List of statutes of China


The following is an incomprehensive list of the statutes of the People's Republic of China, classified and ordered according to its Ministry of Justice. The laws in each sections are listed in chronological order of the year they were passed.

Constitution and related laws

Constitution

PassedLawsVoting results
Amendment
4 12 1982Constitution1988, 1993, 1999, 2004, 2018

Constitution-related laws

LawsPassedVoting results
Amendment
Organic Law of the People's Procuratorates1 7 19791983, 1986, 2018
Organic Law of the People's Courts1 7 19791983, 1986, 2006, 2018
Organization Law for Local People's Congresses at All Levels and Local People's Governments at All Levels1 7 19791982, 1986, 1995, 2004, 2015, 2022
Election Law for the National People's Congress and Local People's Congresses at All Levels1 7 19791982, 1986, 1995, 2004, 2010, 2015, 2020
Nationality Law10 9 1980
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 Level6 10 19811996, 2012, 2021
Organic Law of the State Council10 12 19822024
Organic Law of the National People's Congress10 12 19822021
Several Provisions on the Direct Election of Deputies to People's Congresses Below the County Level5 March 1983
Law on Regional National Autonomy31 5 19842001
Regulations Concerning Diplomatic Privileges and Immunities5 9 1986
Decision on the Establishment of Maritime Courts in Coastal Port Cities14 November 1984
Regulations on Diplomatic Privileges and Immunities5 September 1986
Rules of Procedure of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress24 11 19872009
Provisions on Awarding the Chinese People's Liberation Army Medal of Merit to Retired Military Cadres1 July 1988
Rules of Procedure for the National People's Congress4 4 19892021
Law on Assemblies, Processions and Demonstrations31 10 19892009, 2022
Organic Law of the Urban Residents Committee26 12 19892018
Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region4 4 1990
Law on the National Flag28 6 19902009, 2020
Regulations Concerning Consular Privileges and Immunities30 10 1990
Law on the Procedure of the Conclusion of Treaties28 12 1990
Law on the National Emblem2 March 19912009, 2020
Law on the Territorial Sea and the Contiguous Zone25 2 1992
Law on Deputies to the National People's Congress and Local People's Congresses at All Levels3 4 19922009, 2010, 2015
Basic Law of the Macao Special Administrative Region31 3 1993
State Compensation Law12 5 19942010, 2012
Public Procurators Law28 2 19952001, 2017, 2019
Judges Law28 2 19952001, 2017, 2019
Martial Law1 3 1996
Lawyers Law15 5 19962001, 2007, 2012, 2019
Law on Garrisoning the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region30 12 1996
National Defense Law14 March 19972009, 2020
Law on the Exclusive Economic Zone and the Continental Shelf26 6 1998
Organic Law of the Villagers' Committees4 11 19982010, 2018
Law on Garrisoning the Macao Special Administrative Region28 6 1999
Legislation Law15 3 20002015, 2023
Anti-Secession Law14 3 20052896 / 0 / 2
Law on Immunity of the Property of Foreign Central Banks from Compulsory Judicial Measures25 10 2005
Law on the Supervision of Standing Committees of People's Congresses at Various Levels27 8 2006155 / 1 / 52024
National Security Law1 7 2015154 / 0 / 1
Law on National Medals and National Honorary Titles27 12 2015157 / 0 / 2
National Anthem Law1 9 2017146 / 0 / 1
Supervision Law20 3 20182914 / 28 / 182024
People's Jury Law27 April 2018
Heroes and Martyrs Protection Law27 April 2018
Law on Administrative Sanctions for Public Officials20 June 2020
Law on Safeguarding National Security in Hong Kong30 June 2020
Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law10 June 2021
Ombudsman Law20 August 2021
Land Boundary Law23 October 2021
Foreign Relations Law28 June 2023
Foreign State Immunity Law1 September 2023
Patriotic Education Law24 June 2023
Law on Legal Publicity and Education12 September 2025

Criminal laws

LawsPassedVoting results
Amendment
Criminal Law1 7 19791997, 1999, 2001, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2017, 2020, 2023
Decision of the NPCSC on Punishing Crimes of Fraudulent Purchase of Foreign Exchange, Foreign Exchange Evasion and Illegal Foreign Exchange Trading29 December 1998
Counterespionage Law1 11 2014156 / 0 / 12023
Anti-Organized Crime Law24 December 2021
Anti-Telecom Network Fraud Law2 September 2022

