Interim Measures for the Administration of Trading of Carbon Emission Rights. Country/Territory China Document type Regulation Date 2014 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Air & atmosphere Keyword Emissions trading Emissions Climate change Inspection Institution Authorization/permit Registration Offences/penalties Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, East Asian Seas, Eastern Asia, North Pacific, North-West Pacific Entry into force notes These Interim Measures shall enter into force in 30 days after the date of promulgation. Abstract The purposes of the Interim Measures is to promote ecological civilization construction, accelerate the transformation of economic development mode, promote innovation on system and mechanism, fully maximize the decisive role of the market in the allocation of greenhouse gas emission resources, strengthen the control and management of greenhouse gas emissions, and regulate the construction and operation of the carbon emission right trading market. The text consist of 48 Articles divided into 7 Chapters: General provisions (I); Quota administration (II); Carbon emission right trading (III); Verification and quota clearance (IV); Supervision and management (V); Legal liabilities (VI); Supplementary provisions (VII). Full text Chinese Website qhs.ndrc.gov.cn