What are the environmental protection laws and regulations?

It mainly includes five major aspects: supervision and management, protection and improvement of the environment, prevention and control of pollution and other public hazards, information disclosure and public participation, and legal liability.

Chapter 1 General Provisions

Article 1 is formulated to protect and improve the environment, prevent and control pollution and other public hazards, protect public health, promote the construction of ecological civilization, and promote sustainable economic and social development. This Act.

Article 2 The term "environment" as used in this Law refers to the totality of various natural and artificially modified natural factors that affect human survival and development, including atmosphere, water, oceans, land, mineral deposits, and forests. , grasslands, wetlands, wildlife, natural relics, cultural relics, nature reserves, scenic spots, cities and villages, etc.

Article 3 This Law applies to the territory of the People’s Republic of China and other sea areas under the jurisdiction of the People’s Republic of China.

Article 4: Environmental protection is a basic national policy of the country.

The state adopts economic and technological policies and measures that are conducive to saving and recycling resources, protecting and improving the environment, and promoting harmony between man and nature, so as to coordinate economic and social development with environmental protection. ?

Article 5 Environmental protection adheres to the principles of giving priority to protection, focusing on prevention, comprehensive management, public participation, and liability for damage.

Article 6 All units and individuals have the obligation to protect the environment.

Local people's governments at all levels shall be responsible for the environmental quality of their own administrative regions.

Enterprises, institutions and other producers and operators shall prevent and reduce environmental pollution and ecological damage, and bear responsibility for the damage caused in accordance with the law.

Citizens should enhance their awareness of environmental protection, adopt a low-carbon and frugal lifestyle, and consciously fulfill their environmental protection obligations.

Article 7 The state supports the research, development and application of environmental protection science and technology, encourages the development of the environmental protection industry, promotes the construction of environmental protection informatization, and improves the level of environmental protection science and technology.

Article 8 People's governments at all levels shall increase financial investment in protecting and improving the environment, preventing and controlling pollution and other public hazards, and improve the efficiency of the use of financial funds.

Article 9 People’s governments at all levels shall strengthen the publicity and popularization of environmental protection, encourage grassroots mass autonomous organizations, social organizations, and environmental protection volunteers to carry out publicity of environmental protection laws and regulations and environmental protection knowledge, and create a A good atmosphere to protect the environment.

Educational administrative departments and schools should incorporate environmental protection knowledge into school education content and cultivate students' environmental protection awareness.

News media should carry out publicity of environmental protection laws and regulations and environmental protection knowledge, and conduct public opinion supervision of environmental violations.

Article 10 The environmental protection department of the State Council shall implement unified supervision and management of environmental protection work nationwide; the environmental protection departments of local people's governments at or above the county level shall implement unified supervision and management of environmental protection work in their respective administrative regions.

Relevant departments of people's governments at or above the county level and military environmental protection departments shall supervise and manage environmental protection work such as resource protection and pollution prevention and control in accordance with relevant laws.

Article 11 Units and individuals that have made remarkable achievements in protecting and improving the environment shall be rewarded by the people's government.

Article 12 June 5th every year is Environment Day.

Chapter 2 Supervision and Management

Article 13 People’s governments at or above the county level shall incorporate environmental protection into national economic and social development plans.

The environmental protection department of the State Council, in conjunction with relevant departments, will prepare a national environmental protection plan based on the national economic and social development plan, submit it to the State Council for approval and publish it for implementation.

The environmental protection departments of local people's governments at or above the county level, in conjunction with relevant departments, shall prepare environmental protection plans for their respective administrative regions in accordance with the requirements of the national environmental protection plan, submit them to the people's governments at the same level for approval, and announce and implement them.

The content of environmental protection planning should include the goals, tasks, and safeguard measures for ecological protection and pollution prevention, and should be connected with the main functional area planning, overall land use planning, and urban and rural planning.

Article 14 When the relevant departments of the State Council and the people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities directly under the Central Government organize the formulation of economic and technological policies, they shall fully consider the impact on the environment and listen to the opinions of relevant parties and experts.

Article 15 The environmental protection department of the State Council formulates national environmental quality standards.

The people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities directly under the Central Government may formulate local environmental quality standards for items that are not stipulated in the national environmental quality standards; for items that are stipulated in the national environmental quality standards, they may formulate local environmental quality standards that are stricter than the national environmental quality standards. Local environmental quality standards for environmental quality standards. Local environmental quality standards shall be reported to the environmental protection department of the State Council for filing. The state encourages environmental benchmark research.

