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V. INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

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E. Environmental legislation

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1. Formulation of local laws and regulations in Shenyang

Shenyang City issues some local laws and regulations on the basis of executing State environmental laws and regulations. Some of those local laws and regulations are formulated in order to deal with existing problems. Others are aimed at detailing the laws issued by the State. For example, the Tentative Administrative Measures on Environmental Impact Assessment of Shenyang contains the details of EIA system in the Environmental Protection Law. The detailed rules on collecting pollutant discharge fees in Shenyang have been formulated by combining the charging system of pollutant discharge given in the Environmental Protection Law and the Temporary Regulations on Collecting Fees for Pollutant Discharges issued by the State Council with specific conditions prevailing in Shenyang.

Shenyang City has been formulating laws and regulations of environmental protection since 1970s. According to statistics, it has issued 73 laws or regulations. During the past 10 years, 22 local laws, regulations or stipulations have been issued. They include:

  • Temporary Regulations on Urban Dust Administration of Shenyang
  • Regulations on Environmental Noise Administration of Shenyang
  • Temporary Stipulations on Moving Industries which Disturb Citizens
  • Detailed Rules of Temporary Measures on Collecting Fees for Pollutant Discharges Issued by the State Council
  • Detailed Implementing Rules on Temporary Regulations on Urban Dust Administration in Shenyang
  • Temporary Measures on Collecting Fees for Pollutant Discharges by Town Enterprises of Shenyang
  • Measures on Environmental Protection Administration of Construction Projects of Shenyang
  • The Measure on Environmental Protection Fund Administration of Shenyang
  • Regulations on the Prevention and Control of Water Pollution in Shenyang
  • Regulations on the Prevention and Control of Atmospheric Pollution in Shenyang
  • Measures on Environmental Protection Monitoring Administration in Shenyang
  • Temporary Measures on Harmful Waste Management in Shenyang
  • Announcement on Forbidding Motor Vehicles to Sound Horns in Partial Areas of the City
  • Temporary Measures on Executing the Cash Guarantee System of Environmental Protection ("the three synchronizations").
On the whole, the above laws and regulations play a positive role in the enforcement of environmental administration. In summary, all laws and regulations on environmental protection issued by Shenyang City are formulated under the principle of coordinating economic construction and environmental protection, taking prevention as a principal part, and combining prevention with control.
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