Regulations on the Protection of Basic Farmland. Country/Territory China Document type Regulation Date 1994 (1998) Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Foreign-Related Laws and Regulations of the P.R.C., CD-rom, Bureau of Legislative Affairs of the People's Republic of China. Subject Agricultural & rural development, Land & soil Keyword Agricultural development Farming Agricultural land Land reform Public land Use restrictions Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, East Asian Seas, Eastern Asia, North Pacific, North-West Pacific Entry into force notes Entered into force on 1 January 1999. Abstract These Regulations aim at implementing the special protection of the basic farmland and promoting the development of agricultural production and the national economy. "Basic farmland" means cultivated land which is determined in accordance with the demand of the population of agricultural products, the needs of the national economy, as well as a forecast of the use of land for construction for specified period of time, and which shall not be occupied for other uses for a long term, or within the specified protective period. "Protected areas of basic farmland" means areas delimited in accordance with the legal procedures for implementing the special protection of basic farmland. The Regulations regard in particular: Full text English/Chinese References - Legislation Implements Land Administration Law of the People's Republic of China. Legislation | China | 1998 (2019) Keyword: Land reform, Public land, Expropriation, Urban land, Agricultural land, Survey/mapping, Ownership, Policy/planning, Land tenure, Court/tribunal, Transfer, Framework law, Sustainable development, Sustainable use, Land-use planning, Registration, Offences/penalties Source: FAO, FAOLEX Implemented by Measures for investigating, monitoring and evaluating the quality of cultivated lands. Legislation | China | 2016 Keyword: Agricultural development, Farming, Agricultural land, Monitoring, Public land, Pollution control Source: FAO, FAOLEX Regulation of Heilongjiang Province on the Protection of Cultivated Land. Legislation | China | 2016 Keyword: Agricultural land, Inspection, Monitoring, Soil conservation/soil improvement, Pesticides Source: FAO, FAOLEX Farmland Construction Project Management Measures. Legislation | China | 2019 Keyword: Agricultural development, Agricultural land, Subsidy/incentive, Policy/planning, Inspection, Authorization/permit Source: FAO, FAOLEX Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Cultivated Land Protection and Maintenance Regulation. Legislation | China | 1998 (2020) Keyword: Agricultural land, Inspection, Monitoring, Soil conservation/soil improvement, Offences/penalties Source: FAO, FAOLEX Measures of Liaoning Province for the Protection of Cultivated Land Quality. Legislation | China | 2006 Keyword: Agricultural land, Inspection, Monitoring, Soil conservation/soil improvement, Offences/penalties Source: FAO, FAOLEX