A comprehensive overhaul of existing laws and regulations is underway to ensure the accurate and effective implementation of the Ecological and Environmental Code, an official from China’s top court said.
On Friday, coinciding with World Environment Day, Yang Linping, vice-president of the Supreme People’s Court, said at a news conference that she and her colleagues are aligning, revising and abolishing current judicial interpretations and guidelines in the ecological and environmental sector with the new code, which will take effect on Aug 15.
“We’re also drafting new judicial interpretations of the code to ensure its thorough and precise implementation, thereby enhancing efforts in pollution control, ecological protection, and green, low-carbon development,” she added.
Adopted in March by the National People’s Congress, the country’s top legislature, it is the second law in China to be titled a “code”, following the Civil Code. It serves as the cornerstone of ecological and environmental legislation.
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