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Annex I

The Legislative Affairs Commission of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress

The

Legislative Affairs Commission was established in

1979 at the 11th National People's Congress for the purpose of developing the socialist democracy and legal

system.

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The Legislative Affairs Commission has a Chairman, Vice

Chairman, Secretary General and 6 Departments.

They

are

b)

a) general office;

research department;

c).

state organs and administrative law;

a)

criminal law;

e)

civil law;

f)

economic law.

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According to legal

to legal provisions the Legislative Affairs

Commission is a working organ of the Standing Committee

of the National People's Congress. Its functions

include the drafting, research and revision of.

statutes. All basic criminal and civil laws and

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organic lavs are drafted by the Legislative Affairs

Commission. Those laws drafted by State Council and

submitted to the Standing Committee of the National

People's Congress or the National People's Congress for

enactment are also examined, considered and revised by

the Legislative Affairs Commission.

Apart

fron the above, the Legislative Affairs

Commission is responsible for all legal matters

relating to the Standing Committee,

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e.g. answering

enquiries on legal matters. It is also responsible for

compiling, translating and publishing legal documents.