Recently, the Decision of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress on Amending Fifteen Laws Including the Law of the People's Republic of China on the Protection of Wild Animals(the “Decision”), adopted at the Sixth Session of the Standing Committee of the 13th National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China has been promulgated for implementation as of the date of promulgation.

The Decision amended fifteen laws including the Wild Animals Protection Law, the Law on the Prevention and Control of Atmospheric Pollution, the Advertising Law, the Energy Conservation Law and the Environmental Protection Tax Law, etc. According to the Decision, "authorities of press, publication, radio and TV" and "industrial and commercial authorities" in Article 68 of the Advertising Law is amended as "competent authorities of press, publication, radio and TV" and "market regulation departments", and "industrial and commercial authorities" in multiple articles including Article 6 is amended as "market regulation departments".  In addition, the Decision amended the Environmental Protection Tax Law by changing "competent marine affairs authority" in Article 22 as "competent authority for the ecological environment" and "competent environmental protection authority" in Articles 10 and other articles as "competent authority for the ecological environment". 

(Source: http:// www.npc.gov.cn )