Civil and commercial laws

LawsPassedVoting results
Amendment
Marriage Law10 9 19802001
Law of Succession10 4 1985
Law of Industrial Enterprises Owned by the Whole People13 4 19882009
Copyright Law7 9 19902001, 2010
Adoption Law29 12 19911998
Maritime Law7 11 1992
Company Law29 12 19931999, 2004, 2005, 2013, 2018
Law on Commercial Banks10 5 19952003, 2015
Negotiable Instruments Law10 5 19952004
Insurance Law30 6 19952002, 2009, 2014, 2015
The Guarantee Law30 6 1995
Auction Law5 7 19962004, 2015
Partnership Enterprise Law23 2 19972006
Securities Law29 12 19982004, 2005, 2013, 2014, 2019
Contract Law15 3 1999
The Bidding Law30 8 19992017
Law on Individual Proprietorship Enterprises30 8 1999
Trust Law28 4 2001
Law on the Promotion of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises29 6 20022017
Law on Rural Land Contracting29 8 20022009, 2018
Electronic Signature Law28 8 20042015, 2019
Law on Farmers' Professional Cooperatives31 10 2006143 / 1 / 12017
Enterprise Bankruptcy Law27 8 2006
Property Law16 3 20072799 / 52 / 312017
Tort Law26 12 2009139 / 10 / 152017
Law on Choice of Law for Foreign-related Civil Relationships28 10 2010
General Provisions of the Civil Law15 3 20172782 / 30 / 21
E-Commerce Law31 8 2018167 / 1 / 3

Administrative laws

LawsPassedVoting results
Amendment
Regulations on Household Registration9 1 1958
Regulations on Academic Degrees12 2 19802004
Marine Environment Protection Law23 8 19821999, 2013, 2016, 2017
Cultural Relics Protection Law19 11 19821991, 2002, 2007, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2024
Maritime Traffic Safety Law2 9 19832016, 2021
Water Pollution Prevention and Control Law11 5 19841996, 2008, 2017
Military Service Law31 5 19841998, 2009, 2011, 2021
Pharmaceutical Administration Law20 9 19842001, 2013, 2015, 2019
Compulsory Education Law12 4 19862006, 2015, 2018
Land Administration Law25 6 19861988, 1998, 2004, 2019
Frontier Health and Quarantine Law2 12 19861986, 2007, 2009, 2018, 2024
Customs Law22 1 19872000, 2013, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2021
Atmospheric Pollution Prevention and Control Law5 9 19871995, 2000, 2015, 2018
Regulations of the Military Ranks of Officers of the Chinese People's Liberation Army1 7 19881994
Archives Law5 9 19871996, 2016
Law on Guarding State Secrets5 9 19882010, 2024
Regulations on the Military Service of Officers in Active Service5 9 19881994, 2000
Wildlife Protection Law8 November 19882004, 2009, 2016, 2018, 2022
Law on Prevention and Treatment of Infectious Diseases21 2 19892004, 2013
Marine Environment Protection Law26 12 19892014
Law on the Protection of Military Installations23 2 19902009, 2014, 2021
Regulations on the Police Ranks of the People's Police1 7 19922009
Surveying and Mapping Law28 12 19922002, 2017
Law on Scientific and Technological Progress2 7 19932007, 2021
Teachers Law31 10 19932009
Urban Real Estate Administration Law5 7 19942007, 2009, 2019
Law on Maternal and Infant Health Care27 10 19942009, 2017
Prison Law29 12 19942012
People's Police Law28 2 19952012
Education Law18 3 19952009, 2015, 2021
Reserve Officers Law10 5 19952010
Law on Physical Culture and Sports29 8 19952009, 2016, 2022
Law on the Prevention and Control of Environment Pollution Caused by Solid Wastes30 10 19952004, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2020
Law on Administrative Penalty17 3 19962009, 2017, 2021
