The new environmental protection law does not cap fines for polluting enterprises from next year.

On the afternoon of April 24, , the eighth meeting of the Standing Committee of the 12th National People's Congress deliberated and adopted amendments to the environmental protection law. Over the course of 20 months, the draft was reviewed four times and finalized. The law increases the government' and corporate liabilities and penalties, and has been described by experts as "the toughest environmental law in history."
k6h .The revised environmental protection law increases the punishment: "Enterprises and institutions and other production and operators who illegally discharge pollutants, are fined and punished, are ordered to correct, and refuse to correct them, the administrative organ that makes the decision on punishment according to law may, from the day after the date of the order to change, impose continuous punishmentons on a daily basis in accordance with the original amount of punishment." "
k6hthe new environmental protection law also makes clear: the state in key ecological functional areas, ecological sensitive areas and vulnerable areas and other areas to draw a red line of ecological protection, the implementation of strict protection.
k6h .In the area of environmental public interest litigation, the newly revised environmental protection law extends the subject of environmental public interest litigation to relevant social organizations registered with the civil affairs departmentof of the people's government at or above the municipal level in the district.
k6h .The law will come into effect on 1 January 2015. Lawmakers say the law could support the current growing environmental problems.
k6h .Highlights 1
k6hconcept innovation
k6hthe previous concept of environmental protection law legislation is still an economic priority, to promote economic development, but the new law legislative concept has a breakthrough and innovation, around the ecological civilization system construction.
k6h .Highlights 2
k6hmanagement transformation
k6hthe current environmental pollution is regional, watershed, so the new law to make corresponding adjustments, such as the treatment of agricultural surface pollution, for smog and water basin pollution to make special provisions.
k6h .　　Highlight3
k6h regulatory tough
k6h regulatory means "hard", environmental regulatory authorities can directly seal up enterprises, seizure, or can take administrative means of implementation of polluting enterprises. Over-standard enterprise financing and other aspects will also encounter obstacles.
k6h .　　Highlight 4
k6h The principle of democratic participation
k6h environmental democracy is also a significant feature of the revision of the environmental protection law, specially set up a "information disclosure and public participation" section, so that the public to participate in environmental protection, with a strong democratic.
k6h .　　Highlight5
k6h severe punishment
k6h administrative detention, "blame resignation", "on a daily penalty" and other systems, are quite severe, so that enterprises increase the cost of illegal activities, local governments can pay attention to, conscientiously perform legal duties.
k6h .　　Deep
k6h for the two words the day before the vote also
k6h for the first time in more than 20 years
k6h the current environmental protection law was put into effect in 1989. For more than 20 years, China has become the world's second-largest economy, accompanied by an increasingly severe environmental situation, environmental protection law 47 provisions, is also considered too coarse, backward ideas, weak operation, weak law enforcement.
k6h .　　In 2011, the amendment of the environmental protection law was included in the legislative plan of the Eleventh National People's Congress. In August 2012, the draft amendment to the Environmental Protection Law was submitted for consideration, and in June 2013, the draft was reviewed in the second instance.
k6h .　　According to legislative practice, "amendments" are generally used in the case of minor changes to the law and "amendments" in the case of general amendments to the law. In the first and second instance of the environmental protection law amendment, the "amendment" method is still adopted.
k6h .　　At this point, it was suggested that the adoption of amendments might lead to "a waste of a revision opportunity".
k6h .　　In October 2013, the revised version was submitted for consideration for the third time, by which time it had been transformed into a "revised draft of the Environmental Protection Act". At that time, the public opinion, a word difference, completely changed the environmental protection law to amend the law of ideas.
k6h .　　There were 70 amendments passed yesterday. Clear the government's responsibilities, demarcated the red line of ecological protection, stipulated the system of joint defense across administrative fishing areas, gave the right of public participation, clarified environmental public interest litigation, and systematically revised the original provisions.
k6h .　　At the last moment, the
k6h the law also experienced a rare fourth trial, breaking the "third trial passed" legislative convention. Xin Chunying, deputy director of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, said yesterday that the NPC Standing Committee attaches great importance to the amendment of the law.
k6h .　　The law broke with the norm and twice solicited opinions from the public, collecting more than 14,000 comments.
k6h .　　The deliberations of the Standing Committee were also unusually enthusiastic. Beijing News reporters from the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress learned that in the last review of the draft, the Standing Committee members and participants, 129 people put forward amendments and suggestions. The source said that such a degree of enthusiasm is relatively rare.
k6h .　　It was reported that the day before the vote, when considering other draft laws, several amendments to the environmental protection law were put forward by the representative, which led to the amendment of the law.
k6h .　　Special law to see the environmental protection law
k6h " the amendment of environmental protection law is a serious blow to China's current severe environmental reality." Xinchun Eagle said.
k6h .　　Experts interviewed by the Beijing News said that the revised environmental protection law is China's most stringent administrative law, is one of the world's best environmental protection laws.
k6h .　　Previously, we are involved in environmental protection of the law about 30, administrative regulations have about 90, there are a large number of environmental standards.
