Statistics Law of China was promulgated in 1983, and amended in 1996 and 2009 respectively. The latest revision entered into force on January 1, 2010.
There are 50 articles in total. The Law aims to regulate statistics activities organized and carried out by governments at all levels and statistics institutions and relevant departments, to better comprehend the actual condition and strength of the State as well as to serve economic and social development.
The key points are as follows:
1.The State shall establish a centralized and unified statistical system.
2.State organs, enterprises, public institutions and other organizations, sole proprietor businesses as well as individuals under statistical investigation shall, in accordance with this Law and relevant provisions of the State, provide authentic, accurate and complete data needed for statistical investigations in a timely manner.
3.No entity or individual shall provide or disclose any materials obtained in a statistical investigation which can identify or infer the identity of a single target under statistical investigation to any third party or use such materials for purposes other than statistics.
- Any statistical data, except data which shall be kept confidential in accordance with the law, obtained by statistics institutions and relevant departments of the governments through statistical investigation shall be made public in a timely manner for public inquiries.