Article 16 The environmental protection department of the State Council shall formulate national pollutant emission standards based on national environmental quality standards and national economic and technical conditions.

The people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities directly under the Central Government may formulate local pollutant discharge standards for items that are not stipulated in the national pollutant discharge standards; for items that are stipulated in the national pollutant discharge standards, they may formulate local pollutant discharge standards. Local pollutant emission standards that are stricter than national pollutant emission standards. Local pollutant discharge standards shall be reported to the environmental protection department of the State Council for filing.

Article 17 The state shall establish and improve an environmental monitoring system. The environmental protection department of the State Council formulates monitoring regulations, organizes monitoring networks in conjunction with relevant departments, plans the establishment of national environmental quality monitoring stations (points) in a unified manner, establishes a monitoring data sharing mechanism, and strengthens the management of environmental monitoring.

The establishment of various types of environmental quality monitoring stations (points) in relevant industries, professions, etc. shall comply with the requirements of laws and regulations and monitoring specifications.

Monitoring agencies should use monitoring equipment that meets national standards and abide by monitoring regulations. Monitoring agencies and their responsible persons are responsible for the authenticity and accuracy of monitoring data.

Article 18 People’s governments at or above the provincial level shall organize relevant departments or entrust professional institutions to investigate and evaluate environmental conditions, and establish an environmental resource carrying capacity monitoring and early warning mechanism.

Article 19 When preparing relevant development and utilization plans and constructing projects that have an impact on the environment, environmental impact assessments must be conducted in accordance with the law.

Development and utilization plans that do not conduct environmental impact assessment in accordance with the law shall not be organized and implemented; construction projects that do not conduct environmental impact assessment in accordance with the law shall not start construction.

Article 20: The state establishes a joint prevention and control coordination mechanism for environmental pollution and ecological damage in key areas and river basins across administrative regions, and implements unified planning, unified standards, unified monitoring, and unified prevention and control measures.

The prevention and control of environmental pollution and ecological damage across administrative regions other than those specified in the preceding paragraph shall be coordinated and resolved by the people's government at the higher level, or by the relevant local people's government through consultation.

Article 21 The state adopts policies and measures in finance, taxation, pricing, government procurement, etc. to encourage and support the development of environmental protection industries such as environmental protection technology and equipment, comprehensive utilization of resources, and environmental services.

Article 22 If enterprises, institutions and other production operators further reduce pollutant emissions on the basis that pollutant emissions meet legal requirements, the people's government shall take financial, tax, price, and other measures in accordance with the law. Policies and measures in government procurement and other aspects will be encouraged and supported.

Article 23 If enterprises, institutions and other production operators change production, relocate or close in accordance with relevant regulations in order to improve the environment, the people's government shall provide support.

Article 24 The environmental protection departments of the people’s governments at or above the county level and their entrusted environmental supervision agencies and other departments responsible for environmental protection supervision and management have the right to impose penalties on enterprises and institutions that discharge pollutants. Conduct on-site inspections with other producers and operators. The person being inspected shall truthfully report the situation and provide necessary information. Departments, institutions and their staff that conduct on-site inspections shall keep commercial secrets for those inspected.

Article 25 If enterprises, institutions and other producers and operators discharge pollutants in violation of laws and regulations, causing or may cause serious pollution, the environmental protection departments of the people's governments at or above the county level and other responsible environmental authorities shall Departments with protection, supervision and management responsibilities may seal up and detain facilities and equipment that cause pollutant emissions.

Article 26 The state implements an environmental protection target responsibility system and an assessment and evaluation system. People's governments at or above the county level shall include the completion of environmental protection goals in the assessment of the departments and their responsible persons responsible for environmental protection supervision and management of the people's government at the same level and the people's governments at the lower level and their responsible persons, as an important basis for their assessment and evaluation. . The assessment results should be made public to the public.

Article 27 The people's governments at or above the county level shall report to the people's congress at the corresponding level or the standing committee of the people's congress on the environmental status and the completion of environmental protection goals every year, and shall report promptly to the people's government any major environmental incidents that occur. The report of the standing committee of the people's congress at the corresponding level shall be subject to supervision in accordance with the law.

Chapter 3 Protecting and Improving the Environment

Article 28 Local people's governments at all levels shall take effective measures to improve environmental quality based on environmental protection goals and governance tasks.

