Interim provisions for the administration of the environment in the economic zones open to the outside world of 1986. Country/Territory China Document type Regulation Date 1986 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Chinalaw, Chinalaw Computer-Assisted Legal Research Center, Peking University. Subject Land & soil Keyword Land-use planning Protected area EIA Right of use Environmental standards Standards Protection of environment Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, East Asian Seas, Eastern Asia, North Pacific, North-West Pacific Abstract These Regulations impose upon local authorities involved in free economic zones the duty: (a) to carry out assessment of the impact on the environment of activities in the zones; (b) improve the zones through land use planning; (c) specify obligations of the contracting parties in economic contracts. The local authorities may formulate local supplementary environmental standards. Article 6 requires foreign enterprises to employ environmentally friendly technology. Article 9 deals with permits for the discharge of polluting substances. (13 articles) Full text English