Measures for Public Participation in Environmental Impact Assessment. Country/Territory China Document type Regulation Date 2018 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Agricultural & rural development, Livestock, Energy, Environment gen., Forestry, Mineral resources, Sea, Water, Waste & hazardous substances Keyword EIA Public participation Inspection Sustainable development Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, East Asian Seas, Eastern Asia, North Pacific, North-West Pacific Abstract These Measures, consisting of 34 articles, are enacted in accordance with the Environmental Protection Law of the People's Republic China, the Environmental Impact Assessment Law of the People's Republic of China, the Regulations on the Environmental Impact Assessment of Planning, the Regulations on the Administration of Construction Project Environmental Protection, for purposes of standardizing public participation in environmental impact assessment, guaranteeing the public's rights to know, participate in, express opinions about, and supervise the environmental protection. Full text Chinese Website www.mee.gov.cn References - Legislation Implements Law of the People’s Republic of China on Environmental Impact Assessments. Legislation | China | 2002 Keyword: EIA, Access-to-information, Community management, Data collection/reporting, Environmental audit, Environmental planning, Liability/compensation, Basic legislation, Policy/planning, Sustainable development Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decree No. 559 of the State Council promulgating the Regulation on Environmental Impact Assessment of Planning. Legislation | China | 2009 Keyword: EIA, Offences/penalties, Sustainable development Source: FAO, FAOLEX Environmental Protection Law. Legislation | China | 1989 (2014) Keyword: Farming, Ecofriendly products/ecofriendly processes, Agricultural development, Framework law, Basic legislation, Environmental planning, Ecosystem preservation, Liability/compensation, Early warning system, Pollution control, Access-to-information, EIA, Public participation, Protection of environment, Policy/planning, Freshwater resources management, Freshwater pollution, Sustainable use, Sustainable development Source: FAO, FAOLEX