Environmental protection law introduced LED need to be cautious

Recently, the new environmental protection law has become the most popular topic of the public. The new Environmental Protection Law has been reviewed and approved by four draft amendments before it was formally voted on by the National People's Congress. The new environmental protection law has been increased from the original 47 to 70. This is the first time that the “basic law” in the environmental field has been overhauled in 25 years. It is also the law that has collected the most amendments from the Committee in the history of the Standing Committee.

The new environmental protection law has for the first time clarified the legal status of environmental supervision agencies, and stipulates that environmental supervision agencies entrusted by the environmental protection authorities have the right to conduct on-site inspections of enterprises and institutions that discharge pollutants and other producers and operators. Moreover, it also clearly stipulates that administrative detention shall be applied to serious environmental violations. It shall be jointly and severally liable for environmental monitoring agencies and environmental monitoring equipment and facilities for the maintenance and operation of pollution prevention facilities that have falsified behavior. The law will be implemented on January 1, 2015. Legislators said that this law can provide support for dealing with the increasingly serious environmental problems.

"The strictest in history" environmental protection law

It is reported that the new "Environmental Protection Law" has undergone the review of the four revised drafts before it was formally voted on by the National People's Congress. The new environmental protection law has been increased from the original 47 to 70. This is the first time that the “basic law” in the environmental field has been overhauled in 25 years. It is also the law that has collected the most amendments from the Committee in the history of the Standing Committee. The wind of environmental protection has been scraping for a long time, but our country's enforcement of environmental protection is far from enough. Major home companies need to meet a new round of challenges. The revised environmental protection law has targeted and resolved some outstanding problems that have constrained China's environmental protection over the years. For instance, it has clarified the environmental monitoring system and has been called "the strictest in history."

The new environmental protection law has for the first time clarified the legal status of environmental supervision agencies, and stipulates that environmental supervision agencies entrusted by the environmental protection authorities have the right to conduct on-site inspections of enterprises and institutions that discharge pollutants and other producers and operators. Moreover, it also clearly stipulates that administrative detention shall be applied to serious environmental violations. It shall be jointly and severally liable for environmental monitoring agencies and environmental monitoring equipment and facilities for the maintenance and operation of pollution prevention facilities that have falsified behavior.

Why is it called the strictest environmental protection law in history?

Highlight 1: Idea Innovation

The previous concept of the environmental protection law legislation is still economic priority, and it is necessary to promote economic development. However, there are breakthroughs and innovations in the legislative concept of the new law, and the institutional construction of ecological civilization has been carried out.

Highlight 2: Management Transformation

The current environmental pollution is regional and basin-based. Therefore, the new law will make corresponding adjustments, such as non-point source pollution control for agriculture, and special regulations for smog and watershed pollution.

Highlight 3: Strong Supervision

The “supervises on the use of regulatory measures” means that the environmental protection supervisory authority can directly seize or detain the company, and it can also adopt administrative enforcement on polluting enterprises. Exceeding corporate finance will also encounter obstacles.

Highlight 4: Democratic Participation

The principle of environmental democracy is also a very important feature of this revision of the Environmental Protection Law. It has specifically set up a chapter on “Information Disclosure and Public Participation” to allow the public to participate in environmental protection and has strong democracy.

Highlight 5: Severe punishment

The system of administrative detention, resignation and retribution, and penalties on a daily basis are all severe, which raises the cost of corporate illegality. Local governments can take seriously and perform their legal duties seriously.