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These environmental standards and regulations will be officially implemented from January 2026

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2026-01-05

From January 1, 2026, a batch of ecological and environmental regulations and standards will be officially implemented.

From January 1, 2026, a batch of ecological environment regulations and standards will be officially implemented.

National ecological environment regulations and standards

01. Regulations on Ecological Environment Monitoring (Decree No. 820 of the State Council)

In order to standardize ecological environment monitoring activities, enhance the capability and level of ecological environment monitoring, ensure the quality of ecological environment monitoring data, and better leverage the important role of ecological environment monitoring in supporting the construction of ecological civilization and a beautiful China, as well as serving the high-quality development of the economy and society, this Regulation is formulated in accordance with relevant laws.

This regulation shall come into force on January 1, 2026.

02. Supplementary Requirements for the Accreditation of Inspection and Testing Institutions - Ecological Environment Monitoring Institutions (2025) (Guo Shi Jian Jian Ce Gui [2025] No. 4)

In order to comprehensively enhance the capabilities of ecological environment monitoring institutions and standardize the technical review of their qualification accreditation, the State Administration for Market Regulation and the Ministry of Ecology and Environment jointly formulated the "Supplementary Requirements for the Accreditation of Inspection and Testing Institutions for Ecological Environment Monitoring (2025)" (hereinafter referred to as the "Supplementary Requirements (2025)"), which is hereby issued and shall come into force on January 1, 2026.

03. Emission Standard of Air Pollutants for Refractory Industry (GB 46790—2025)

This standard is formulated to implement the Environmental Protection Law of the People's Republic of China and the Law of the People's Republic of China on the Prevention and Control of Air Pollution, prevent and control environmental pollution, improve the quality of the ecological environment, and promote technological progress and sustainable development in the refractory industry. This standard stipulates the emission control requirements, monitoring, and supervision and management requirements for atmospheric pollutants in the refractory industry. This is the first time this standard has been issued.

This standard shall come into force on January 1, 2026.

04. Emission Standard of Air Pollutants for Lead and Zinc Industry (GB 25466.1—2025 partly replaces GB 25466—2010)

This standard is formulated to implement the Environmental Protection Law of the People's Republic of China and the Law of the People's Republic of China on the Prevention and Control of Air Pollution, prevent and control environmental pollution, improve the quality of the ecological environment, and promote technological progress and sustainable development in the lead and zinc industry. This standard stipulates the emission control requirements, monitoring, and supervision and management requirements for atmospheric pollutants in the lead and zinc industry. This standard was first published in 2010 and revised in 2013. This revision updates the relevant provisions on atmospheric pollutant emissions in the Emission Standards for Pollutants from Lead and Zinc Industry (GB 25466-2010) and its amendment.

This standard shall come into force on January 1, 2026.

05. "Ambient Air and Waste Gas - Determination of Odor - Dynamic Dilution Olfactory Method" (HJ 1416—2025)

This standard is formulated to implement the Environmental Protection Law of the People's Republic of China and the Law of the People's Republic of China on the Prevention and Control of Air Pollution, prevent and control ecological and environmental pollution, improve the quality of the ecological environment, and standardize the determination methods of odor in ambient air and exhaust gas. This standard specifies the dynamic dilution olfactory method for determining odor emitted in different forms from ambient air and various odor pollution sources (including water areas). This is the first time this standard has been published.

This standard shall come into force on January 1, 2026.

06. Technical Requirements for Data Transmission of Pollutant Automatic Monitoring and Supervision System (HJ 212—2025 replaces HJ 212—2017)

This standard is formulated to implement the Environmental Protection Law of the People's Republic of China, the Law of the People's Republic of China on the Prevention and Control of Air Pollution, the Law of the People's Republic of China on the Prevention and Control of Water Pollution, the Law of the People's Republic of China on the Prevention and Control of Soil Pollution, the Law of the People's Republic of China on Marine Environmental Protection, the Law of the People's Republic of China on the Prevention and Control of Noise Pollution, and the Law of the People's Republic of China on the Prevention and Control of Environmental Pollution Caused by Solid Waste, and to guide the data transmission between automatic monitoring equipment and monitoring equipment, as well as the data collection and processing of automatic monitoring equipment.

This standard shall come into effect on January 1, 2026.

