Measures for the Supervision and Inspection of National Nature Reserves (2019 Amendment Version)

Measures for the Supervision and Inspection of National Nature Reserves (2019 Amendment Version) Measures for the Supervision and Inspection of National Nature Reserves (Promulgated by Order No.36 of the State Environmental Protection Administration of the State Environmental Protection Administration on October 18th, 2006; amended for the first time in accordance with the Decision of the Ministry of Environmental Protection to Amend Certain Rules at the Fifth Executive Meeting of the Ministry of Environmental Protection on December 12, 2017; and amended for the second time by Order No. 7 of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment in accordance with the Decision of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment to Repeal and Amend Certain Rules on August 22, 2019) Article 1 For the purpose of strengthening the supervision and management of national nature reserves and improving the construction and administration of national nature reserves, these Measures are formulated in accordance with the Environmental Protection Law of the People's Republic of China , the Regulation of the People's Republic of China on Nature Reserves and other relevant provisions. Article 2 These Measures shall apply to the supervision and inspection of various kinds of national nature reserves organized by the competent administrative department of environmental protection under the State Council. Article 3 The competent administrative department of environmental protection of the State Council is entitled to adopt the following measures in performing its duties of supervision and inspection according to the provisions of laws, regulations and these Measures. (1) entering the national nature reserves to conduct on-the-spot inspection; (2) asking the management bodies of the national nature reserves to report the situation of construction and management; (3) consulting or copying the relevant materials or vouchers; (4) investigating and finding out the relevant situation from the relevant entities and personnel; (5) other measures it is entitled to take as stipulated by any laws andor regulations. When performing the duties of supervision and inspection, the supervising and inspecting personnel shall strictly abide by the procedures stipulated by the relevant laws and regulations, produce the certificates and keep technical and business secrets for the entities subject to the inspection. Article 4 The relevant entities and personnel shall provide support and coordination assistance for in the supervision and inspection conducted according to law, reflect the situation according to the facts, provide the relevant materials and may not refuse or impede the supervision and inspection. Article 5 All entities and individuals are entitled to impeach or accuse the entities and individuals that pollute or damage national nature reserves or the organs that fail to perform the duties of supervision and management of national nature reserves. Article 6 The competent administrative department of environmental protection of the State Council shall publicize the relevant situation on the supervision and inspection of national nature reserves to the society and shall be subject to the supervision of the society. Article 7 The competent administrative department of environmental protection of the State Council shall organize make regular evaluation appraisals on the construction and management of national nature reserves. The competent administrative department of environmental protection of the State Council shall organize the establishment of the national nature reserve evaluation appraisal commission, which shall conduct evaluation an appraisal on the construction and management of national nature reserves on a regular basis and put forward suggestions on rectification according to the evaluation appraisal results. The regular evaluation appraisals on the construction and management of each national nature reserve shall be conducted made at least once every five years. Article 8 The content of the regular evaluation appraisal on national nature reserves shall include: (1) the set-up of management bodies and the staffing situation thereof; (2) the condition of the facilities for management and maintenance; (3) the appropriateness of the areas and functional sub-areas, range, boundary line and allocation of land ownership and land use right; (4) the formulation and implementation of management rules and planning; (5) the background, protection and utilization of resources; (6) condition of situation of scientific research, monitoring, archives and specimen; (7) the management of the construction projects within the nature reserve; (8) tourism and other human activities; (9) relationship with the surrounding neighborhoods; (10) situation of publicity, education, training, exchange and cooperation; (11) management expenditures; (12) other content that shall be subject to evaluation appraisal. The standards for the regular evaluation appraisal of......