k6h .　　Xin Chunying said that the environmental protection law will be a basic law, after the amendment of this law, other laws and this law is inconsistent, the application of this law.
k6h
on the afternoon of April 24, the 8th meeting of the Standing Committee of the 12th National People's Congress to consider the adoption of amendments to the environmental protection law. Over the course of 20 months, the draft was reviewed four times and finalized. The law increases the government' and corporate liabilities and penalties, and has been described by experts as "the toughest environmental law in history."
k6h .　　The revised environmental protection law increases the punishment: "Enterprises and institutions and other production and operators who illegally discharge pollutants, are fined and punished, are ordered to correct, and refuse to correct them, the administrative organ that makes the decision on punishment according to law may, from the day after the date of the order to change, impose continuous punishmentons on a daily basis in accordance with the original amount of punishment." "
k6h the new environmental protection law also makes clear: the state in key ecological functional areas, ecological sensitive areas and vulnerable areas and other areas to draw a red line of ecological protection, the implementation of strict protection.
k6h .　　In the area of environmental public interest litigation, the newly revised environmental protection law extends the subject of environmental public interest litigation to relevant social organizations registered with the civil affairs departmentof of the people's government at or above the municipal level in the district.
k6h .　　The law will come into effect on 1 January 2015. Lawmakers say the law could support the current growing environmental problems.
k6h .　　Highlights 1
k6h concept innovation
k6h the previous concept of environmental protection law legislation is still an economic priority, to promote economic development, but the new law legislative concept has a breakthrough and innovation, around the ecological civilization system construction.
k6h .　　Highlights 2
k6h management transformation
k6h the current environmental pollution is regional, watershed, so the new law to make corresponding adjustments, such as the treatment of agricultural surface pollution, for smog and water basin pollution to make special provisions.
k6h .　　Highlight3
k6h regulatory tough
k6h regulatory means "hard", environmental regulatory authorities can directly seal up enterprises, seizure, or can take administrative means of implementation of polluting enterprises. Over-standard enterprise financing and other aspects will also encounter obstacles.
k6h .　　Highlight 4
k6h The principle of democratic participation
k6h environmental democracy is also a significant feature of the revision of the environmental protection law, specially set up a "information disclosure and public participation" section, so that the public to participate in environmental protection, with a strong democratic.
k6h .　　Highlight5
k6h severe punishment
k6h administrative detention, "blame resignation", "on a daily penalty" and other systems, are quite severe, so that enterprises increase the cost of illegal activities, local governments can pay attention to, conscientiously perform legal duties.
k6h .　　Deep
k6h for the two words the day before the vote also
k6h for the first time in more than 20 years
k6h the current environmental protection law was put into effect in 1989. For more than 20 years, China has become the world's second-largest economy, accompanied by an increasingly severe environmental situation, environmental protection law 47 provisions, is also considered too coarse, backward ideas, weak operation, weak law enforcement.
k6h .　　In 2011, the amendment of the environmental protection law was included in the legislative plan of the Eleventh National People's Congress. In August 2012, the draft amendment to the Environmental Protection Law was submitted for consideration, and in June 2013, the draft was reviewed in the second instance.
k6h .　　According to legislative practice, "amendments" are generally used in the case of minor changes to the law and "amendments" in the case of general amendments to the law. In the first and second instance of the environmental protection law amendment, the "amendment" method is still adopted.
k6h .　　At this point, it was suggested that the adoption of amendments might lead to "a waste of a revision opportunity".
k6h .　　In October 2013, the revised version was submitted for consideration for the third time, by which time it had been transformed into a "revised draft of the Environmental Protection Act". At that time, the public opinion, a word difference, completely changed the environmental protection law to amend the law of ideas.
k6h .　　There were 70 amendments passed yesterday. Clear the government's responsibilities, demarcated the red line of ecological protection, stipulated the system of joint defense across administrative fishing areas, gave the right of public participation, clarified environmental public interest litigation, and systematically revised the original provisions.
k6h .　　At the last moment, the
k6h the law also experienced a rare fourth trial, breaking the "third trial passed" legislative convention. Xin Chunying, deputy director of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, said yesterday that the NPC Standing Committee attaches great importance to the amendment of the law.
k6h .　　The law broke with the norm and twice solicited opinions from the public, collecting more than 14,000 comments.
k6h .　　The deliberations of the Standing Committee were also unusually enthusiastic. Beijing News reporters from the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress learned that in the last review of the draft, the Standing Committee members and participants, 129 people put forward amendments and suggestions. The source said that such a degree of enthusiasm is relatively rare.
k6h .　　It was reported that the day before the vote, when considering other draft laws, several amendments to the environmental protection law were put forward by the representative, which led to the amendment of the law.
k6h .　　Special law to see the environmental protection law
k6h " the amendment of environmental protection law is a serious blow to China's current severe environmental reality." Xinchun Eagle said.
k6h .　　Experts interviewed by the Beijing News said that the revised environmental protection law is China's most stringent administrative law, is one of the world's best environmental protection laws.
k6h .　　Previously, we are involved in environmental protection of the law about 30, administrative regulations have about 90, there are a large number of environmental standards. <