What are the main sources of regulatory laws in your jurisdiction?
The Chinese legislative regime includes the following:
- Laws that are promulgated by the National People’s Congress or the Standing Committee of National People’s Congress
- Administrative regulations that are published by the State Council
- Local regulations that are published by the local People’s Congress or the Standing Committee of the local People’s Congress
- Rules that are published by the ministries, commissions and other governmental authorities at the central level or the local government
The Supreme Court of the PRC may publish judicial interpretations on certain specific issues from time to time. Technically speaking, such judicial interpretations are not “laws” under the Legislation Law, per se, but are widely complied with by the governmental authorities and the courts ΜΆ hence from a practical point of view are usually considered as one of the sources of laws.