China | Ministry of Ecology and Environment Releases National Standard for Quality Inspection of Pollutant Discharge Permits

The Ministry of Ecology and Environment has issued a public announcement regarding the release of the National Ecological Environment Standard, "Technical Specifications for Quality Inspection of Pollutant Discharge Permits." This action is in line with various environmental protection laws and regulations, including the Environmental Protection Law, the Air Pollution Prevention and Control Law, the Water Pollution Prevention and Control Law, the Soil Pollution Prevention and Control Law, the Solid Waste Pollution Prevention and Control Law, the Noise Pollution Prevention and Control Law, the Marine Environmental Protection Law, the Yangtze River Protection Law, and the Regulations on Pollutant Discharge Permit Management.

The purpose of this release is to improve the technical support system for pollutant discharge permits and provide guidance for quality inspection work. The "Technical Specifications for Quality Inspection of Pollutant Discharge Permits" (HJ1299-2023) has been approved as a national ecological environment standard and is now in effect as of July 1, 2023.

The content of the standard can be found on the Ministry of Ecology and Environment's website (http://www.mee.gov.cn). The announcement was made on June 7, 2023, by the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, and copies were sent to the Environmental Engineering Evaluation Center and the Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences (Institute of Environmental Standards).

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