Decision of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress on Ratifying the Stockholm Convention on Lasting Organic Pollutants. Country/Territory China Document type Legislation Date 2004 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen., Cultivated plants, Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Hazardous substances Pesticides Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, East Asian Seas, Eastern Asia, North Pacific, North-West Pacific Abstract At the 10th Session of the Standing Committee of the Tenth National People's Congress, it is decided that the Stockholm Convention on Lasting Organic Pollutants as adopted in Stockholm on May 22, 2001 and signed by the Chinese Government on May 23 of the same year, is hereby ratified; and that it is claimed simultaneously that under the fourth paragraph of Article 25 of the said Convention, none of the amendment to the Annex A, B or C may be binding on the People's Republic of China unless the People's Republic of China delivers its approval, acceptance, ratification or accession document. Full text Chinese Website www.gov.cn References - Legislation Implemented by Joint Announcement No. 60 of 2019 of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, the Ministry of Commerce and the General Administration of Customs on releasing the list of strictly restricted toxic chemicals in China (2020). Legislation | China | 2019 Keyword: Hazardous substances, Hazardous waste, International trade, Waste management, Authorization/permit, Pollution control Source: FAO, FAOLEX