07. "Emission Standard of Noise for Construction Site" (GB 12523—2025 replaces GB 12523—2011)

This standard is formulated to implement the Environmental Protection Law of the People's Republic of China and the Law of the People's Republic of China on the Prevention and Control of Noise Pollution, prevent and control noise pollution from construction activities, and strengthen the control of construction noise. This standard stipulates the emission limits for construction noise in areas surrounding noise-sensitive buildings, as well as the requirements for monitoring, evaluation, implementation, and supervision. This standard was first published in 1990 and underwent its first revision in 2011. This is the second revision.

This standard shall come into force on January 1, 2026.

08. Technical Guidelines for Demarcation of Drinking Water Source Protection Areas (HJ 1424—2025)

This standard is formulated to implement laws and regulations such as the Environmental Protection Law of the People's Republic of China and the Law of the People's Republic of China on the Prevention and Control of Water Pollution, and to guide and standardize the demarcation work of drinking water source protection areas. This standard outlines technical requirements, work preparations, office processing, on-site demarcation, results compilation, and other technical aspects of the demarcation of drinking water source protection areas. Appendices A, B, C, D, and E of this standard are informative appendices. This standard is being issued for the first time.

This standard shall come into force on January 1, 2026.

09. Emission Standard of Water Pollutants for Alcoholic Beverage Manufacturing Industry (GB 19821—2025 replaces GB 19821—2005 and GB 27631—2011)

This standard shall come into force on January 1, 2026.

10. Emission Standards for Water Pollutants in Food Processing and Manufacturing Industry (GB 46817—2025)

This standard is formulated to implement laws and regulations such as the Environmental Protection Law of the People's Republic of China, the Law of the People's Republic of China on the Prevention and Control of Water Pollution, and the Marine Environmental Protection Law of the People's Republic of China, prevent and control pollution, improve the quality of the ecological environment, and promote the advancement of production processes and pollution prevention and control technologies in the food processing and manufacturing industry. This standard stipulates the requirements for the control, monitoring, and supervision of water pollutant emissions from pollutant-discharging units and production facilities in the food processing and manufacturing industry. The management of water pollutant emissions from centralized sewage treatment facilities in the food processing and manufacturing industry is applicable to this standard. The emission of atmospheric pollutants (including odor pollutants) and environmental noise from pollutant-discharging units, production facilities, and centralized sewage treatment facilities in the food processing and manufacturing industry shall comply with the corresponding pollutant emission standards. The identification, treatment, and disposal of solid waste generated shall comply with the corresponding solid waste pollution control standards. This standard is issued for the first time.

This standard shall come into effect on January 1, 2026.

11. Emission Standards for Water Pollutants in Slaughtering and Meat Processing Industry (GB 13457—2025 replaces GB 13457—92)

This standard is formulated to implement laws and regulations such as the Environmental Protection Law of the People's Republic of China, the Law of the People's Republic of China on the Prevention and Control of Water Pollution, and the Marine Environmental Protection Law of the People's Republic of China, prevent and control pollution, improve the quality of the ecological environment, and promote technological progress in production processes and pollution prevention and control in the slaughtering and meat processing industry. This standard stipulates the water pollutant emission control requirements, monitoring requirements, and supervision and management requirements for pollutant discharging units in the slaughtering and meat processing industry. The management of water pollutant emissions from natural casing processing, edible animal fat processing, egg processing pollutant discharging units, as well as the centralized sewage treatment facilities in the slaughtering and meat processing industry, is applicable to this standard.

This standard shall come into force on January 1, 2026.

12. Technical Guidelines for Environmental Impact Assessment - Research Reactors (HJ 5.1-2025 replaces HJ/T 5.1—93)

This standard is formulated to implement the Environmental Protection Law of the People's Republic of China, the Environmental Impact Assessment Law of the People's Republic of China, the Law of the People's Republic of China on the Prevention and Control of Radioactive Pollution, the Nuclear Safety Law of the People's Republic of China, and the Regulations on the Administration of Construction Project Environmental Protection, and to regulate and guide the environmental impact assessment work for research reactor construction projects, aiming to prevent environmental pollution and ecological damage. This standard outlines the general principles, work procedures, contents, methods, and requirements for the environmental impact assessment of research reactor construction projects. It represents the first revision of the "Guidelines for the Management of Environmental Protection for Nuclear Facilities - Format and Content of Environmental Impact Report for Research Reactors" (HJ/T 5.1-93). Based on this, the "Technical Guidelines for Environmental Impact Assessment - Research Reactors" have been formulated.

