National Railway Administration, Civil Aviation Administration of China, State Post Bureau, all subordinate units, and all departments and bureaus within the Ministry:

　　In 2024, the work on transport legislation shall adhere to Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era as the guide, thoroughly study and implement Xi Jinping Thought on the Rule of Law, comprehensively implement the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China and the Second Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee, deeply understand the decisive significance of the "Two Establishments," strengthen the "Four Consciousnesses," firm up the "Four Confidences," and uphold the "Two Upholds." Centering on the major decisions and arrangements of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council, focusing on the goals and tasks of accelerating the building of a country with strong transportation, actively responding to the development needs of the industry, accelerating the filling of weak points and gaps in legislation, and continuously improving the comprehensive transportation laws and regulations system, so as to provide strong rule-of-law guarantees for promoting high-quality development of transportation.

　　In 2024, the main tasks of transport legislation include:

　　First, building a modern comprehensive transportation system and striving to accelerate the building of a country with strong transportation, and accelerating the formulation and revision of the Transportation Law, National Defense Transportation Law, Railway Law, Civil Aviation Law, Postal Law, etc.

　　Second, deepening reform in key areas and promoting high-quality development of transportation, and accelerating the formulation and revision of the Regulations on the Administration of Toll Highways, Regulations on Rural Highways, Regulations on Urban Public Transport, etc.

　　Third, improving the level of safety and emergency support and firmly holding the bottom line of work safety, and accelerating the formulation and revision of the Regulations on the Administration of Inland River Traffic Safety, Provisions on the Safety Supervision and Administration of Ships Carrying Dangerous Goods, Measures for the Supervision and Administration of Work Safety in Railway Construction Projects, etc.

　　Fourth, advancing the modernization of industry governance and maintaining the order of the transportation market, and accelerating the formulation and revision of the Regulations on International Maritime Transport, Provisions on the Administration of Waterway Transport between the Mainland and Hong Kong and Macao, Measures for the Supervision and Administration of Stamp Issuance, etc.

　　Fifth, promoting the integrated development of new and traditional forms of transportation and safeguarding the lawful rights and interests of practitioners, and accelerating the revision of the Regulations on Road Transport, and studying and advancing the formulation and revision of the Regulations on Seafarers, Measures for the Inspection of Maritime Labour Conditions, etc.

　　Sixth, strengthening ecological and environmental protection and the development of foreign-related rule of law, promoting green and low-carbon transformation and expanding opening-up, and accelerating the revision of the Maritime Code, Measures for the Administration of Shore Power at Ports and for Ships, Provisions on the Administration of the Prevention and Control of Marine Environmental Pollution by Ships and Their Related Operations, etc.

　　Carrying out transport legislation is a concrete measure to implement the legislative plan of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, the annual legislative work plan, and the annual legislative work plan of the State Council, and is an important part of advancing the building of a law-based government department for transportation and improving the capacity for administration according to law. All units shall attach great importance to legislative work, practice whole-process people's democracy, adhere to open legislation, and fully listen to opinions and suggestions from the grassroots and all relevant parties; they shall improve working mechanisms, tighten and solidify responsibilities, and effectively improve the quality and efficiency of legislative work. Drafting units shall increase input of efforts and do a good job in investigation and research, soliciting opinions, evaluation and demonstration, communication and coordination, etc. The legal affairs office of the Ministry shall strengthen organization and coordination, strengthen management of such links as project initiation, drafting, review, promulgation, and publicity and interpretation, promptly urge and guide, do a good job in review and checking, and effectively promote the implementation of the legislative plan.

　　If the legislative plan needs to be adjusted according to the development needs of the transportation reform situation or the requirements of relevant regulatory cleanup work, it shall be implemented in accordance with the Provisions on the Procedures for Formulating Transportation Regulations.