Law on Promoting the Transformation of Scientific and Technological Achievements15 5 19962015
Vocation Education Law15 5 1996
Gun Control Law5 7 19962009, 2015
Civil Air Defense Law29 10 19962009
Law on Prevention and Control of Pollution from Environmental Noise29 10 19962018
Construction Law1 11 19972011, 2019
Law on Protecting Against and Mitigating Earthquake Disasters29 12 19972008
Law on Blood donation29 12 1997
Fire Protection Law29 4 19982008, 2019, 2021
Law on Practicing Doctors26 6 19982009
Higher Education Law29 8 19982015, 2018
Administrative Reconsideration Law29 4 19992009, 2017, 2023
Meteorology Law31 10 19992009, 2014, 2016
Law on the Standard Spoken and Written Chinese Language31 10 2000
National Defense Education Law28 4 20012018, 2024
Law on Desert Prevention and Transformation31 8 20012018
Law on Population and Family Planning29 12 20012015, 2021
Law on Promulgation of Science and Technology29 6 2002
Law on Environmental Impact Assessment28 10 20022016, 2018
Non-state Education Promotion Law28 12 20022013, 2016, 2018
Regulations on Customs Titles28 2 2003
Law on Resident Identity Cards28 6 20032011
Law on Prevention and Control of Radioactive Pollution28 6 2003
Administrative License Law27 8 20032019
Road Traffic Safety Law28 10 20032007, 2011, 2021
Civil Servant Law27 4 20052017, 2018
Notary Law28 8 20052015, 2017
Law on Penalties for Administration of Public Security28 8 20052012, 2025
Public Security Administration Punishments Law29 4 2006
Emergency Response Law30 8 2007152 / 0 / 02024
Urban and Rural Planning Law28 10 20072015, 2019
Narcotics Control Law29 12 2007
Food Safety Law28 2 2009158 / 3 / 42015, 2018, 2021
Law on the People's Armed Police Force27 8 2009153 / 1 / 12020
Law on Diplomatic Personnel Stationed Abroad31 10 2009140 / 1 / 2
Island Protection Law26 12 2009155 / 0 / 9
National Defense Mobilization Law26 2 2010157 / 1 / 1
Intangible Cultural Heritage Law25 2 2011155 / 2 / 0
Administrative Compulsion Law30 6 2011145 / 1 / 7
Exit-Entry Administration Law30 6 2012
Mental Health Law26 10 20122018
Counterterrorism Law27 12 2015158 / 1 / 02018
Film Industry Promotion Law7 11 2016146 / 1 / 8
Law of Traditional Chinese Medicine25 12 2016144 / 3 / 3
Public Cultural Service Guarantee Law25 12 2016148 / 0 / 2
National Intelligence Law27 6 20172018
Nuclear Safety Law1 9 2017145 / 0 / 2
Law on Public Libraries4 11 2017145 / 2 / 22018
Law on the Protection of Heroes and Martyrs27 4 2018170 / 0 / 0
Soil Pollution Prevention and Control Law31 8 2018171 / 0 / 0
Law on International Criminal Judicial Assistance26 10 2018171 / 0 / 1
Regulation on Fire and Rescue Ranks26 10 2018167 / 1 / 4
Vaccine Administration Law29 6 2019170 / 0 / 1
Cryptography Law26 10 2019
Law on the Promotion of Basic Medical and Health Care28 12 2019164 / 0 / 4
Community Correction Law28 12 2019168 / 0 / 0
Biosafety Law17 October 20202024
Coast Guard Law22 January 2021
Anti-Food Waste Law29 April 2021
Military Status and Rights Protection Act10 June 2021
Physicians Law20 August 2021
Noise Pollution Prevention and Control Act24 December 2021
Decision on the Rank System for Active-Duty Soldiers of the People's Liberation Army28 February 2022
Reservists Act30 December 2022
Qinghai-Tibet Plateau Ecological Protection Law26 April 2023
Degree Law26 April 2024
Preschool Education Act8 November 2024
Emergency Response Law12 September 2025