Relevant local people's governments in key areas and river basins that fail to meet national environmental quality standards should formulate plans to meet the standards within a time limit and take measures to meet the standards on time.

Article 29: The state shall delineate ecological protection red lines in key ecological functional areas, ecologically sensitive areas, fragile areas and other areas, and implement strict protection.

People's governments at all levels shall monitor representative natural ecosystem areas of various types, natural distribution areas of rare and endangered wild animals and plants, important water source conservation areas, and geological structures of great scientific and cultural value. , famous caves and fossil distribution areas, glaciers, volcanoes, hot springs and other natural relics, as well as cultural relics, ancient and valuable trees, measures should be taken to protect them and destruction is strictly prohibited.

Article 30: The development and utilization of natural resources shall be conducted in a rational manner, protect biological diversity, ensure ecological security, and formulate and implement relevant ecological protection and restoration plans in accordance with the law.

Measures should be taken to prevent damage to biological diversity when introducing alien species and researching, developing and utilizing biotechnology.

Article 31 The state establishes and improves the ecological protection compensation system.

The state has increased financial transfer payments to ecologically protected areas. Relevant local people's governments should implement ecological protection compensation funds and ensure that they are used for ecological protection compensation.

The state guides the people’s governments of beneficiary areas and ecological protection areas to carry out ecological protection compensation through consultation or in accordance with market rules.

Article 32 The state shall strengthen the protection of the atmosphere, water, soil, etc., and establish and improve corresponding investigation, monitoring, evaluation and restoration systems.

Article 33 People’s governments at all levels shall strengthen the protection of the agricultural environment, promote the use of new agricultural environmental protection technologies, strengthen monitoring and early warning of agricultural pollution sources, and coordinate relevant departments to take measures to prevent and control soil pollution. and land desertification, salinization, barrenness, rocky desertification, land subsidence, prevention and control of vegetation damage, soil erosion, water eutrophication, water source depletion, provenance extinction and other ecological disorders, and promote the comprehensive prevention and control of plant diseases and insect pests.

People's governments at the county and township levels should improve the service level of rural environmental protection public services and promote comprehensive improvement of the rural environment. ?

Article 34 The State Council and coastal local people’s governments at all levels shall strengthen the protection of the marine environment. Discharging pollutants into the ocean, dumping waste, and conducting coastal engineering and ocean engineering construction must comply with laws, regulations and relevant standards to prevent and reduce pollution damage to the marine environment.

Article 35 Urban and rural construction should take into account the characteristics of the local natural environment, protect vegetation, water bodies and natural landscapes, and strengthen the construction and management of urban gardens, green spaces and scenic spots.

Article 36 The state encourages and guides citizens, legal persons and other organizations to use products and recycled products that are beneficial to environmental protection and reduce the generation of waste.

State agencies and other organizations that use fiscal funds should give priority to purchasing and using energy-saving, water-saving, material-saving and other products, equipment and facilities that are conducive to environmental protection.

Article 37 Local people's governments at all levels shall take measures to organize the classification, disposal, recycling and utilization of domestic waste.

Article 38 Citizens should abide by environmental protection laws and regulations, cooperate in the implementation of environmental protection measures, classify and place domestic waste in accordance with regulations, and reduce the damage caused to the environment by daily life.

Article 39: The state establishes and improves environmental and health monitoring, investigation and risk assessment systems; encourages and organizes research on the impact of environmental quality on public health, and takes measures to prevent and control environmental pollution-related disease.

Chapter 4 Prevention and Control of Pollution and Other Public Hazards

Article 40 The state promotes cleaner production and resource recycling.

Relevant departments of the State Council and local people's governments at all levels should take measures to promote the production and use of clean energy.

Enterprises should give priority to the use of clean energy, adopt processes and equipment with high resource utilization rates and low pollutant emissions, as well as comprehensive waste utilization technology and pollutant harmless treatment technology to reduce the generation of pollutants.

Article 41: Pollution prevention and control facilities in construction projects shall be designed, constructed and put into operation at the same time as the main project. Pollution prevention and control facilities shall comply with the requirements of the approved environmental impact assessment documents and shall not be dismantled or left idle without authorization.

Article 42 Enterprises, institutions and other production operators that discharge pollutants shall take measures to prevent and control waste gas, waste water, waste residue, medical waste, dust, Odor gases, radioactive substances, noise, vibration, light radiation, electromagnetic radiation, etc. pollute and harm the environment.

