The medical security system plays an important role in advancing the Healthy China initiative and coping with an aging population. The Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC) has listed the draft law on medical security as one of the preparatory projects to be reviewed on this year's legislative agenda.
As the law on black soil conservation took effect on Aug 1, the Ministry of Natural Resources released a circular to underpin the law's enforcement and strengthen protection of the valuable resource.
A law on black soil protection, formulated as part of efforts to ensure China's grain security and protect the ecosystem, took effect on Monday.
China's law on futures and derivatives took effect Monday to better protect investors' interests and develop the futures market in favor of the real economy.
Wang Xiankui, a member of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC) and vice-chairman of the NPC's Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee, gave a lecture on the law on black soil conservation in Harbin, capital of Northeast China's Heilongjiang province, on July 25.
Efforts are under way to amend the insurance law in order to improve risk response and ensure the healthy development of the booming insurance sector.
China promptly strengthened legislation and law enforcement to provide solid legal guarantees in the fight against COVID-19 after its initial outbreak, officials said at a news conference on Thursday.
According to the draft, courts will be allowed to impose a continuous daily fine on those who fail to abide by verdicts, although it may be levied for no more than 180 days.