Starting from January 2024 next year, a number of laws and regulations will be officially implemented in the mainland. These reforms are designed to protect our legitimate rights and interests, maintain social stability, and make China more prosperous.
First of all, the Patriotic Education Law -
The Patriotic Education Law of the People's Republic of China will come into force on January 1, 2024. The purpose of this law is to strengthen patriotic education, inherit and promote the patriotic spirit. It covers ideological and political, historical and cultural aspects, the constitution and law, and requires schools at all levels to integrate classroom teaching and campus culture construction.
Law on the Protection of Minors
At the same time, the Regulations on the Protection of Minors on the Internet will also come into effect on the same day, becoming the first comprehensive legislation on the protection of minors online in mainland China. The regulation has strict regulatory requirements for providers of online products and services, prohibits any organization or individual from bullying minors, and encourages the development of network technologies and products that adapt to their specific needs.
Code of Civil Procedure
The Civil Procedure Law of the People's Republic of China has also been amended to pay special attention to the trial procedures of foreign-related cases. This reform will further enhance the efficiency and quality of handling foreign-related civil cases, and better protect the legitimate rights and interests of the parties and the sovereignty, security and development interests of the mainland.
Administrative Review Law
In the field of administrative reconsideration, the revised version of the Administrative Reconsideration Law of the People's Republic of China will also be implemented soon. The new amendments add a number of facilitation measures aimed at ensuring that the rights of the parties when applying to participate in administrative reconsideration are fully respected and simplifying the pre-requisites, making this channel the preferred way to resolve disputes
medicine
The National Reimbursement Drug Catalogue will also be adjusted, with 126 new drugs added to the National Reimbursement Drug Catalogue, including 105 exclusive and 21 non-exclusive negotiated drugs. This initiative aims to reduce the drug burden on patients and covers multiple fields such as anti-tumor and rare diseases.
marine environment
In order to further strengthen the protection of the marine ecological environment, the "Marine Environmental Protection Law" will also come into force in January next year. The revised law focuses on the implementation of government responsibilities and performance appraisal systems, while promoting the management and governance of rivers entering the sea, improving the pollutant discharge permit system, and promoting the construction of beautiful bays.
Patent law
For the field of innovation, the Detailed Rules for the Implementation of the Patent Law of the People's Republic of China have also been revised, mainly focusing on improving the patent application system and process. By clarifying that electronic form is treated as written form, and optimizing the priority related regulations, we will improve the efficiency of processing and facilitate applicants to obtain reasonable intellectual property rights.
Drone piloting
In addition, the Interim Regulations on the Flight Management of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles will come into force in January 2024. The regulations aim to regulate drone flights and related activities, promote healthy and orderly development, and strengthen the quality control of airworthiness management to ensure safety. Restriction zones have been set up in key areas to enable better coordination of various social needs
commercial bank
Another reform involves the capital supervision of commercial banks: the Measures for the Capital Management of Commercial Banks, which set corresponding standards according to different sizes of cross-border situations, which used to be uniformly capped, but now it has become three grades: The third tier of small financial service enterprises can enjoy simplified approval procedures, so that banks can better manage risks and improve the quality and efficiency of serving the real economy.
Industry and trade enterprises
For the safety of confined space operations, the "Safety Regulations on Confined Space Operations of Industry and Trade Enterprises" will be implemented from now on. According to the regulations, a guardian must be equipped when carrying out toxic risk operations, and the main person in charge of the enterprise or his or her written entrustment must approve relevant matters, and a list is also made for special management of areas with a high risk of poisoning and suffocation.
The above is an overview of the main contents of the new laws and regulations that will be implemented soon. These changes not only directly affect all aspects of everyone's life, but also reflect the efforts of the mainland government to actively promote the construction of institutions to meet the needs of social development and promote fairness and justice. We look forward to upholding our legitimate rights and interests by complying with these new laws and updating our perceptions in a timely manner, and at the same time, we are pleased that our country will continue to be stable and prosperous.
These new laws and regulations are aimed at better protecting the rights and interests of citizens and promoting social development. As Chinese citizens, we must abide by the law, actively fulfill our responsibilities in our daily lives, and pass on our patriotic feelings to the next generation. Let's look forward to a better future in 2024!