Enterprises and institutions that discharge pollutants should establish an environmental protection responsibility system to clarify the responsibilities of the person in charge of the unit and relevant personnel.

Key pollutant discharging units shall install and use monitoring equipment in accordance with relevant national regulations and monitoring specifications, ensure the normal operation of the monitoring equipment, and retain original monitoring records.

It is strictly prohibited to illegally discharge pollutants through hidden pipes, seepage wells, seepage pits, perfusion, tampering or falsification of monitoring data, or abnormal operation of pollution prevention and control facilities to avoid supervision.

Article 43 Enterprises, institutions and other production operators that discharge pollutants shall pay pollution discharge fees in accordance with relevant national regulations. All sewage discharge fees should be used exclusively for the prevention and control of environmental pollution, and no unit or individual may withhold, appropriate or misappropriate them for other purposes.

Where environmental protection taxes are levied in accordance with legal provisions, sewage discharge fees will no longer be levied.

Article 44 The state implements a total emission control system for key pollutants. The total emission control indicators of key pollutants are issued by the State Council and implemented by the people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities directly under the Central Government. While implementing national and local pollutant emission standards, enterprises and institutions should abide by the total emission control indicators of key pollutants that are broken down and implemented for their own units.

For areas that exceed the national total emission control indicators of key pollutants or fail to meet the environmental quality goals determined by the state, the environmental protection departments of the people's governments at or above the provincial level shall suspend the review and approval of their new total emission of key pollutants. A large number of construction project environmental impact assessment documents.

Article 45 The state implements a pollution discharge permit management system in accordance with legal provisions.

Enterprises, institutions and other producers and operators that implement pollutant discharge permit management shall discharge pollutants in accordance with the requirements of the pollutant discharge permit; those who have not obtained a pollutant discharge permit shall not discharge pollutants.

Article 46 The state implements an elimination system for processes, equipment and products that seriously pollute the environment. No unit or individual may produce, sell, transfer or use processes, equipment and products that seriously pollute the environment.

It is prohibited to introduce technology, equipment, materials and products that do not comply with my country's environmental protection regulations.

Article 47 People’s governments at all levels and their relevant departments, enterprises and institutions shall, in accordance with the provisions of the Emergency Response Law of the People’s Republic of China, prepare for environmental emergencies risk control, emergency preparedness, emergency response and subsequent recovery.

People's governments at or above the county level shall establish an environmental pollution public monitoring and early warning mechanism and organize the formulation of early warning plans; when the environment is polluted and may affect public health and environmental safety, early warning information shall be promptly announced in accordance with the law and emergency response shall be initiated. measure.

Enterprises and institutions shall formulate contingency plans for environmental emergencies in accordance with relevant national regulations and submit them to the environmental protection authorities and relevant departments for filing. When an environmental emergency occurs or is likely to occur, enterprises and institutions should immediately take measures to deal with it, promptly notify units and residents who may be harmed, and report to the environmental protection authorities and relevant departments.

After the emergency response to an environmental emergency is completed, the relevant people's government shall immediately organize an assessment of the environmental impact and losses caused by the event, and promptly announce the assessment results to the public.

Article 48 The production, storage, transportation, sale, use, and disposal of chemicals and items containing radioactive substances must comply with relevant national regulations to prevent environmental pollution.

Article 49 People’s governments at all levels and their agriculture and other relevant departments and institutions shall guide agricultural producers and operators to scientifically plant and breed, scientifically and rationally apply pesticides, fertilizers and other agricultural inputs, and scientifically dispose of agricultural films. , crop straw and other agricultural waste to prevent agricultural non-point source pollution.

It is prohibited to apply solid waste and wastewater that do not meet agricultural standards and environmental protection standards into farmland. When applying agricultural inputs such as pesticides and fertilizers and conducting irrigation, measures should be taken to prevent heavy metals and other toxic and harmful substances from polluting the environment.

The site selection, construction and management of livestock and poultry farms, breeding communities, designated slaughtering enterprises, etc. shall comply with relevant laws and regulations. Units and individuals engaged in livestock and poultry breeding and slaughtering should take measures to scientifically dispose of livestock and poultry manure, carcasses, sewage and other waste to prevent environmental pollution.

County-level people's governments are responsible for organizing the disposal of rural domestic waste.

