中华人民共和国全国人民代表大会议事规则 Rules of Procedure for the National Peoples congress of the Peoples Republic of

（Adopted at the Second Session of the Seventh National People's Congress on April 4， 1989， promulgated by Order NO， 17 of the President of the People's Republic of China on April 4，1989， and effective as of the same date）
颁布日期：19890404 　实施日期：19890404 　颁布单位：全国人大

　　Contents

　　Chapter I holding of Meetings

　　Chapter II Submission of and Deliberation on Bills and Proposals

　　Chapter III Deliberation of Work Reports and Examination of state Plans and Budget

　　Chapter IV ELECTION， Recall， Appointment， Removal form Office， and Resignation of members of State Organs

　　Chapter V Inquiries and the Addressing of Questions

　　Chapter VI Investigation Committees

　　Chapter VII speaking and Voting

　　Article 1 these Rules are formulated in accordance with the Constitution， the Organic Law of the National People's Congress and the practical experience of the National People's Congress.

　　Chapter I Holding of Meetings

　　Article 2 The National People's Congress shall meet in session in the first quarter of each year. When the standing Committee of the National People's Congress deems it necessary， or upon a proposal by at least one fifth of the number of deputies to the National People's Congress， an interim session of the National People's Congress may be convened.

　　Article 3 sessions of the National People's Congress shall be convened by the standing Committee of the National People's Congress， The first session of each National People's Congress shall be convened by the Standing Committee of the previous National people's Congress within two months of the election of deputies to the current National People's Congress.

　　Article 4 Sessions of the National People's Congress shall be held only when two thirds or more of the number of deputies are present.

　　Article 5 The standing Committee of the National people's Congress shall， before a session of the National People's Conduct the following preparatory work for the session：

　　（1） to submit a draft agenda for the session；

　　（2） to submit a draft namelist of the Presidium and the Secretary-General；

　　（3） to decide on the namelist of non-voting participants； and

　　（4） to make other preparations for the session.

　　Article 6 a month before the holding of a session of the National People's Congress， its standing Committee shall notify the deputies of the date of the session and of the main items on the proposed agenda and shall distribute to the deputies the draft laws to be submitted to the session for deliberation.

　　The provisions of the preceding paragraph shall not apply to an inter in session of the National People's Congress.

　　Article 7 Before a session of the National people's Congress is held， deputies shall be grouped into delegations based on the units that elected them. The head and deputy-heads of a delegation shall be elected at a general meeting of the delegation. The head of a delegation shall call and preside over the general meetings of the delegation. The deputy-heads shall assist in the work of the head of the delegation.

　　Each delegation may be subdivided into groups of deputies. The convener of a group shall be elected at a group meeting of deputies.

　　Article 8 Before a session of the national People's Congress is held， a preparatory meeting shall be convened to elect the presidium and the secretary General， adopt the agenda for the session and make decisions on other preparations for the session.

　　The preparatory meeting shall be presided over by the standing committee of the national People's Congress. The preparatory meeting of the first session of each National People's Congress shall be conducted by the Standing Committee of the previous National People's Congress.

　　All delegations shall deliberate and give their opinions on the draft namelist

of the Presidium and the secretary-general， the draft agenda and other matters preparatory to the session submitted by the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress.

　　The Council of Chairmen of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress may， based on the opinions expressed by the various delegations， put forward proposals on adjustments in the draft namelist of the Presidium and the Secretary-General， the draft agenda for the session and other matters preparatory to the session and refer them to the preparatory meeting for deliberation.

　　Article 9 The Presidium shall preside over the sessions of the National People's Congress.

　　The Presidium shall adopt its decisions by a simple majority vote of all its members.

　　Article 10 The first meeting of the Presidium shall elect a number of standing chairmen of the Presidium， elect members of the presidium to be the executive chairmen of each plenary meeting of the session and decide on the following matters：

　　（1） choice of the Deputy Secretaries-General；

　　（2） schedule of the session；

　　（3） procedure for voting on the bills and proposals；

　　（4） deadline for the submission of bills and proposals by deputies； and

　　（5） other matters requiring decision by the first meeting of the Presidium.

　　Article 11 The standing chairmen of the Presidium shall convene and preside over meetings of the Presidium. The fist meeting of the Presidium shall be convened by the Chairman of the standing Committee of the National People's Congress.

　　The standing chairmen of the presidium may put forward suggestions to the Presidium regarding matters that fall within the scope of functions and powers of the Presidium， and may also make necessary adjustments in the schedule of the session.

　　Article 12 Bills or proposals and the relevant reports which are to be deliberated by the delegations shall be deliberated at the general meetings and group meetings of the delegations.

　　Bills， proposals for addressing questions and proposals for removal from office that are to be submitted in the name of a delegation shall be adopted by a simple majority vote of all the members of the delegation.

　　Article 13 The standing chairmen of the Presidium may convene meetings of heads of delegations to hear and discuss the deliberation reports of various delegations on major issues concerning bills or proposals and the relevant reports， and report the discussions and comments to the Presidium.

　　The standing chairmen of the Presidium may conduct discussions of important specialized problems by calling together relevant deputies leaders by various delegations； leaders of relevant departments under the State Council shall attend the meeting， report the related circumstances and answer questions. The standing chairmen of the Presidium shall report the discussions and comments to the Presidium.

　　Article 14 The Presidium may convene a plenary meeting of the session， at which speeches shall be made and opinions expressed on a bill or proposal or relevant report.

　　Article 15 For each session， the National people's Congress shall set up a Secretariat which shall be composed of a Secretary-General and Deputy Secretaries-General.

　　The Secretariat shall， under the direction of the Secretary-General， handle matters assigned by the Presidium and the day-to-day affairs of the session. The Deputy Secretaries-General shall assist the Secretaries-General in his work.

　　Article 16 when the National people's Congress is in session， its deputies shall attend the meetings； those who are not able to attend the meeting on account of illnesses or for other reasons must ask for leave.

　　Article 17 Members of the State Council， members of the Central Military Commission， the President of the Supreme People's Court and the Procurator-General of the Supreme People's Pr

ocuratorate may attend meetings of the National People's Congress without voting rights. By decision of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress， leaders of other state organs and public organizations concerned may attend meetings of the National People's Congress without voting rights.

　　Article 18 Sessions of the National People's Congress shall be held in public.

　　During a session of the National people's Congress， speeches by deputies at the various meetings shall be printed in bulletins for distribution at the session； the minutes or summaries of the speeches may， upon the request of the speakers， be printed for distribution at the session as well.

　　Visitors' seats shall be provided at the plenary meetings of a session. Measures for visiting the meeting shall be stipulated separately.

　　News briefings and press conferences shall be held for a session of the National People's congress.

　　Article 19 When necessary， the National People's Congress may hold a closed session. The holding of a closed session shall， after the Presidium has solicited opinions from the various delegations， be decided by the meeting of the Presidium with the participation of the heads of all the delegations.

　　Article 20 When the National People's Congress is in session， the Secretariat and delegations concerned shall provide deputies from the minority nationalities with the necessary interpretation.

　　Chapter II Submission of and deliberation on Bills and Proposals

　　Article 21 The Presidium， the Standing Committee and the special committees of the National people's congress， the state council， the Central Military Commission， the Supreme People's Court and the Supreme People's Procuratorate may submit to the National Peop

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