This standard shall come into force on January 1, 2026.

13. "Standard Curve Method for Measurement of Total Beta Radioactivity in Liquid Effluents from Nuclear Facilities" (HJ 1429—2025)

This standard is formulated to implement the Environmental Protection Law of the People's Republic of China, the Law of the People's Republic of China on the Prevention and Control of Radioactive Pollution, and the Nuclear Safety Law of the People's Republic of China, and to standardize the measurement method for the total beta radioactivity concentration of liquid effluents from nuclear facilities. This standard specifies the method for measuring the total beta radioactivity concentration of liquid effluents from nuclear facilities using the standard curve method. This is the first time this standard has been published.

This standard shall come into force on January 1, 2026.

Local ecological environment regulations and standards

1. Emission Standard for Volatile Organic Compounds in the Fiberglass Products Industry (DB 13/6189-2025)

This document stipulates the emission control requirements, monitoring requirements, implementation and supervision management requirements for volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in the fiberglass products industry. It applies to the management of VOC emissions from existing fiberglass products industrial enterprises or production facilities, as well as to the environmental impact assessment, environmental protection facility design, completion environmental protection acceptance, issuance of pollution discharge permits, and post-production VOC emission management of fiberglass products industrial construction projects. Fiberglass products industrial enterprises shall comply with the corresponding national and Hebei provincial air pollutant emission standards for the coating process.

This standard shall come into effect on January 1, 2026.

2. Emission Standard for Volatile Organic Compounds in Printing Industry (DB 13/6188-2025)

This document stipulates the requirements for the control, monitoring, implementation, supervision, and management of volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions in the printing industry. It applies to the management of VOC emissions from existing printing industrial enterprises or production facilities, as well as to the environmental impact assessment, environmental protection facility design, completion environmental protection acceptance, issuance of pollution discharge permits, and post-production VOC emission management of printing industry construction projects.

This standard shall come into effect on January 1, 2026.

3. Emission Standard of Air Pollutants for Surface Coating Process (DB 13/6187-2025)

This document stipulates the requirements for the control, monitoring, implementation, supervision, and management of atmospheric pollutant emissions during surface coating processes. It applies to the management of atmospheric pollutant emissions from existing surface coating processes, as well as to the environmental impact assessment, environmental protection facility design, completion environmental protection acceptance inspection, issuance of pollutant discharge permits, and the management of atmospheric pollutant emissions after the commissioning of surface coating process construction projects.

This standard shall come into effect on January 1, 2026.

4. "Emission Control Standards for Volatile Organic Compounds from Industrial Enterprises" (DB 13/2322-2025)

This document stipulates the requirements for the control, monitoring, implementation, supervision, and management of volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions from industrial enterprises. It applies to the management of VOC emissions in the exhaust gas of existing enterprises or production facilities in the pharmaceutical manufacturing, petroleum refining and petrochemicals, coatings, inks, and adhesives manufacturing, pesticide manufacturing, organic chemicals, plastic products manufacturing, rubber products manufacturing, coking chemistry, wood processing, electronic product manufacturing, and other industrial sectors. It also covers the environmental impact assessment of construction projects, the design of environmental protection facilities, the completion environmental protection acceptance inspection, the issuance of pollutant discharge permits, and the management of VOC emissions after the projects are put into operation.

This standard shall come into effect on January 1, 2026.

5. Emission Standards for Air Pollutants in the Refractory Materials Industry (DB 13/6186-2025)

This document stipulates the emission limits and control requirements for atmospheric pollutants from refractory material industrial enterprises or production facilities, as well as the monitoring requirements for atmospheric pollutants, compliance determination requirements, and implementation and supervision. This document applies to the management of atmospheric pollutant emissions from existing refractory material industrial enterprises or production facilities, as well as the environmental impact assessment, environmental protection facility design, completion acceptance of environmental protection facilities, issuance of pollutant discharge permits, and the management of atmospheric pollutant emissions after the commissioning of new refractory material industrial construction projects.

This standard shall come into effect on January 1, 2026.

