Interim Provisions on the administration of dumping sites. Country/Territory China Document type Miscellaneous Date 2003 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen., Sea, Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Waste disposal Marine pollution Policy/planning Pollution control Waste management Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, East Asian Seas, Eastern Asia, North Pacific, North-West Pacific Entry into force notes These Provisions enter into force on 1 January 2004. Abstract The provision are formulated in order to strengthen the administration of dumping wastes into the ocean, to protect the oceanic environment, and to utilize the ocean dumping sites in a scientific and reasonable way. These Provisions apply to any entity or individual that engages in the relevant activities of selection and demarcation, use, monitoring, and management of dumping sites within the inner waters, territorial sea, contiguous zones, exclusive economic zones, continental shelves, and other sea areas under the jurisdiction of the People's Republic of China. The State Oceanic Administration (SOA) shall implement these Provisions. SOA shall handle and organize the selection and demarcation of temporary ocean dumping sites as listed in article 7. Ocean dumping sites shall be proposed by SOA in accordance with the planning on dumping sites. Entities that need to dump wastes may file an application for the selection and demarcation, and carry out the selection and demarcation with the consent of SOA. The procedures for selection and demarcation of a dumping site are described in article 10. The period of use of a temporary ocean dumping site shall not exceed 3 years and the extension period may not exceed one year. Full text English Website www.lawinfochina.com