Chinanews client, Beijing, August 8. The 21st meeting of the Standing Committee of the 13th National People's Congress was held in Beijing from August 8 to 11. A total of 4 bills were submitted for the first deliberation of this Standing Committee meeting, including draft amendments to the National Flag Law and the National Emblem Law.
Data map: People watch the flag-raising ceremony at Tiananmen Square in Beijing. Photo by China News Agency reporter Du Yang
On July 29, the 69th Chairman's Meeting of the 13th National People's Congress Standing Committee was held in Beijing.
The chairperson meeting suggested that the 21st meeting of the 13th National People's Congress should consider the draft urban maintenance and construction tax law, the draft deed tax law, the draft revision of the law on the prevention of juvenile crime, the draft revision of the animal epidemic prevention law, and the draft revision of the copyright law; Deliberation on the proposal of the National People's Congress Standing Committee Chairman Meeting on the proposal for review of the draft amendments to the National People's Congress Organic Law, the proposal for reviewing the draft amendments to the National People's Congress Rules of Procedure, the proposal for reviewing the draft amendments to the National Flag Law, and the proposal for reviewing the National Emblem The draft amendment to the law.
In addition, the agenda recommended by the chairperson meeting includes: review of the State Council’s report on the implementation of the national economic and social development plan this year, the report on the implementation of the budget this year, and the implementation of the innovation-driven development strategy to promote the implementation of the Science and Technology Progress Law The report on the standardization of law enforcement by public security organs; the report of the National Supervisory Commission on the implementation of anti-corruption international fleeing and recovery work; the review of the National People’s Congress Law Enforcement Inspection Team’s report on the comprehensive prohibition of illegal wildlife trade and elimination Decisions on the bad habits of eating wild animals, effectively protecting the lives and health of the people, reports on the implementation of the Wildlife Protection Law, reports on the inspection of the implementation of the Agricultural Mechanization Promotion Law; listen to the "14th Five-Year Plan" outline by the General Office of the National People's Congress Compile reports on the work of several important issues of the work; review the report of the National People’s Congress Standing Committee Representative Qualification Review Committee on the qualifications of individual representatives; review the appointment and removal proposals, etc.
On the 7th, the Legal Work Committee of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress held a press conference on the legislative work.
At the meeting, Zang Tiewei, spokesperson of the Legal Work Committee of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, introduced a total of 5 legal bills that were submitted to the Standing Committee for further consideration.
Speaking of the draft revision of the Animal Epidemic Prevention Law (second review draft) that has received much attention, he introduced that based on the opinions of various parties, the second review draft submitted to the Standing Committee meeting for deliberation is to be revised in many ways, including further strengthening of the market trade. Management of market and live trading of livestock and poultry. In order to reduce the risk of spread of the disease, it is proposed to increase the regulations on animal epidemic prevention conditions in the market for operating animals and animal products, and it is clear that local governments at or above the county level can decide to prohibit live trading of poultry and livestock in specific areas of the city based on local conditions, etc. .
The second deliberation draft of the revised draft of the Law on the Prevention of Juvenile Delinquency, which is submitted to this Standing Committee meeting for deliberation, is proposed to be revised in many ways, including in accordance with the spirit of the relevant central documents, retaining and improving the relevant measures of detention and rehabilitation, and clarifying the decision on the organs, procedures, and implementation. Places, etc.
In addition, there are a total of 4 bills submitted to the Standing Committee meeting for the first deliberation, including draft amendments to the National Flag Law and the National Emblem Law.
According to reports, the National Flag Law and the National Emblem Law were deliberated and approved by the 14th and 18th meetings of the Standing Committee of the Seventh National People’s Congress in June 1990 and March 1991, respectively. The tenth meeting revised individual provisions of the National Flag Law and the National Emblem Law.
The National Flag Law and the National Emblem Law have played an important role in ensuring the correct use of the national flag and the national emblem, safeguarding the dignity of the national flag and the national emblem, enhancing citizens' national concepts, and promoting the spirit of patriotism over the past 30 years. At the same time, with the development of China's politics, economy and society, the national flag and national emblem are used more and more widely. There are some unsuitable problems encountered in the implementation of the national flag law and national emblem law, and they need to keep pace with the times and be revised and improved.
The draft amendments to the National Flag Law and the National Emblem Law submitted to the Standing Committee meeting for deliberation mainly include: perfecting the national flag and national emblem standards; increasing the occasions for displaying the national flag and the national emblem; clarifying the supervision department of the national flag and the national emblem.
In addition, the draft amendment to the National Flag Law improves the system related to the use of the national flag to mourn and revises and perfects the procedural rules for lowering the flag at half-mast. According to the needs of practical development, the draft amendment to the National Emblem Law supplements and perfects the use of the national emblem, and further restricts the scope of use of the national emblem and national emblem patterns, etc. (Finish)