6. Emission Standards for Air Pollutants in Brick and Tile Industry (DB 13/6185-2025)

This document stipulates the emission limits and control requirements for atmospheric pollutants from brick and tile industrial enterprises or production facilities, as well as the monitoring requirements, compliance determination requirements, implementation, and supervision. It applies to the production processes of brick and tile sintered products using shale, coal gangue, fly ash, etc. as the main raw materials, and the production processes of brick and tile non-sintered products using sand, fly ash, lime, cement, etc. as the main raw materials. However, it does not apply to the production processes of brick and tile using sludge, garbage, other industrial tailings, etc. as raw materials. This document is applicable to the management of atmospheric pollutant emissions from existing brick and tile industrial enterprises or production facilities, as well as the environmental impact assessment, environmental protection facility design, completion acceptance of environmental protection facilities, issuance of pollutant discharge permits, and the management of atmospheric pollutant emissions after the new brick and tile industrial construction projects are put into operation.

This standard shall come into effect on January 1, 2026.

7. Emission Standards for Air Pollutants in the Lime Industry (DB 13/1641-2025)

This document stipulates the emission limits and control requirements for atmospheric pollutants from lime industry enterprises or production facilities, as well as the monitoring requirements, compliance determination requirements, implementation, and supervision. It applies to the management of atmospheric pollutant emissions from existing lime industry enterprises or production facilities, as well as the environmental impact assessment, environmental protection facility design, completion acceptance of environmental protection facilities, issuance of pollutant discharge permits, and the management of atmospheric pollutant emissions after the completion and commissioning of new lime industry construction projects. The emission of atmospheric pollutants from the lime production process in enterprises within the steel industry, aluminum industry, and other industries shall comply with the relevant provisions of this document. This document does not apply to lime production facilities that use lime kiln tail gas as raw material gas for the production of chemical products.

This standard shall come into effect on January 1, 2026.

8. Emission Standards for Air Pollutants from Thermal Power Plants (DB 13/2209-2025)

This document stipulates the emission limits and control requirements for atmospheric pollutants in thermal power plants, monitoring requirements for atmospheric pollutants, compliance determination requirements, as well as implementation and supervision. This document applies to coal-fired power generation boilers of various capacities, pulverized coal-fired power generation boilers of various capacities, oil-fired and gas-fired power generation boilers of various capacities, power generation boilers using biomass fuel direct combustion of various capacities, and gas turbine units of various capacities in thermal power plants; power generation boilers using coal gangue, oil shale, and other fuels shall refer to the emission control requirements for coal-fired power generation boilers in this document; gas turbine units for integrated gasification combined cycle power generation shall comply with the emission limits for gas turbine units in this document. Power generation boilers that primarily burn coal and its products along with other fuels (excluding hazardous wastes) and where the co-fired fuel quantity is less than or equal to 30% of the total mass of the materials entering the furnace shall refer to the emission control requirements for coal-fired power generation boilers in this document, and their relevant characteristic pollutants shall also comply with the emission control requirements for the co-fired fuel. This document does not apply to thermal power plants of various capacities that use household waste or hazardous wastes as fuel. This document is applicable to the management of atmospheric pollutant emissions in existing thermal power plants, as well as the environmental impact assessment, environmental protection facility design, completion environmental protection facility acceptance, issuance of pollutant discharge permits, and management of atmospheric pollutant emissions after commissioning of new thermal power plant construction projects.

This standard shall come into effect on January 1, 2026.

9. Emission Standards for Air Pollutants from Oil Storage Depots (DB12/1456-2025)

This standard applies to the management of oil and gas emissions from existing oil storage depots, as well as to the environmental impact assessment, environmental protection facility design, completion environmental protection acceptance, issuance of pollutant discharge permits, and post-production oil and gas emission management related to oil storage depot construction projects. It does not apply to the management of oil and gas emissions from tank areas within production enterprises. Oil products other than crude oil, gasoline (including gasoline containing alcohol, aviation gasoline), aviation kerosene, and naphtha shall comply with the "Emission Standard of Air Pollutants for Oil Storage Depots" (GB20950-2020).

This standard shall come into force on January 1, 2026.

