SoiLEX - Soil related legal instruments and soil governance
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- Administrative Measures for collection and use of compensation fees for water and soil conservation. Date of text: 29-01-2014
(National) - Grassland Law of the People's Republic of China 2002 (Order of the President No.82). Date of text: 18-06-1985
(National) - Provisions on the protection of the geological environment of mines. Date of text: 03-02-2009
(National) - Regulations of Shenzhen Special Economic Zone on Conservation of Water and Soil. Date of text: 26-02-1997
(National) - The Decree No. 120 of the State Council promulgating the Implementing Regulations of the Water and Soil Conservation Law of the People’s Republic of China. Date of text: 01-08-1993
(National) - Water and Soil Conservation Regulation of Fujian Province. Date of text: 22-05-2014
(Fujian) - Measures of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region for the implementation of the Water and Soil Conservation Law of the People's Republic of China. Date of text: 02-04-1994
(Guangxi) - Water and Soil Conservation Regulation of Guizhou Province of the People’s Republic of China. Date of text: 29-11-2012
(Guizhou) - Water and Soil Conservation Regulation of Liaoning Province. Date of text: 26-09-2014
(Liaoning) - Measures of Tianjin Municipality for implementing the Water and Soil Conservation Law of the People’s Republic of China. Date of text: 18-01-1995
(Tianjin) - Measures of the Tibet autonomous region for implementing the Water and Soil Conservation Law of the People’s Republic of China. Date of text: 29-03-1997
(Tibet) - Measures of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region for implementation of the Soil and Water Conservation Law. Date of text: 27-09-1994
(Xinjiang) - Water and Soil Conservation Regulation of Zhejiang Province. Date of text: 26-09-2014
(Zhejiang) - Soil Pollution and Groundwater Pollution Remediation Fund Revenues and Expenditures, Safekeeping, and Utilization Regulations. Date of text: 11-06-2001
(Taiwan) - Soil Pollution Prevention and Control Law of the People's Republic of China. Date of text: 31/08/2018
(National) - Water and Soil Conservation Law of the People’s Republic of China. Date of text: 29-06-1991
(National)
- Water and Soil Conservation Law of the People’s Republic of China. Date of text: 29-06-1991
(National) - Soil Pollution Prevention and Control Law of the People's Republic of China. Date of text: 31/08/2018
(National) - Administrative Measures for collection and use of compensation fees for water and soil conservation. Date of text: 29-01-2014
(National) - Law of the People's Republic of China on Desert Prevention and Transformation. Date of text: 31-08-2001
(National) - Soil and Groundwater Pollution Remediation Act Enforcement Rules. Date of text: 17-01-2001
(National) - Measures of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region for the implementation of the Water and Soil Conservation Law of the People's Republic of China. Date of text: 02-04-1994
(Guangxi) - Oil Pollution (Land Use and Requisition) Ordinance (Chapter 247). Date of text: 17-06-1977
(Hong Kong SAR) - Water and Soil Conservation Regulation of Liaoning Province. Date of text: 26-09-2014
(Liaoning) - Soil and Groundwater Pollution Remediation Act (2010). Date of text: 02-02-1990
(Taiwan) - Measures of Tianjin Municipality for implementing the Water and Soil Conservation Law of the People’s Republic of China. Date of text: 18-01-1995
(Tianjin) - Measures of the Tibet autonomous region for implementing the Water and Soil Conservation Law of the People’s Republic of China. Date of text: 29-03-1997
(Tibet) - Measures of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region for implementation of the Soil and Water Conservation Law. Date of text: 27-09-1994
(Xinjiang) - Water and Soil Conservation Regulation of Zhejiang Province. Date of text: 26-09-2014
(Zhejiang) - Measures for the Administration of the Soil Environment of Agricultural Land (for Trial Implementation). Date of text: 22/12/1999
(National) - Soil Pollution and Groundwater Pollution Remediation Fund Revenues and Expenditures, Safekeeping, and Utilization Regulations. Date of text: 11-06-2001
(Taiwan)
- Environmental Quality Standard for Soils of the People's Republic of China. Date of text: 01-01-1995
(National) - Environmental quality standard for soils (National Standard GB 15618-1995). Date of text: 01-03-1996
