"Soil Pollution Prevention Law of People's Republic of China (Draft)" (hereinafter referred to as "draft") recently open to the public for comments in China NPC network.

The public can log on directly to Chinese National People's Congress Network (www.npc.gov.cn) comments, you can also Legislative Affairs Commission of the National People's Congress (Qianmen West Street, Xicheng District, Beijing No. 1 send comments, Zip Code: 100,805 on the envelope. The draft must state soil pollution Control Act for comments). The deadline for comments is July 27, 2017.

It is understood that, "draft" outstanding in order to improve environmental quality at the core, implement the most stringent environmental protection system. The provisions of the management system, government accountability, responsibility and objective assessment of soil pollution prevention and control work; to strengthen the responsibility of the government, enterprises and the public in terms of soil pollution prevention and control. It provides general unit and individual rights, obligations, established soil pollution liability who bear responsibility for prevention and control of land use right and the order of the government institutional framework.

"Draft" clearly requires the establishment of soil pollution control standards, regulations to organize a census every ten years the soil environment, the state will implement soil pollution monitoring system.

"Draft" also pointed out that in the formulation and revision of land-use planning and urban and rural planning, should give full consideration to soil pollution prevention requirements, reasonably determine land use. At the same time, soil pollution prevention and control work will be included in the national and local environmental protection plans, some places need to develop special plans. Of uncontaminated farmland, woodland, orchard, pasture and water sources of drinking water to give priority to soil protection; protection of ecological land and unused land soil.