　　Ministry of Transport

　　May 9, 2024

　　Ministry of Transport 2024 Legislative Work Plan

　　**Category: Legislative projects to be completed within the Ministry or promulgated within the year

　　I. Draft laws and administrative regulations

　　1. Transportation Law

　　2. National Defense Transportation Law (Revision)

　　3. Regulations on the Administration of Toll Highways (Revision)

　　4. Regulations on Rural Highways

　　5. Regulations on Urban Public Transport

　　6. Maritime Code (Revision)

　　7. Interim Regulations on Express Delivery (Revision)

　　8. Highway Law (Revision)

　　9. Civil Aviation Law (Revision)

　　10. Railway Law (Revision)

　　11. Regulations on Road Transport (Revision)

　　12. Regulations on International Maritime Transport (Revision)

　　13. Regulations on the Administration of Inland River Traffic Safety (Revision)

　　14. Postal Law (Revision)

　　15. Regulations on Universal Postal Services

　　II. Rules to be promulgated by the Ministry of Transport or jointly promulgated within the year

　　1. Provisions on the Administration of the Transport of Dangerous Goods by Civil Aviation (Revision)

　　2. Provisions on the Airworthiness Certification of Civil Aviation Products and Parts (Revision)

　　3. Provisions on the Administration of Metrology of China Civil Aviation (Revision)

　　4. Rules for the Operational Certification of Large Aircraft Public Air Transport Carriers (Revision)

　　5. Provisions on the Safety Supervision and Administration of Ships Carrying Dangerous Goods (Revision)

　　6. Measures for the Administration of Pilots (Revision)

　　7. Provisions on the Administration of Civil Aviation Cargo Transport (Revision)

　　8. Provisions on the Administration of Waterway Transport between the Mainland and Hong Kong and Macao

　　9. Measures for the Administration of Spent Fuel Transport (jointly issued with the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Ministry of Public Security, and the Ministry of Ecology and Environment)

　　10. Provisions on the Administration of Ship Surveyors

　　11. Provisions on the Administration of Special Equipment for Civil Airports (Revision)

　　12. Provisions on the Administration of General Aviation Airports

　　13. Measures for the Implementation of Civil Aviation Administrative Penalties (Revision)

　　14. Measures for the Licensing of Railway Locomotive and Rolling Stock Drivers (Revision)

　　15. Measures for the Administration of Completion Acceptance of Railway Projects

　　16. Measures for the Supervision and Administration of Work Safety in Railway Construction Projects

　　17. Measures for the Administration of Railway Construction (Revision)

　　18. Measures for the Administration of Survey and Design of Railway Construction Projects (Revision)

　　19. Measures for the Administration of the Security of Users' Personal Information in Postal and Delivery Services

　　20. Railway Technical Management Regulations (Revision)

　　21. Measures for the Examination and Approval of the Naming and Renaming of Railway Stations and Lines

　　22. Regulations on Railway Freight Transport

　　23. Provisions on Administrative Reconsideration in Transportation (Revision)

　　24. Measures for the Administration of Shore Power at Ports and for Ships (Revision)

　　25. Provisions on the Administration of Waterborne Radio in the Transportation Industry (jointly issued with the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology)

　　26. Measures for the Administration of Security Inspection of Mail and Express Items

　　27. Measures for the Administration of the Examination of Mail and Express Items upon Acceptance and Delivery

　　28. Measures for the Supervision and Administration of Railway Public Welfare Transport

　　29. Measures for the Administration of the Operation of Navigation Structures (Revision)

　　30. Detailed Rules for the Implementation of the Regulations of the People's Republic of China on the Administration of Waterways (Revision)

　　31. Provisions on the Administration of the Prevention and Control of Marine Environmental Pollution by Ships and Their Related Operations (Revision)

　　32. Measures for the Administration of Navigation Safety in the Water Traffic Control Area of the Three Gorges Water Conservancy Project on the Yangtze River (Revision)

　　33. Measures for the Supervision and Administration of Stamp Issuance (Revision)

　　Category II: Legislative projects to be further studied and advanced in due course

　　I. Draft laws and administrative regulations

　　1. Port Law (Revision)

　　2. Regulations on the Investigation and Handling of Water Traffic Accidents

　　3. Regulations on the Search and Rescue of Persons in Distress at Sea

　　4. Regulations on Maritime Ranks

　　5. Measures for the Styles and Wearing of Maritime Rank Insignia

　　6. Regulations on the Survey of Ships and Offshore Installations (Revision)

　　7. Regulations on the Survey of Fishing Vessels (Revision)

　　8. Regulations on Navigation Marks (Revision)

　　9. Regulations on the Administration of Waterways (Revision)

　　10. Regulations on Seafarers (Revision)

　　11. Regulations on the Administration of Salvage of Sunken Ships and Objects

　　12. Regulations on the Administration of Railway Safety (Revision)

　　II. Draft rules

　　1. Rules for the Administration of Railway Passenger Transport

　　2. Measures for the Administration of the Prevention and Control of Air Pollution from Railway Diesel Locomotives

　　3. Measures for the Administration of Credit of Railway Equipment Enterprises

　　4. Measures for the Licensing of the Design, Manufacture, Maintenance, and Import of Railway Locomotives and Rolling Stock (Revision)

