Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday signed presidential orders on the enforcement of multiple laws.
According to the presidential orders, a series of key laws, such as the law on public health emergency response, the national park law, a revised Arbitration Law, an atomic energy law, and a law on promoting public education on the rule of law, were adopted by Chinese lawmakers at a session of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress on Friday.
The law on public health emergency response put forward the establishment and improvement of a nationwide public health emergency reporting system.
The law specifies the establishment and improvement of an authoritative and efficient monitoring and early warning system featuring multiple sources and rapid response for public health emergencies.
It stipulates that medical and health institutions, as well as their staff performing duties, shall report the occurrence or potential occurrence of public health emergencies through the online direct reporting system within two hours.
The law, consisting of 65 articles in eight chapters, will take effect on November 1, 2025.
The revised Arbitration Law stipulates that arbitration proceedings can be conducted online with the consent of the parties involved.
It also encourages arbitration institutions to strengthen exchanges and cooperation with overseas arbitration bodies and relevant international organizations and to participate actively in the formulation of international arbitration rules.
To meet the evolving needs of arbitration practice and better build China into a preferred venue for international commercial arbitration, the revised law explicitly supports arbitration institutions in establishing branches outside China to conduct arbitration activities.
The revised law, comprising 96 articles in eight chapters, will take effect on March 1, 2026.
The new law dedicated to promoting the high-quality development of national parks will take effect on January 1, 2026.
The atomic energy law and the law on promoting public education on the rule of law will take effect on January 15, 2026, and November 1, 2025 respectively.
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