Article 50 People's governments at all levels shall allocate funds in the fiscal budget to support the protection of rural drinking water sources, the treatment of domestic sewage and other wastes, the prevention and control of livestock and poultry breeding and slaughtering pollution, and the prevention and control of soil pollution. and environmental protection work such as rural industrial and mining pollution control.

Article 51 People's governments at all levels shall coordinate the construction of urban and rural sewage treatment facilities and supporting pipe networks, the collection, transportation and disposal of solid waste and other environmental sanitation facilities, hazardous waste centralized disposal facilities, places and other Environmentally protect public facilities and ensure their normal operation.

Article 52 The state encourages the purchase of environmental pollution liability insurance.

Chapter 5 Information Disclosure and Public Participation

Article 53 Citizens, legal persons and other organizations have the right to obtain environmental information, participate in and supervise environmental protection in accordance with the law.

Environmental protection departments of people's governments at all levels and other departments responsible for environmental protection supervision and management should disclose environmental information in accordance with the law, improve public participation procedures, and provide citizens, legal persons and other organizations with the opportunity to participate in and supervise environmental protection. Provide convenience. ?

Article 54: The environmental protection department of the State Council shall uniformly publish national environmental quality, key pollution source monitoring information and other major environmental information. The environmental protection departments of people's governments at or above the provincial level regularly issue bulletins on environmental conditions.

The environmental protection departments of the people's governments at or above the county level and other departments responsible for the supervision and management of environmental protection shall disclose environmental quality, environmental monitoring, environmental emergencies, environmental administrative licensing, administrative penalties, and pollution discharge in accordance with the law. Information on fee collection and usage.

The environmental protection departments of local people's governments at or above the county level and other departments responsible for environmental protection supervision and management shall record the environmental violation information of enterprises, institutions and other producers and operators in social integrity files, and promptly Publish the list of offenders to the public.

Article 55: Key pollutant-discharging units shall truthfully disclose to the public the names of their main pollutants, emission methods, emission concentrations and total amounts, excessive discharges, and the construction and operation of pollution prevention and control facilities. Accept social supervision.

Article 56: For construction projects that are required to prepare an environmental impact report according to law, the construction unit shall explain the situation to the public who may be affected and fully solicit opinions when preparing the report.

After receiving the environmental impact report of a construction project, the department responsible for reviewing and approving the environmental impact assessment documents of the construction project shall disclose the full text except for matters involving state secrets and commercial secrets; if it is found that the construction project has not fully solicited public opinions If necessary, the construction unit shall be instructed to solicit public opinions.

Article 57 If citizens, legal persons and other organizations discover that any unit or individual has committed environmental pollution or ecological damage, they have the right to report it to the competent environmental protection department or other departments responsible for environmental protection supervision and management. report.

If citizens, legal persons and other organizations discover that local people's governments at all levels, the environmental protection departments of people's governments at or above the county level and other departments responsible for environmental protection supervision and management are not performing their duties in accordance with the law, they have the right to file a complaint with them. Report to the superior authority or supervisory authority.

The agency that accepts the report shall keep the relevant information of the whistleblower confidential and protect the legitimate rights and interests of the whistleblower.

Article 58: For behaviors that pollute the environment, destroy ecology, and harm the interests of the public, social organizations that meet the following conditions may file lawsuits in the People's Court:

( 1) Register in accordance with the law with the civil affairs department of the people's government at or above the districted city level;

(2) Specialize in environmental protection public welfare activities for more than five consecutive years and have no illegal records.

If a social organization that meets the provisions of the preceding paragraph files a lawsuit with the People's Court, the People's Court shall accept it in accordance with the law.

The social organization that files the lawsuit shall not seek economic benefits through the lawsuit.

Chapter 6 Legal Responsibilities

Article 59 If enterprises, institutions and other producers and operators illegally discharge pollutants, are fined and ordered to make corrections, but refuse to make corrections, The administrative agency that makes a penalty decision in accordance with the law may impose consecutive penalties on a daily basis based on the original penalty amount starting from the day after the date of ordering correction.

The fines and penalties specified in the preceding paragraph shall be implemented in accordance with relevant laws and regulations based on the operating costs of pollution prevention and control facilities, direct losses or illegal gains caused by illegal activities, and other factors.

Local regulations may, based on the actual needs of environmental protection, add the types of illegal acts that are subject to continuous daily penalties as specified in paragraph 1.