(National) - Action Plan on Prevention and Control of Soil Pollution. Date of text: 28-05-2016
(National) - Groundwater Pollution Control Standards. Date of text: 21-11-2001
(Taiwan)
- Measures for the Administration of the Soil Environment of Agricultural Land (for Trial Implementation). Date of text: 22/12/1999
(National) - Water and Soil Conservation Law of the People’s Republic of China. Date of text: 29-06-1991
(National) - Water and Soil Conservation Regulation of Fujian Province. Date of text: 22-05-2014
(Fujian) - Soil and Groundwater Pollution Remediation Act Enforcement Rules. Date of text: 17-01-2001
(National) - Water and Soil Conservation Regulation of Liaoning Province. Date of text: 26-09-2014
(Liaoning) - Soil and Groundwater Pollution Remediation Act (2010). Date of text: 02-02-1990
(Taiwan) - Measures of the Tibet autonomous region for implementing the Water and Soil Conservation Law of the People’s Republic of China. Date of text: 29-03-1997
(Tibet) - Action Plan on Prevention and Control of Soil Pollution. Date of text: 28-05-2016
(National)
- Law of the People's Republic of China on Desert Prevention and Transformation. Date of text: 31-08-2001
(National) - Regulations of Shenzhen Special Economic Zone on Conservation of Water and Soil. Date of text: 26-02-1997
(National) - The Decree No. 120 of the State Council promulgating the Implementing Regulations of the Water and Soil Conservation Law of the People’s Republic of China. Date of text: 01-08-1993
(National) - Water and Soil Conservation Regulation of Guizhou Province of the People’s Republic of China. Date of text: 29-11-2012
(Guizhou) - Administrative Measures for collection and use of compensation fees for water and soil conservation. Date of text: 29-01-2014
(National) - Grassland Law of the People's Republic of China 2002 (Order of the President No.82). Date of text: 18-06-1985
(National) - Water and Soil Conservation Regulation of Fujian Province. Date of text: 22-05-2014
(Fujian) - Measures of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region for the implementation of the Water and Soil Conservation Law of the People's Republic of China. Date of text: 02-04-1994
(Guangxi)
- Soil Pollution Prevention and Control Law of the People's Republic of China. Date of text: 31/08/2018
(National) - Measures for the Administration of the Soil Environment of Agricultural Land (for Trial Implementation). Date of text: 22/12/1999
(National) - Soil and Groundwater Pollution Remediation Act Enforcement Rules. Date of text: 17-01-2001
(National) - Oil Pollution (Land Use and Requisition) Ordinance (Chapter 247). Date of text: 17-06-1977
(Hong Kong SAR) - Groundwater Pollution Control Standards. Date of text: 21-11-2001
(Taiwan) - Soil Pollution and Groundwater Pollution Remediation Fund Revenues and Expenditures, Safekeeping, and Utilization Regulations. Date of text: 11-06-2001
(Taiwan) - Soil and Groundwater Pollution Remediation Act (2010). Date of text: 02-02-1990
(Taiwan) - Action Plan on Prevention and Control of Soil Pollution. Date of text: 28-05-2016
(National) - Environmental Quality Standard for Soils of the People's Republic of China. Date of text: 01-01-1995
(National) - Environmental quality standard for soils (National Standard GB 15618-1995). Date of text: 01-03-1996
(National) - Grassland Law of the People's Republic of China 2002 (Order of the President No.82). Date of text: 18-06-1985
(National) - Provisions on the protection of the geological environment of mines. Date of text: 03-02-2009
(National)
- Groundwater Pollution Control Standards. Date of text: 21-11-2001
(Taiwan) - Regulations of Shenzhen Special Economic Zone on Conservation of Water and Soil. Date of text: 26-02-1997
(National) - The Decree No. 120 of the State Council promulgating the Implementing Regulations of the Water and Soil Conservation Law of the People’s Republic of China. Date of text: 01-08-1993
(National) - Water and Soil Conservation Regulation of Guizhou Province of the People’s Republic of China. Date of text: 29-11-2012
(Guizhou) - Measures of Tianjin Municipality for implementing the Water and Soil Conservation Law of the People’s Republic of China. Date of text: 18-01-1995
(Tianjin) - Measures of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region for implementation of the Soil and Water Conservation Law. Date of text: 27-09-1994
(Xinjiang) - Water and Soil Conservation Regulation of Zhejiang Province. Date of text: 26-09-2014
(Zhejiang)
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