　　5. Measures for the Administration of Testing and Inspection of Railway Projects

　　6. Measures for the Administration of the Identification, Recording, and Publication of Dishonest Conduct in Railway Project Construction

　　7. Provisions on the Administration of Transportation Credit

　　8. Measures for the Administration of Ecological and Environmental Protection in Transportation

　　9. Measures for the Completion (Handover) Acceptance of Highway Projects (Revision)

　　10. Measures for the Administration of Design Changes of Highway Projects (Revision)

　　11. Measures for the Administration of Bidding and Tendering of Highway Construction Projects (Revision)

　　12. Measures for the Administration of Waterway Protection Scope (jointly issued with the Ministry of Water Resources, the Ministry of Natural Resources, and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs)

　　13. Measures for the Administration of Road Freight Transport Operations on Online Platforms (jointly issued with the Cyberspace Administration of China, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Ministry of Public Security, the State Taxation Administration, the State Administration for Market Regulation, the People's Bank of China, and other departments)

　　14. Measures for the Administration of Dynamic Supervision of Road Transport Vehicles (Revision)

　　15. Measures for the Administration of the Testing and Supervision of Fuel Consumption of Road Transport Vehicles (Revision)

　　16. Provisions on the Administration of Quality Supervision of Highway and Waterway Engineering (Revision)

　　17. Measures for the Administration of Product Quality Supervision in the Transportation Industry

　　18. Provisions on the Administration of Yacht Safety (Revision)

　　19. Provisions on the Confiscation of Ships by Maritime Authorities

　　20. Provisions on the Administration of Ship Survey (Revision)

　　21. Provisions on the Survey of Fishing Vessels (Revision)

　　22. Measures for the Inspection of Maritime Labour Conditions (jointly issued with the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security)

　　23. Measures for the Administration of Seafarer's Identity Documents (Revision)

　　24. Measures for the Administration of Coastal Navigation Marks (Revision)

　　25. Provisions on the Administration of Safety and Pollution Prevention of Shipping Companies (Revision)

　　26. Rules on Civil Aviation Security Protection Information

　　Interpretation of the "Ministry of Transport 2024 Legislative Work Plan"

　　Recently, the "Ministry of Transport 2024 Legislative Work Plan" (hereinafter referred to as the "Legislative Plan") was issued and implemented. To facilitate better understanding and implementation, the relevant situation is interpreted as follows:

　　The "Legislative Plan" makes annual work arrangements for key legislative projects. It is a concrete measure to implement the legislative plan of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, the annual legislative work plan, and the annual legislative work plan of the State Council, and is an important basis for coordinating and advancing transport legislation. Centering on the major decisions and arrangements of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council, focusing on the goals and tasks of accelerating the building of a country with strong transportation, and closely following the central work of the Ministry, the "Legislative Plan" clarifies the main tasks of transport legislation in 2024, including building a modern comprehensive transportation system, deepening reform in key areas, maintaining the order of the transportation market, safeguarding the lawful rights and interests of practitioners, improving the level of safety and emergency support, and strengthening ecological and environmental protection and the development of foreign-related rule of law, etc.

　　According to the degree of urgency and work foundation of each legislative project, the "Legislative Plan" divides legislative projects into Category I and Category II. Among them, Category I legislative projects refer to projects that are urgently needed for industry development and whose legislative conditions are mature, and for which efforts are made to complete work within the Ministry or promulgate within the year, totaling 48 items. These include 7 laws: the Transportation Law, National Defense Transportation Law (Revision), Maritime Code (Revision), Highway Law (Revision), Civil Aviation Law (Revision), Railway Law (Revision), and Postal Law (Revision); 8 administrative regulations: the Regulations on the Administration of Toll Highways (Revision), Regulations on Rural Highways, Regulations on Urban Public Transport, Interim Regulations on Express Delivery (Revision), Regulations on Road Transport (Revision), Regulations on International Maritime Transport (Revision), Regulations on the Administration of Inland River Traffic Safety (Revision), and Regulations on Universal Postal Services; and 33 departmental rules. Category II legislative projects refer to projects that are needed for industry development but not yet urgent and that have a certain legislative foundation but still require further study, totaling 38 items, including 1 law, 11 administrative regulations, and 26 departmental rules.

　　At the same time, the "Legislative Plan" also puts forward specific requirements for carrying out transport legislation from such aspects as adhering to open legislation, improving working mechanisms, increasing input of efforts, and strengthening organization and coordination, so as to effectively improve the quality and efficiency of legislative work.