10. "Requirements for Performance Grading and Mobile Source Indicators of 9 Key Industries, Including Foundry, During Heavy Pollution Weather in Tianjin" (Jinhuan Che [2025] No. 74)

To continuously promote the upgrading of environmental performance in key industries and enhance the level of clean transportation, our bureau has revised the mobile source-related indicators for nine industries, including foundry, industrial coating, furniture manufacturing, paint manufacturing, rubber products, pharmaceuticals, non-ferrous metal rolling, recycled copper, aluminum, zinc, and lead, and cement (grinding stations, cement products, mixing stations), as outlined in the "Technical Guidelines for Formulating Emergency Emission Reduction Measures for Key Industries during Heavy Pollution Weather (2020 Revision)" (HBDAH [2020] No. 340) and the "Technical Guidelines for Formulating Performance Grading Standards for Typical Industries during Heavy Pollution Weather in Tianjin (2024 Edition)". The revised guidelines have been compiled into the "Requirements for Mobile Source Indicators for Performance Grading of Nine Key Industries, Including Foundry, During Heavy Pollution Weather in Tianjin", which are hereby issued to all units for reference during performance grading. These requirements will take effect from January 31, 2026.

11. Regulations on Ecological Environment Protection of Shanxi Province

In order to protect and improve the ecological environment, prevent and control pollution and other public hazards, safeguard public health, maintain ecological security, strengthen the construction of ecological civilization, and comprehensively promote the construction of a beautiful Shanxi where humans coexist harmoniously with nature, these regulations are formulated in accordance with relevant laws and administrative regulations, and in consideration of the actual situation in this province.

This regulation shall come into force on January 1, 2026.

12. Technical Guidelines for Environmental Impact Assessment of Industrial Park Planning - Carbon Emissions (DB11/T 2479-2025)

This document provides general regulations, planning analysis, current status investigation and analysis, construction of carbon emission identification and evaluation indicator system, carbon emission accounting and analysis, planning optimization and adjustment suggestions, pollution reduction and carbon reduction measures, carbon emission management, evaluation conclusions, and document preparation related content for conducting carbon emission evaluation in the environmental impact assessment of industrial park planning. This document is applicable to the carbon emission evaluation work in the environmental impact assessment of industrial park planning, and the carbon emission evaluation work in the follow-up environmental impact assessment of planning can be referenced for use.

This standard shall come into force on January 1, 2026.

13. Technical Specifications for Ecological Environment Quality Assessment (DB11/T 1877-2025)

This document outlines the workflow, indicator system, calculation methods, and data sources for ecological environment quality assessment. It is applicable to the assessment of ecological environment quality in municipal areas, districts, concentrated construction zones, ecological protection red lines, as well as other ecological spaces and key ecological restoration areas.

This standard shall come into force on January 1, 2026.

14. Technical Specifications for Soil Remediation and Risk Management Effect Evaluation of Construction Land (DB11/T 783-2025)

This document outlines the site concept model updating, point layout, on-site sampling and laboratory testing, compliance judgment, and report preparation for the assessment of soil and groundwater remediation and risk management effectiveness in construction land. It is applicable to the assessment of soil and groundwater remediation and risk management effectiveness in construction land. However, it is not applicable to the assessment of soil and groundwater remediation and risk management effectiveness in areas contaminated with radioactive or pathogenic organisms.

This standard shall come into force on January 1, 2026.

15. "Regulations on Regional Coordination for Solid Waste Pollution Prevention and Control in Jiangmen City", "Regulations on Regional Coordination for Solid Waste Pollution

Prevention and Control in Zhuhai City", "Regulations on Regional Coordination for Solid Waste Pollution Prevention and Control in Zhongshan City"
Due to the frequent economic activities and dense population in the three cities, the cross-regional flow and pollution diffusion of solid waste among them have become increasingly prominent, posing a serious threat to regional ecological security. Strengthening collaborative prevention and control of solid waste pollution has become an issue that the three cities must face and prioritize. Therefore, the three cities of Zhuhai, Zhongshan, and Jiangmen have carried out collaborative legislation on the prevention and control of solid waste pollution. The three cities have jointly adopted a single text, without separate chapters, consisting of a total of eighteen articles, focusing on establishing a long-term collaborative mechanism for the prevention and control of solid waste pollution among the three cities, including coordination and liaison, planning and cohesion, facility complementarity, information exchange, utilization and sharing, technical mutual assistance, emergency cooperation, and law enforcement collaboration.

The collaborative regulations on solid waste pollution prevention and control in the Zhuhai-Zhongshan-Jiangmen region are all scheduled to be implemented from January 1, 2026.

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