Zhang Dejiang (2nd R), chairman of the Standing Committee of China’s National People’s Congress (NPC), presides over the closing meeting of the 28th session of the 12th NPC Standing Committee in Beijing, capital of China, June 27, 2017.
(Xinhua/Liu Weibing) BEIJING, June 27 (Xinhua) — The Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC) closed its bi-monthly session Tuesday.
Zhang Dejiang, chairman of the NPC Standing Committee, presided over the closing meeting of the session.
The law requires agencies and their staff to safeguard human rights and to protect the legal rights and interests of individuals and organizations.
The current Water Pollution Prevention Law was enacted in 1984 and has been amended twice in 1996 and 2008, respectively.
The Standing Committee also passed amendments to the civil and administrative procedure laws to allow prosecutors to institute public interest litigation.
They can also file an administrative lawsuits for abuses of power or nonfeasance in cases concerning protection of the environment and resources, food and drug safety, preservation of state assets, and transfer of state-owned land use rights, according to the amendment to the Administrative Procedure Law.
At the session, lawmakers reviewed draft laws on national supervision, the national anthem, public libraries and prevention of soil pollution.
Zhang Dejiang, chairman of the Standing Committee of China’s National People’s Congress (NPC), presides over the closing meeting of the 28th session of the 12th NPC Standing Committee in Beijing, capital of China, June 27, 2017.
(Xinhua/Liu Weibing) Zhang Dejiang, chairman of the Standing Committee of China’s National People’s Congress (NPC), presides over the closing meeting of the 28th session of the 12th NPC Standing Committee in Beijing, capital of China, June 27, 2017.