环境法(英文)

1、EnvironmentalProtectionLawofthePeoplesRepublicofChinaContentChapterIGeneralProvisionsChapterIISupervisionandManagementoftheEnvironmentChapterIIIProtectionandImprovementoftheEnvironmentChapterIVPreventionandControlofEnvironmentalPollutionandOtherPublicHazardsChapterVLegalLiabilityChapterVISupplementaryProvisionsChapterIGeneralProvisionsArticle1ThisLawisformulatedforthepurposeofprotectingandimprovingpeople'senvironmentandtheecologicalenvironment,preventingandcontrollingpollutionandotherpublichaza。

2、rds,safeguardinghumanhealthandfacilitatingthedevelopmentofsocialistmodernization.Article2EnvironmentasusedinthisLawreferstothetotalbodyofallnaturalelementsandartificiallytransformednaturalelementsaffectinghumanexistenceanddevelopment,whichincludestheatmosphere,water,seas,land,minerals,forests,grasslands,wildlife,naturalandhumanremains,naturereserves,historicsitesandscenicspots,andurbanandruralareas.Article3ThisLawshallapplytotheterritoryofthePeople'sRepublicofChinaandotherseaareasunderthejurisdi。

3、ctionofthePeople'sRepublicofChina.Article4Theplansforenvironmentalprotectionformulatedbythestatemustbeincorporatedintothenationaleconomicandsocialdevelopmentplans;thestateshalladopteconomicandtechnologicalpoliciesandmeasuresfavourableforenvironmentalprotectionsoastocoordinatetheworkofenvironmentalprotectionwitheconomicconstructionandsocialdevelopment.Article5Thestateshallencouragethedevelopmentofeducationinthescienceofenvironmentalprotection,strengthenthestudyanddevelopmentofthescienceandtechnol。

4、ogyofenvironmentalprotection,raisethescientificandtechnologicallevelofenvironmentalprotectionandpopularizescientificknowledgeofenvironmentalprotection.Article6Allunitsandindividualsshallhavetheobligationtoprotecttheenvironmentandshallhavetherighttoreportonorfilechargesagainstunitsorindividualsthatcausepollutionordamagetotheenvironment.Article7ThecompetentdepartmentofenvironmentalprotectionadministrationundertheStateCouncilshallconductunifiedsupervisionandmanagementoftheenvironmentalprotectionwor。

5、kthroughoutthecountry.Thecompetentdepartmentsofenvironmentalprotectionadministrationofthelocalpeople'sgovernmentsatorabovethecountylevelshallconductunifiedsupervisionandmanagementoftheenvironmentalprotectionworkwithinareasundertheirjurisdiction.Thestateadministrativedepartmentofmarineaffairs,theharboursuperintendencyadministration,thefisheriesadministrationandfishingharboursuperintendencyagencies,theenvironmentalprotectiondepartmentofthearmedforcesandtheadministrativedepartmentsofpublicsecurity,。

6、transportation,railwaysandcivilaviationatvariouslevelsshall,inaccordancewiththeprovisionsofrelevantlaws,conductsupervisionandmanagementofthepreventionandcontrolofenvironmentalpollution.Thecompetentadministrativedepartmentsofland,minerals,forestry,agricultureandwaterconservancyofthepeople'sgovernmentsatorabovethecountylevelshall,inaccordancewiththeprovisionsofrelevantlaws,conductsupervisionandmanagementoftheprotectionofnaturalresources.Article8Thepeople'sgovernmentshallgiveawardstounitsandindivid。

7、ualsthathavemadeoutstandingachievementsinprotectingandimprovingtheenvironment.ChapterIISupervisionandManagementoftheEnvironmentArticle9ThecompetentdepartmentofenvironmentalprotectionadministrationundertheStateCouncilshallestablishthenationalstandardsforenvironmentquality.Thepeople'sgovernmentsofprovinces,autonomousregionsandmunicipalitiesdirectlyundertheCentralGovernmentmayestablishtheirlocalstandardsforenvironmentqualityforitemsnotspecifiedinthenationalstandardsforenvironmentqualityandshallrepo。

8、rtthemtothecompetentdepartmentofenvironmentalprotectionadministrationundertheStateCouncilfortherecord.Article10ThecompetentdepartmentofenvironmentalprotectionadministrationundertheStateCouncilshall,inaccordancewiththenationalstandardsforenvironmentqualityandthecountry'seconomicandtechnologicalconditions,establishthenationalstandardsforthedischargeofpollutants.Thepeople'sgovernmentsofprovinces,autonomousregionsandmunicipalitiesdirectlyundertheCentralGovernmentmayestablishtheirlocalstandardsforthe。

9、dischargeofpollutantsforitemsnotspecifiedinthenationalstandards;withregardtoitemsalreadyspecifiedinthenationalstandards,theymaysetlocalstandardswhicharemorestringentthanthenationalstandardsandreportthesametothecompetentdepartmentofenvironmentalprotectionadministrationundertheStateCouncilfortherecord.Unitsthatdischargepollutantsinareaswherethelocalstandardsforthedischargeofpollutantshavebeenestablishedshallobservesuchlocalstandards.Article11Thecompetentdepartmentofenvironmentalprotectionadministr。

10、ationundertheStateCouncilshallestablishamonitoringsystem,formulatethemonitoringnormand,inconjunctionwithrelevantdepartments,organizeamonitoringnetworkandstrengthenthemanagementofenvironmentalmonitoring.ThecompetentdepartmentsofenvironmentalprotectionadministrationundertheStateCouncilandgovernmentsofprovinces,autonomousregionsandmunicipalitiesdirectlyundertheCentralGovernmentshallregularlyissuebulletinsonenvironmentalsituations.Article12Thecompetentdepartmentsofenvironmentalprotectionadministratio。