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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. [1] The laws in each sections are listed in chronological order of the year they were passed.
| Passed | Laws | Voting results (Yea / Nay / Abstain) | Amendment(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 December 1982 | Constitution | 1988, 1993, 1999, 2004, 2018 |
| Laws | Passed | Voting results (Yea / Nay / Abstain) | Amendment(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Criminal Law | 1 July 1979 | 1997, 1999, 2001(1), 2001(2), 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 Trading | 29 December 1998 | ||
| Counterespionage Law | 1 November 2014 | 156 / 0 / 1 [8] | 2023 |
| Anti-Organized Crime Law | 24 December 2021 | ||
| Anti-Telecom Network Fraud Law | 2 September 2022 |
| Laws | Passed | Voting results (Yea / Nay / Abstain) | Amendment(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marriage Law | 10 September 1980 | 2001 | |
| Law of Succession | 10 April 1985 | ||
| Law of Industrial Enterprises Owned by the Whole People | 13 April 1988 | 2009 | |
| Copyright Law | 7 September 1990 | 2001, 2010 | |
| Adoption Law | 29 December 1991 | 1998 | |
| Maritime Law | 7 November 1992 | ||
| Company Law | 29 December 1993 | 1999, 2004, 2005, 2013, 2018 | |
| Law on Commercial Banks | 10 May 1995 | 2003, 2015 | |
| Negotiable Instruments Law | 10 May 1995 | 2004 | |
| Insurance Law | 30 June 1995 | 2002, 2009, 2014, 2015 | |
| The Guarantee Law | 30 June 1995 | ||
| Auction Law | 5 July 1996 | 2004, 2015 | |
| Partnership Enterprise Law | 23 February 1997 | 2006 | |
| Securities Law | 29 December 1998 | 2004, 2005, 2013, 2014, 2019 | |
| Contract Law | 15 March 1999 | ||
| The Bidding Law | 30 August 1999 | 2017 | |
| Law on Individual Proprietorship Enterprises | 30 August 1999 | ||
| Trust Law | 28 April 2001 | ||
| Law on the Promotion of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises | 29 June 2002 | 2017 | |
| Law on Rural Land Contracting | 29 August 2002 | 2009, 2018 | |
| Electronic Signature Law | 28 August 2004 | 2015, 2019 | |
| Law on Farmers' Professional Cooperatives | 31 October 2006 | 143 / 1 / 1 [9] | 2017 |
| Enterprise Bankruptcy Law | 27 August 2006 | ||
| Property Law | 16 March 2007 | 2799 / 52 / 31 [10] | 2017 |
| Tort Law | 26 December 2009 | 139 / 10 / 15 [11] | 2017 |
| Law on Choice of Law for Foreign-related Civil Relationships | 28 October 2010 | ||
| General Provisions of the Civil Law | 15 March 2017 | 2782 / 30 / 21 [12] | |
| E-Commerce Law | 31 August 2018 | 167 / 1 / 3 [13] |
| Laws | Passed | Voting results (Yea / Nay / Abstain) | Amendment(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual Income Tax Law | 10 September 1980 | 1993, 1999, 2005, 2007(1), 2007(2), 2011, 2018 | |
| Trademark Law | 23 August 1982 | 1993, 2001, 2013, 2019 | |
| Statistics Law | 8 December 1983 | 1996, 2009 | |
| Forest Law | 20 September 1984 | 1998, 2009, 2019 | |
| Accounting Law | 21 January 1985 | 1993, 1999, 2017 | |
| Grassland Law | 18 June 1985 | 2002, 2009, 2013 | |
| Metrology Law | 6 September 1985 | 2009, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2018 | |
| Fisheries Law | 20 January 1986 | 2000, 2004, 2009, 2013 | |
| Mineral Resources Law | 19 March 1986 | 1996, 2009 | |
| Postal Law | 2 December 1986 | 2009, 2012, 2015 | |
| Standardization Law | 29 December 1988 | 2017 | |
| Law on Import and Export Commodity Inspection | 21 February 1989 | 2002, 2013, 2018(1), 2018(2) | |
| Railway Law | 7 September 1990 | 2009, 2015 | |
| Law on Tobacco Monopoly | 29 June 1991 | 2009, 2013, 2015 | |
| Water and Soil Conservation Law | 29 June 1991 | 2010 | |
| Law on the Entry and Exit Animal and Plant Quarantine | 30 October 1991 | 2009 | |
| Tax Collection Administration Law | 4 September 1992 | 1995, 2001, 2015 | |
| Product Quality Law | 22 February 1993 | 2000, 2009, 2018 | |
| Agriculture Law | 2 July 1993 | 2002, 2012 | |
| Law on the Popularization of Agricultural Technology | 2 July 1993 | 2012 | |