Article 60: If enterprises, institutions and other producers and operators discharge pollutants in excess of pollutant emission standards or exceed the total emission control indicators of key pollutants, the environmental protection department of the people's government at or above the county level may order It adopts measures such as restricting production and suspending production for rectification; if the circumstances are serious, it shall be reported to the people's government with the power to approve and ordered to suspend business or close down.

Article 61 If a construction unit fails to submit environmental impact assessment documents for a construction project in accordance with the law or starts construction without approval of the environmental impact assessment documents, the department responsible for environmental protection supervision and management shall order it to stop construction. , impose a fine and may be ordered to restore the original status quo.

Article 62 If a key pollutant-discharging unit violates the provisions of this Law by failing to disclose or truthfully disclose environmental information, the environmental protection department of the local people's government at or above the county level shall order it to disclose it, impose a fine, and make an announcement. .

Article 63 If ​​enterprises, institutions and other production operators commit any of the following acts, which do not constitute a crime, in addition to being punished in accordance with relevant laws and regulations, the Environmental Protection Agency of the People's Government at or above the county level shall If the competent department or other relevant departments transfer the case to the public security organ, the person in charge and other directly responsible persons shall be detained for not less than ten days but not more than fifteen days; if the circumstances are relatively minor, they shall be detained for not less than five days but not more than ten days: < /p>

(1) Failure to conduct an environmental impact assessment on a construction project in accordance with the law, and being ordered to stop construction but refusing to do so; (2) Violating legal provisions and discharging pollutants without obtaining a pollutant discharge permit , who is ordered to stop discharging pollutants and refuses to do so;

(3) Evading supervision through hidden pipes, seepage wells, seepage pits, perfusion, or tampering or forging monitoring data, or abnormal operation of pollution prevention and control facilities, etc. Discharging pollutants in illegal ways;

(4) Producing and using pesticides that are expressly prohibited by the state and refusing to make corrections when ordered to do so. ?

Article 64 Anyone who causes damage due to environmental pollution or ecological damage shall bear tort liability in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Tort Liability Law of the People's Republic of China.

Article 65: Environmental impact assessment agencies, environmental monitoring agencies, and agencies engaged in the maintenance and operation of environmental monitoring equipment and pollution prevention and control facilities engage in fraud in relevant environmental service activities, causing environmental pollution and ecological damage. Those responsible for damage shall, in addition to being punished in accordance with relevant laws and regulations, be jointly and severally liable with other persons responsible for causing environmental pollution and ecological damage.

Article 66 The statute of limitations for filing an environmental damage compensation lawsuit is three years, calculated from the time the party knew or should have known that it had been damaged.

Article 67 The people's government at the higher level and its environmental protection department shall strengthen the supervision of the environmental protection work of the people's government at the lower level and its relevant departments. If relevant staff members are found to have committed illegal acts and should be punished in accordance with the law, they should submit disciplinary recommendations to their appointment and removal authority or supervisory authority.

If an administrative penalty should be imposed in accordance with the law, but the relevant environmental protection department does not impose an administrative penalty, the environmental protection department of the people's government at the higher level may directly make an administrative penalty decision.

Article 68 If local people’s governments at all levels, the environmental protection departments of people’s governments at or above the county level, and other departments responsible for environmental protection supervision and management commit any of the following acts, the person directly responsible shall be The personnel and other directly responsible personnel will be given demerits, major demerits or demotions; if serious consequences are caused, they will be dismissed or expelled, and the main person in charge shall take the blame and resign:

(1) Failure to meet the conditions for administrative licensing Administrative permission is granted;

(2) Covering up environmental violations;

(3) Decisions to suspend business or close down should be made according to law but have not been made;

(4) Failure to promptly investigate and deal with the discovery or receipt of reports regarding excessive discharge of pollutants, discharge of pollutants in a manner that evades supervision, causing environmental accidents, and failure to implement ecological protection measures to cause ecological damage;

(5) Violating the provisions of this Law, sealing up and detaining facilities and equipment of enterprises, institutions and other production operators;

(6) Tampering, forging, or instructing to tamper or forge monitoring data ;

(7) Environmental information that should be disclosed in accordance with the law but is not disclosed;

(8) Withholding, diverting or misappropriating the collected sewage fees for other purposes;

(9) Other illegal acts stipulated in laws and regulations.

Article 69 Anyone who violates the provisions of this Law and constitutes a crime shall be investigated for criminal responsibility in accordance with the law.

Chapter 7 Supplementary Provisions

Article 70 This Law shall come into effect on January 1, 2015.