Economic laws

LawsPassedVoting results
Amendment
Individual Income Tax Law10 9 19801993, 1999, 2005, 2007, 2007, 2011, 2018
Trademark Law23 8 19821993, 2001, 2013, 2019
Statistics Law8 12 19831996, 2009
Forest Law20 9 19841998, 2009, 2019
Accounting Law21 1 19851993, 1999, 2017
Grassland Law18 6 19852002, 2009, 2013
Metrology Law6 9 19852009, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2018
Fisheries Law20 1 19862000, 2004, 2009, 2013
Mineral Resources Law19 3 19861996, 2009
Postal Law2 12 19862009, 2012, 2015
Standardization Law29 12 19882017
Law on Import and Export Commodity Inspection21 2 19892002, 2013, 2018, 2018
Railway Law7 9 19902009, 2015
Law on Tobacco Monopoly29 6 19912009, 2013, 2015
Water and Soil Conservation Law29 6 19912010
Law on the Entry and Exit Animal and Plant Quarantine30 10 19912009
Tax Collection Administration Law4 9 19921995, 2001, 2015
Product Quality Law22 2 19932000, 2009, 2018
Agriculture Law2 7 19932002, 2012
Law on the Popularization of Agricultural Technology2 7 19932012
Anti-Unfair Competition Law2 9 19932017, 2019
Law on Certified Public Accountants31 10 19932014
Law on the Protection of Consumer Rights and Interests31 10 19932009, 2013
Law on Protection of Investment by Compatriots from Taiwan5 3 19942016, 2019
Budget Law22 3 19942014, 2018
Foreign Trade Law12 5 19942004, 2016
Audit Law31 8 19942006
Advertising Law27 10 19942015, 2018
Law on the People's Bank of China18 3 19952003
Civil Aviation Law30 10 19952009, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
Electric Power Law28 12 19952009, 2015, 2018
Coal Industry Law29 8 19962011, 2013, 2016
Law on Township Enterprises29 10 1996
Highway Law3 7 19971999, 2004, 2009, 2016, 2017
Animal Epidemic Prevention Law3 7 19972007, 2013, 2015
Energy Conservation Law1 11 19972007, 2016, 2018
Law on Flood Control1 11 19972007, 2016
Price Law29 12 1997
Water Law21 1 19982002, 2009, 2016
Seed Law8 7 20002004, 2013, 2015
Law on the Administration of Sea Areas27 10 2001
Government Procurement Law29 6 20022014
Cleaner Production Promotion Law29 6 20022012
Law on Ports28 6 20032015, 2017, 2018
Securities Investment Fund Law28 10 20032012, 2015
Banking Supervision Law27 12 20032006
Law on Promotion of Agricultural Mechanization25 6 20042018
Renewable Energy Law28 2 20052009
Animal Husbandry Law29 12 20052015
Agricultural Product Quality Safety Law29 4 20062018
Anti-Money Laundering Law31 10 2006144 / 0 / 1
Enterprise Income Tax Law16 3 20072826 / 37 / 222017, 2018
Labor Contract Law29 6 20072012
Anti-Monopoly Law30 8 2007150 / 0 / 2
Circular Economy Promotion Law29 8 2008155 / ? / ?2018
Law on the State-Owned Assets of Enterprises28 10 2008150 / 0 / 4
Oil and Natural Gas Pipeline Protection Law25 6 2010141 / 7 / 11
Vehicle and Vessel Tax Law25 2 2011106 / 15 / 362019
Tourism Law25 4 2013150 / 0 / 52016, 2018
Waterway Law28 12 20142016
Law on the Exploration and Development of Resources in Deep Seabed Areas26 2 2016163 / 0 / 1
Asset Appraisal Law2 7 2016138 / 5 / 14
Cybersecurity Law7 11 2016154 / 0 / 1
Environmental Protection Tax Law25 12 2016145 / 1 / 42018
Vessel Tonnage Tax Law27 12 2017158 / 0 / 02018
Tobacco Leaf Tax Law27 12 2017156 / 1 / 1
Law on Farmland Occupation Tax29 12 2018
Foreign Investment Law15 3 20192929 / 8 / 8
Resource Tax Law26 8 2019164 / 1 / 2

Social laws

LawsPassedVoting results
Amendment
Wild Animal Conservation Law8 11 19882004, 2009, 2016, 2018
Law on the Protection of the Rights and Interests of Returned Overseas Chinese and the Family Members of Overseas Chinese7 9 19902000, 2009
Law on the Protection of Disabled Persons28 12 19902008, 2018
Law on the Protection of Minors4 9 19912006, 2012
Law on the Protection of Women's Rights and Interests3 4 19922005, 2018
Trade Union Law3 4 19922001, 2009
Mine Safety Law7 11 19922009
Law on Red Cross Society31 10 19932009, 2017
Labor Law5 7 19942009, 2018
Law on the Protection of the Rights and Interests of the Elderly29 8 19962009, 2012, 2015, 2018
Law on Prevention of Juvenile Delinquency28 6 19992012
Law on Donations for Public Welfare28 6 1999
Law on the Prevention and Control of Occupational Diseases27 10 20012011, 2016, 2017, 2018
Employment Promotion Law30 8 2007150 / 1 / 12015
Social Insurance Law28 10 20102018
Military Personnel Insurance Law27 4 2012
Special Equipment Safety Law29 6 2013
Anti-domestic Violence Law27 12 2015158 / 0 / 1
Charity Law16 3 20162636 / 131 / 83
Law on Administration of Foreign NGOs' Activities within China28 4 2016147 / 1 / 1
Veterans' Protection Law11 November 2020
Legal Aid Law20 August 2021
Family Education Promotion Law23 October 2021
Barrier-free Environment Construction Law28 June 2023

Procedural laws

LawsPassedVoting results
Amendment
Criminal Procedure Law1 7 19791996, 2012, 2018
Decision on the Exercise of Criminal Jurisdiction over Crimes Provided for in International Treaties Concluded Acceded to by the People's Republic of China23 July 1987
Administrative Litigation Law4 4 19892014, 2017
Civil Procedure Law9 4 19912007, 2012, 2017, 2021, 2023
Arbitration Law31 8 19942009, 2017
Special Maritime Procedure Law25 12 1999
Extradition Law28 12 2000
Law on People's Assessors27 4 2018169 / 0 / 1
Labor Dispute Mediation and Arbitration Law29 12 2007
Law on the Mediation and Arbitration of Rural Land Contract Disputes27 6 2009
People's Mediation Law28 8 2010143 / 2 / 7
International Criminal Judicial Assistance Law26 October 2018