The Cleaner Production Promotion Law was promulgated in 2002 and amended in 2012.The latest revision entered into force on July 1, 2012.

There are 40 articles in total.

The key points are as follows:

1.The clean production as mentioned in this Law refers to reducing pollution from the source, raising the efficiency of utilizing resources, reducing or avoiding the production and emission of pollutants in the process of production, services and using products by means of continuously improving designs, using clean energy and raw materials, adopting advanced techniques, technologies and equipment, improving management, making comprehensive utilizations, and other measures so as to alleviate or eliminate the harm done to the health of the human being and the environment.

2.The State Council shall formulate financial and taxation policies that can contribute to the implementation of clean production. The funds invested into the promotion of clean production shall be increased from the central budge.

3.The production technologies, techniques, equipments and products that are lagging behind, wasting resources or seriously polluting the environment shall be eliminated during prescribed time periods.

4.For the design of products and packages, the effects thereof upon the health of human beings and the environment within their life cycles shall be taken into consideration, and priority shall be placed on products and packages that are innocuous, harmless, easily degradable and convenient for recurrent utilization.