Emergency Response Law of the People's Republic of China. Country/Territory China Document type Legislation Date 2007 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Energy, Environment gen., Food & nutrition, Mineral resources, Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Hazards Early warning system Risk assessment/management Institution Policy/planning Offences/penalties Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, East Asian Seas, Eastern Asia, North Pacific, North-West Pacific Entry into force notes This Law entered into force on 1 November 2007. Abstract The purpose of this Law is to prevent and reduce the occurrences of emergency incidents, control, mitigate and eliminate the serious social damage caused by emergency incidents, standardize the emergency response activities, protect the life and property safety of the people, and maintain the national security, public safety, environment safety and social order. The Text consists of 70 articles divided into 7 Chapters: General Provisions (I); Prevention of, and Preparation for Response to Emergencies (II); Monitoring and Early Warning(III); Emergency Handling, and Rescue and Relief(IV); Post-Emergency Rehabilitation and Reconstruction (V); Legal Responsibilities (VI); Supplementary Provisions (VII). Full text Chinese Website www.gov.cn References - Legislation Implemented by Measures for the Administration of Emergency Response Plans. Legislation | China | 2013 Keyword: Hazards, Early warning system, Risk assessment/management, Institution, Policy/planning, Offences/penalties Source: FAO, FAOLEX Circular of the National Energy Administration on Printing and Issuing the Measures for Emergency Management of the Safe Operation of the Dams of Hydroelectric Power Stations. Legislation | China | 2022 Keyword: Energy conservation/energy production, Data collection/reporting, Inspection, Hazards, Early warning system, Hydropower generation, Waterworks Source: FAO, FAOLEX Measures of Shanghai Municipality for the Release of Emergency Warning Information. Legislation | China | 2023 Keyword: Hazards, Early warning system Source: FAO, FAOLEX Measures of Shanghai Municipality for the Implementation of the Emergency Response Law of the People's Republic of China. Legislation | China | 2012 Keyword: Hazards, Early warning system, Inspection, Policy/planning, Offences/penalties Source: FAO, FAOLEX Measures of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region for the Administration of Earthquake Early Warning. Legislation | China | 2022 Keyword: Hazards, Monitoring, Research, Early warning system Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decision of the Standing Committee of the People's Congress of the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region on providing strong legal protection for winning the battle against the novel coronavirus pneumonia. Legislation | China | 2020 Keyword: Public health, Governance, Inspection, Protection of environment, Quarantine, Animal health, Wild fauna Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decision of the Standing Committee of the People's Congress of Hubei Province on providing strong legal protection for winning the fight against the novel coronavirus pneumonia. Legislation | China | 2020 Keyword: Public health, Governance, Inspection, Protection of environment, Animal health, Wild fauna Source: FAO, FAOLEX