Law of the People's Republic of China on the Prevention and Control of Atmospheric Pollution

第五章 防治废气、尘和恶臭污染

Chapter V Prevention and Control of Pollution by Waste Gas, Dust and Fetor

第三十六条 向大气排放粉尘的排污单位，必须采取除尘措施。

Article 36 Units that discharge dust into the atmosphere must adopt measures to remove such dust.

严格限制向大气排放含有毒物质的废气和粉尘；确需排放的，必须经过净化处理，不超过规定的排放标准。

The discharge of toxic waste gas and dust into the atmosphere shall be strictly restricted. When such discharge is really necessary, the discharged gas or dust must undergo purification treatment.

第三十七条 工业生产中产生的可燃性气体应当回收利用，不具备回收利用条件而向大气排放的，应当进行防治污染处理。

Article 37 Inflammable gas engendered during industrial production shall be recovered for utilization; if such gas is discharged into the atmosphere due to the lack of recovery facilities for utilization, it shall undergo treatment for the prevention and control of pollution.

向大气排放转炉气、电石气、电炉法黄磷尾气、有机烃类尾气的，须报经当地环境保护行政主管部门批准。

The discharge into the atmosphere of converter gas, acetylene, yellow phosphoric tail gas engendered by the electric furnace process, and organic hydrocarbon tail gas must be reported to the local administrative department of environmental protection for approval.

可燃性气体回收利用装置不能正常作业的，应当及时修复或者更新。在回收利用装置不能正常作业期间确需排放可燃性气体的，应当将排放的可燃性气体充分燃烧或者采取其他减轻大气污染的措施。

When the discharge of inflammable gas is really necessary because of the malfunctioning of the recovery and re-use installations, the inflammable gas discharged shall be fully burnt, or other measures shall be taken, to reduce atmospheric pollution.

第三十八条 炼制石油、生产合成氨、煤气和燃煤焦化、有色金属冶炼过程中排放含有硫化物气体的，应当配备脱硫装置或者采取其他脱硫措施。

Article 38 Units that discharge sulphide-bearing gas in the process of refining petroleum, producing synthetic ammonia or coal gas, cooking fuel coal and smelting non-ferrous metal shall be equipped with desulphurizing installations or shall adopt other measures for desulphurization.

第三十九条 向大气排放含放射性物质的气体和气溶胶，必须符合国家有关放射性防护的规定，不得超过规定的排放标准。

Article 39 The discharge of gases and aerosols containing radioactive substances into the atmosphere must comply with the state provisions on radioactivity protection and must not exceed the prescribed discharge standards.

第四十条 向大气排放恶臭气体的排污单位，必须采取措施防止周围居民区受到污染。

Article 40 Units that discharge fetor into the atmosphere must take measures to prevent the pollution of neighboring residential areas.

第四十一条 在人口集中地区和其他依法需要特殊保护的区域内，禁止焚烧沥青、油毡、橡胶、塑料、皮革、垃圾以及其他产生有毒有害烟尘和恶臭气体的物质。

Article 41 In densely inhabited areas and other areas that need special protection according to law, the burning of asphalt, asphalt felt, rubber, plastics, leather, garbage and other materials that may produce toxic or harmful smoke or dust or fetor shall be prohibited.

禁止在人口集中地区、机场周围、交通干线附近以及当地人民政府划定的区域露天焚烧秸秆、落叶等产生烟尘污染的物质。

In densely inhabited areas, the areas around the airport, the areas in the vicinity of main traffic arteries or the areas designated by the local people's government, it shall be prohibited to burn in the open air stalks, fallen leaves or other materials that will cause smoke or dust pollution.

除前两款外，城市人民政府还可以根据实际情况，采取防治烟尘污染的其他措施。

The municipal people's government may, in light of the actual conditions, adopt measures other than those specified in the preceding two articles to prevent and control the smoke or dust pollution.

第四十二条 运输、装卸、贮存能够散发有毒有害气体或者粉尘物质的，必须采取密闭措施或者其他防护措施。

Article 42 In the transportation, loading and unloading, and storage of substances that may diffuse toxic or harmful gases or dust, sealing or other protective measures must be taken.

第四十三条 城市人民政府应当采取绿化责任制、加强建设施工管理、扩大地面铺装面积、控制渣土堆放和清洁运输等措施，提高人均占有绿地面积，减少市区裸露地面和地面尘土，防治城市扬尘污染。

Article 43 The municipal people's government shall take measures such as the responsibility system for afforestation, strengthening administration of construction operation, expanding the area of the paved ground, control of the heaping up of debris and waste and using clean transportation measures to increase the per capita possession of green land, reduce the size of bare land and surface dirt, and prevent and control the dust pollution in the urban areas.

在城市市区进行建设施工或者从事其他产生扬尘污染活动的单位，必须按照当地环境保护的规定，采取防治扬尘污染的措施。

Units that conduct construction operation or other activities that generate dust pollution in the city's urban areas must take measures to prevent and control the dust pollution in accordance with the local regulations on environmental protection.

国务院有关行政主管部门应当将城市扬尘污染的控制状况作为城市环境综合整治考核的依据之一。

The competent administrative authorities under the State Council shall take the control of dust pollution as part of the ground for assessment of a city's comprehensive control of its environment.

第四十四条 城市饮食服务业的经营者，必须采取措施，防治油烟对附近居民的居住环境造成污染。

Article 44 Business-operators in the catering services industry in urban areas must adopt measures to prevent and control the pollution caused by lampblack to the residential environment in the neighborhood.

第四十五条 国家鼓励、支持消耗臭氧层物质替代品的生产和使用，逐步减少消耗臭氧层物质的产量，直至停止消耗臭氧层物质的生产和使用。

Article 45 The State encourages and supports the production and use of substitutes for the ozone-layer-depleting substances, and gradually reduces the output of the ozone layer depleting substances until the termination of their production and use.

在国家规定的期限内，生产、进口消耗臭氧层物质的单位必须按照国务院有关行政主管部门核定的配额进行生产、进口。

Units that produce or import ozone-layer-depleting substances must, within the time limit prescribed by the State, carry out the production and import in accordance with the quotas approved by competent administrative authorities under the State Council.