitsconstructingprojectsthatcausepollutiontotheenvironmentmustobservethestateprovisionsconcerningenvironmentalprotectionforsuchconstructionprojects.
Theenvironmentalimpactstatementonaconstructionprojectmustassessthepollutiontheprojectsislikelytoproduceanditsimpactontheenvironmentandstipulatethepreventiveandcurativemeasures;thestatementshall,afterinitialexaminationbytheauthoritiesinchargeoftheconstructionproject,besubmittedbyspecifiedproceduretothecompetentdepartmentofenvironmentalprotectionadministrationforapproval.Thedepartmentofplanningshallnotratifythedesignplandescriptionsoftheconstructionprojectuntilaftertheenvironmentalimpactstatementontheconstructionprojectisapproved.
Article14Thecompetentdepartmentsofenvironmentalprotectionadministrationofthepeople'sgovernmentsatorabovethecountylevelorotherdepartmentsinvestedbylawwithpowertoconductenvironmentalsupervisionandmanagementshallbeempoweredtomakeon-siteinspectionsofunitsundertheirjurisdictionthatdischargepollutants.Theunitsbeinginspectedshalltruthfullyreportthesituationtothemandprovidethemwiththenecessaryinformation.Theinspectingauthoritiesshallkeepconfidentialthetechnologicalknow-howandbusinesssecretsoftheunitsinspected.
Article15Workforthepreventionandcontroloftheenvironmentalpollutionanddamagethatinvolvesvariousadministrativeareasshallbeconductedbytherelevantlocalpeople'sgovernmentsthroughnegotiation,orbydecisionofthepeople'sgovernmentatahigherlevelthroughmediation.
ChapterIIIProtectionandImprovementoftheEnvironment
Article16Thelocalpeople'sgovernmentsatvariouslevelsshallberesponsiblefortheenvironmentqualityofareasundertheirjurisdictionandtakemeasurestoimprovetheenvironmentquality.
Article17Thepeople'sgovernmentsatvariouslevelsshalltakemeasurestoprotectregionsrepresentingvarioustypesofnaturalecologicalsystems,regionswithanaturaldistributionofrareandendangeredwildanimalsandplants,regionswheremajorsourcesofwaterareconserved,geologicalstructuresofmajorscientificandculturalvalue,famousregionswherekarstcavesandfossildepositsaredistributed,tracesofglaciers,volcanoesandhotsprings,tracesofhumanhistory,andancientandprecioustrees.Damagetotheaboveshallbestrictlyforbidden.
Article18Withinthescenicspotsorhistoricsites,naturereservesandotherzonesthatneedspecialprotection,asdesignatedbytheStateCouncil,therelevantcompetentdepartmentundertheStateCouncil,andthepeople'sgovernmentsofprovinces,autonomousregionsandmunicipalitiesdirectlyundertheCentralGovernment,noindustrialproductioninstallationsthatcauseenvironmentalpollutionshallbebuilt;otherinstallationstobebuiltintheseareasmustnotexceedtheprescribedstandardsforthedischargeofpollutants.Iftheinstallationsthathavebeenbuiltdischargemorepollutantsthanthosearespecifiedbytheprescribeddischargestandards,suchpollutionshallbeeliminatedorcontrolledwithinaprescribedperiodoftime.
Article19Measuresmustbetakentoprotecttheecologicalenvironmentwhilenaturalresourcesarebeingdevelopedorutilized.
Article20Thepeople'sgovernmentsatvariouslevelsshallprovidebetterprotectionfortheagriculturalenvironmentbypreventingandcontrollingsoilpollution,thedesertificationandalkalizationofland,theimpoverishmentofsoil,thedeteriorationoflandintomarshes,earthsubsidence,thedamageofve