This Volume includes the laws and decisions on certain issues of law, which were adopted by the National People’s Congress or its Standing Committee in 2021.

Publication Note
Under the guidance of the policy of promoting socialist democracy and building a sound socialist legal system formulated at the Third Plenary Session of the Eleventh Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, the National People’s Congress and its Standing Committee have, since 1979, enacted many important laws.These laws have been compiled and published in succession by the Legislative Affairs Commission (LAC) of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress of the People’s Republic of China.
In order to acquaint readers abroad with China‘s laws and with what China has achieved in building a socialist legal system with Chinese characteristics, the collections in Chinese entitled The Laws of the People’s Republic of China, covering the period of 1979-2020, have been translated into English and published in 32 volumes at the Foreign Language Press, the Science Press, and the Law Press respectively.We are now publishing, as Volume 33, the English Edition of The Laws of the People’s Republic of China (2021) at the Law Press.The publication note in the Chinese edition is not included.
This Volume (Vol.33) includes the laws and decisions on certain issues of law, which were adopted by the National People’s Congress or its Standing Committee in 2021.
This English edition represents a collective effort by specialists in law and in English translation working under the aegis of the LAC of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress.We wish to pay tribute to Chinese organizations that provided the draft translations of the laws related to their work, and the members of the Expert Committee for China Law Translation (English) of LAC and other specialists who revised and finalized the English text.Besides, Xia Jihong, Da Ji, Chengzhou Ludan and Ren Yujie did much work in the translation and preparation of this Volume.We wish to express our sincere thanks to all the persons and organizations that contributed to the publication of this Volume.
In spite of the great care taken by the translators and editors to produce an accurate translation, shortcomings and oversights are hardly avoidable, and criticism from readers will be appreciated.
This translation is for reference only.In case of discrepancy between the English translation and the original Chinese text, the Chinese edition of The Laws of the People’s Republic of China shall prevail.
The laws to be formulated by the National People’s Congress and its Standing Committee will be translated into English and published in forthcoming volumes.
Legislative Affairs Commission of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress
October 2023

Table of Contents 2021 Law of the People’s Republic of China on Animal Disease Control Law of the People’s Republic of China on Administrative Penalty Coast Guard Law of the People’s Republic of China Decision of the National People’s Congress on Amending the Organic Law of the National People’s Congress of the People’s Republic of China Organic Law of the National People’s Congress of the People’s Republic of China Decision of the National People’s Congress on Amending the Rules of Procedure for the National People’s Congress of the People’s Republic of China Rules of Procedure for the National People’s Congress of the People’s Republic of China Annex I to the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China Concerning the Method for the Selection of the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Annex II to the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China Concerning the Method for the Formation of the Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and Its Voting Procedures Law of the People’s Republic of China on the Promotion of Rural Revitalization Law of the People’s Republic of China on Food Waste Maritime Traffic Safety Law of the People’s Republic of China Decision of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress on Amending the Education Law of the People’s Republic of China Education Law of the People’s Republic of China Decision of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress on Amending the Law of the People’s Republic of China on Road Traffic Safety and Other Seven Laws Law of the People’s Republic of China on Road Traffic Safety Fire Protection Law of the People’s Republic of China Law of the People’s Republic of China on Import and Export Commodity Inspection Advertisement Law of the People’s Republic of China Grassland Law of the People’s Republic of China Civil Aviation Law of the People’s Republic of China Customs Law of the People’s Republic of China Food Safety Law of the People’s Republic of China Decision of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress on Amending the Measures for Election of Deputies from the Chinese People’s Liberation Army to the National People’s Congress and the Local People’s Congresses at or above the County Level Measures for Election of Deputies from the Chinese People’s Liberation Army to the National People’s Congress and the Local People’s Congresses at or above the County Level Data Security Law of the People’s Republic of China Law of the People’s Republic of China on the Hainan Free Trade Port Law of the People’s Republic of China on the Protection of the Status, Rights and Interests of Servicepersons Law of the People’s Republic of China on the Protection of Military Installations Decision of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress on Amending the Law of the People’s Republic of China on Work Safety Law of the People’s Republic of China on Work Safety Stamp Tax Law of the People’s Republic of China Law of the People’s Republic of China on Countering Foreign Sanctions Personal Information Protection Law of the People’s Republic of China Supervisory Officers Law of the People’s Republic of China Legal Aid Law of the People’s Republic of China Medical Practitioners Law of the People’s Republic of China Military Service Law of the People’s Republic of China Decision of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress on Amending the Population and Family Planning Law of the People’s Republic of China Population and Family Planning Law of the People’s Republic of China Law of the People’s Republic of China on Family Education Promotion National Land Boundary Law of the People’s Republic of China Decision of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress on Amending the Audit Law of the People’s Republic of China Audit Law of the People’s Republic of China AntiOrganized Crime Law of the People’s Republic of China Wetland Conservation Law of the People’s Republic of China Law of the People’s Republic of China on Scientific and Technological Progress Law of the People’s Republic of China on the Prevention and Control of Noise Pollution Decision of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress on Amending the Seed Law of the People’s Republic of China Seed Law of the People’s Republic of China Decision of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress on Amending the Civil Procedure Law of the People’s Republic of China Civil Procedure Law of the People’s Republic of China Decision of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress on Amending the Trade Union Law of the People’s Republic of China Trade Union Law of the People’s Republic of China Decision of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress on the Establishment of Beijing Financial Court Decision of the National People’s Congress On Improving the Electoral System of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Decision of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress on Strengthening the Review of and Supervision over the Central Budget Decision of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress on Authorizing the State Council to Temporarily Adjust the Implementation of Relevant Provisions of Laws in Pilot Free Trade Zones Decision of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress to Authorize Shanghai Municipal People’s Congress and its Standing Committee to Formulate Regulations of Pudong New Area Resolution of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress on Carrying out the Eighth Fiveyear Legal Publicity and Education Decision of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress on Authorizing the Supreme People’s Court to Carry out Pilot Reform on the Duties of the FourLevel Courts Decision of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress on Authorizing the State Council to Temporarily Adjust the Implementation of Relevant Provisions in the Metrology Law of the People’s Republic of China in the Pilot Cities for Business Environment Innovation Decision of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress on Authorizing the State Council to Pilot Real Estate Tax Reform in Certain Regions Decision of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress on Temporarily Adjusting the Implementation of Relevant Provisions of Laws During the Period of Deepening the Reform of the National Defense Mobilization System Decision of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress on Strengthening the Oversight over Economic Work