| Anti-Unfair Competition Law | 2 September 1993 | 2017, 2019 | |
| Law on Certified Public Accountants | 31 October 1993 | 2014 | |
| Law on the Protection of Consumer Rights and Interests | 31 October 1993 | 2009, 2013 | |
| Law on Protection of Investment by Compatriots from Taiwan | 5 March 1994 | 2016, 2019 | |
| Budget Law | 22 March 1994 | 2014, 2018 | |
| Foreign Trade Law | 12 May 1994 | 2004, 2016 | |
| Audit Law | 31 August 1994 | 2006 | |
| Advertising Law | 27 October 1994 | 2015, 2018 | |
| Law on the People's Bank of China | 18 March 1995 | 2003 | |
| Civil Aviation Law | 30 October 1995 | 2009, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 | |
| Electric Power Law | 28 December 1995 | 2009, 2015, 2018 | |
| Coal Industry Law | 29 August 1996 | 2011, 2013, 2016 | |
| Law on Township Enterprises | 29 October 1996 | ||
| Highway Law | 3 July 1997 | 1999, 2004, 2009, 2016, 2017 | |
| Animal Epidemic Prevention Law | 3 July 1997 | 2007, 2013, 2015 | |
| Energy Conservation Law | 1 November 1997 | 2007, 2016, 2018 | |
| Law on Flood Control | 1 November 1997 | 2007, 2016 | |
| Price Law | 29 December 1997 | ||
| Water Law | 21 January 1998 | 2002, 2009, 2016 | |
| Seed Law | 8 July 2000 | 2004, 2013, 2015 | |
| Law on the Administration of Sea Areas | 27 October 2001 | ||
| Government Procurement Law | 29 June 2002 | 2014 | |
| Cleaner Production Promotion Law | 29 June 2002 | 2012 | |
| Law on Ports | 28 June 2003 | 2015, 2017, 2018 | |
| Securities Investment Fund Law | 28 October 2003 | 2012, 2015 | |
| Banking Supervision Law | 27 December 2003 | 2006 | |
| Law on Promotion of Agricultural Mechanization | 25 June 2004 | 2018 | |
| Renewable Energy Law | 28 February 2005 | 2009 | |
| Animal Husbandry Law | 29 December 2005 | 2015 | |
| Agricultural Product Quality Safety Law | 29 April 2006 | 2018 | |
| Anti-Money Laundering Law | 31 October 2006 | 144 / 0 / 1 [9] | |
| Enterprise Income Tax Law | 16 March 2007 | 2826 / 37 / 22 [27] | 2017, 2018 |
| Labor Contract Law | 29 June 2007 | 2012 | |
| Anti-Monopoly Law | 30 August 2007 | 150 / 0 / 2 [14] | |
| Circular Economy Promotion Law | 29 August 2008 | 155 / ? / ? [28] | 2018 |
| Law on the State-Owned Assets of Enterprises | 28 October 2008 | 150 / 0 / 4 [29] | |
| Oil and Natural Gas Pipeline Protection Law | 25 June 2010 | 141 / 7 / 11 [30] | |
| Vehicle and Vessel Tax Law | 25 February 2011 | 106 / 15 / 36 [19] | 2019 |
| Tourism Law | 25 April 2013 | 150 / 0 / 5 [31] | 2016, 2018 |
| Waterway Law | 28 December 2014 | 2016 | |
| Law on the Exploration and Development of Resources in Deep Seabed Areas | 26 February 2016 | 163 / 0 / 1 [32] | |
| Asset Appraisal Law | 2 July 2016 | 138 / 5 / 14 [33] | |
| Cybersecurity Law | 7 November 2016 | 154 / 0 / 1 [21] | |
| Environmental Protection Tax Law | 25 December 2016 | 145 / 1 / 4 [22] | 2018 |
| Vessel Tonnage Tax Law | 27 December 2017 | 158 / 0 / 0 [34] | 2018 |
| Tobacco Leaf Tax Law | 27 December 2017 | 156 / 1 / 1 [34] | |
| Law on Farmland Occupation Tax | 29 December 2018 | ||
| Foreign Investment Law | 15 March 2019 | 2929 / 8 / 8 [35] | |
| Resource Tax Law | 26 August 2019 | 164 / 1 / 2 [36] |
| Laws | Passed | Voting results (Yea / Nay / Abstain) | Amendment(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Criminal Procedure Law | 1 July 1979 | 1996, 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 China | 23 July 1987 | ||
| Administrative Litigation Law | 4 April 1989 | 2014, 2017 | |
| Civil Procedure Law | 9 April 1991 | 2007, 2012, 2017, 2021, 2023 | |
| Arbitration Law | 31 August 1994 | 2009, 2017 | |
| Special Maritime Procedure Law | 25 December 1999 | ||
| Extradition Law | 28 December 2000 | ||
| Law on People's Assessors | 27 April 2018 | 169 / 0 / 1 [23] | |
| Labor Dispute Mediation and Arbitration Law | 29 December 2007 | ||
| Law on the Mediation and Arbitration of Rural Land Contract Disputes | 27 June 2009 | ||
| People's Mediation Law | 28 August 2010 | 143 / 2 / 7 [39] | |
| International Criminal Judicial Assistance Law | 26 October 2018 |