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Nationwide (PRC) Use this record when the research question turns on the official text, amendment history or legislative status of a national law, or on the legislative authority behind a statutory rule.
01Position in the system
National People's Congress and its Standing Committee
China's national legislature and its standing body, central to national laws, legislative decisions and authoritative statutory texts.
What it doesExercises state legislative power at the national level; the Standing Committee enacts and amends many national laws, adopts legislative decisions and performs other constitutional and statutory functions.
When it mattersUse this record when the research question turns on the official text, amendment history or legislative status of a national law, or on the legislative authority behind a statutory rule.
02Jurisdiction
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03Official resources
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Standing Committee
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Constitution
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