Xinhuanet, Beijing, April 30 (Reporter Lu Junyu) Starting from May, a number of new regulations will be implemented. Let’s take a look at what’s related to you?

  The national standard "Residential Project Specifications" has a "hard rule" to implement the "good house"

  The "Residential Project Code" will come into effect on May 1. The "Code" stipulates that the floor height of newly built residential buildings shall not be less than 3 meters, the kitchen shall not be less than 3.5 square meters, and elevators shall be installed on 4 floors and above; the sound insulation performance of walls and floors shall be improved; the clear width of doors and bathroom doors shall be improved; the height of railings such as balcony shall be increased; public mobile communication signals shall be required to cover public spaces and elevator cars; air conditioning outdoor units shall be required to be installed on special platforms; heating and air conditioning facilities shall be specified in different climate zones. In addition, this specification is a mandatory engineering construction specification, and all provisions must be strictly implemented.

  Marriage registration is implemented as a "national" certificate to obtain a certificate without a household registration book

  The revised "Marriage Registration Regulations" will come into effect on May 10. The Regulations clearly state that marriage registration authorities shall not charge fees for marriage registration. Mainland residents applying for marriage registration shall issue the following documents and written materials: their resident ID card; signature statement that they have no spouse and have no direct blood relatives with the other party or collateral blood relatives within three generations.

  "Unreward clauses" such as non-refunding of payments, no reimbursement of cards, and restricting card transfers should be deemed invalid according to law

  The "Interpretation of the Supreme People's Court on Several Issues Concerning the Application of Laws in the Trial of Prepaid Consumer Civil Disputes" will come into effect on May 1. The "Interpretation" clearly states that "unfair terms" such as non-refunding of payments, no reimbursement of cards, and restricting card transfers should be deemed invalid in accordance with the law. In response to the contractual standard terms, arbitration is agreed to, but the minimum fee standard for arbitration fees in arbitration institutions is much higher than the advance payment paid by consumers, which hinders consumers from obtaining rights relief. The "Interpretation" stipulates that the "unfair terms" that stipulate that the dispute resolution method is unreasonable to increase the cost of consumer rights protection is invalid.

  The Party Committee of the China Securities Regulatory Commission strengthens leadership and supervision of the Party Committee of the dispatched agencies

  The "Regulations on Supervision Responsibilities of the China Securities Regulatory Commission's Sentralized Institutions" will come into effect on May 19. The "Regulations" clearly state that the Party Committee of the China Securities Regulatory Commission will strengthen the leadership and supervision of the Party Committee of the dispatched agencies. The dispatched agencies will adhere to and strengthen the Party's leadership over the capital market work in the performance of their regulatory responsibilities, and resolutely safeguard the authority and centralized and unified leadership of the Party Central Committee. The "Regulations" require that the dispatched agencies establish and improve an internal decision-making mechanism for performing regulatory responsibilities, and at the same time, it is clear that the dispatched agencies can consult and request guidance from relevant functional departments of the China Securities Regulatory Commission.

  Standardize personal information protection compliance audit activities

  The "Regulations on the Management of Compliance Audit for Personal Information Protection" will come into effect on May 1. The Measures aim to standardize the compliance audit activities for personal information protection and protect personal information rights. The Measures clearly state that personal information processors who handle personal information of more than 10 million people should conduct personal information protection compliance audits at least once every two years. The Measures propose that if a personal information processor conducts a compliance audit of personal information protection in accordance with the requirements of the protection department, it shall provide necessary support for professional institutions to carry out a compliance audit of personal information protection and bear the audit costs.

  The state protects the legitimate rights and interests of rural collective economic organizations and their members

  The "Rural Collective Economic Organization Law of the People's Republic of China" will come into effect on May 1. The law clearly states that the state protects the legitimate rights and interests of rural collective economic organizations and their members, and no organization or individual may infringe on it. The property collectively owned by members of rural collective economic organizations is protected by law, and no organization or individual may embezzle, misappropriate, intercept, loot, privately divide or destroy it. Women enjoy equal rights with men and shall not infringe on the grounds that women are unmarried, married, divorced, widowed, and have no male households.

  Regulations and regulations to ban three types of illegal social organizations as targets for crackdown and rectification

  The "Measures for the Prohibition of Illegal Social Organizations" will come into effect on May 1. The Measures clearly state that community social organizations that are managed by streets or townships and that still fail to meet the registration conditions are not illegal social organizations. The Measures clearly state that according to the adjustment of social organization management policies and regulations, organizations that have three types of situations such as activities that are carried out without registration in the name of social groups, foundations, and private non-enterprise units without registration, and activities other than preparations are carried out during the preparation period of social groups, and activities will continue to be carried out in the name of social groups, foundations, and private non-enterprise units after the registration certificate is revoked and the registration certificate is revoked.

  The deadline for fire deaths has been extended from 7 days to 30 days

  The "Fire Statistical Management Regulations" will come into effect on May 1. It is clarified that "the National Fire Rescue Bureau manages the national fire statistics work in charge, and fire rescue agencies at or above the county level, and other departments and competent units that undertake fire statistics management functions are responsible at the same level." According to fire casualties and death treatment data and medical research clinical data, the fire death statistics period will be extended from 7 days to 30 days, which will more accurately reflect the harm caused by fire to the safety of people's lives; according to the economic and social development, the original "large, major, and particularly serious" fire loss levels classification standards corresponding to "10 million yuan, 50 million yuan, and 100 million yuan" will be adjusted to "30 million yuan, 100 million yuan, and 300 million yuan".

  Support enterprises to establish foreign-related intellectual property protection and mutual assistance funds

  The "Regulations of the State Council on Handling Foreign-related Intellectual Property Disputes" will come into effect on May 1. The "Regulations" propose to support enterprises in establishing foreign-related intellectual property protection and rights protection mutual aid funds, encourage insurance institutions to carry out foreign-related intellectual property-related insurance business in accordance with market-oriented principles, and reduce the cost of enterprises in protecting rights. Chambers of commerce, industry associations, cross-border e-commerce platforms and other organizations are encouraged to build foreign-related intellectual property rights protection assistance platforms, open service hotlines, and provide public welfare services such as consultation and training.

  13 mandatory national standards for energy consumption limits will be implemented

  Starting from May 1, 13 mandatory national standards for energy consumption limits, including the "Energy Consumption Limit for Unit Products in Refining and Chemical Industry" (GB 30251-2024), will be officially implemented. This batch of standards covers many important national economic industries such as chemical industry, coal, mining, and papermaking. It stipulates the energy consumption limit levels, technical requirements, statistical scope and calculation methods of related products, and is applicable to the calculation of energy consumption limits for manufacturers. It is estimated that the effective implementation of this batch of standards will bring about energy-saving benefits of 24.52 million tons of standard coal per year.

[Editor in charge: Lu Junyu]