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Thursday, July 25, 2013

Environment (环境)

北京拟立法提高大气污染违法成本 排污违法成本大大提高 (Beijing mulls legislation to increase pollution penalty)
Xinhua News Agency, July 25, 2013
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2013-07/25/c_116678451.htm

See draft:
[北京市大气污染防治条例 (草案送审稿)] (Beijing City Regulations on the Prevention of Ozone Pollution)
Legal Affairs Office of the People’s Govt of Beijing, published on January 19, 2013
http://210.73.64.50/advice/user/content_new.asp?UNID=427