Tentative Measures on the Special Fund for Control of Pollution Source

Tentative Measures on the Special Fund for Control of Pollution Source

Order of the State Council of the People's Republic of China No. 10

July 28, 1988
　
Article 1 This Measuers is established for good control of pollution source and rational use of the fund for the control so as to enhance the social benefit.
　
Article 2 The project fund for control of pollution source (hereafter refered to as fund) is set up in the state by the environmental protection agencies in provinces (autonomous regions or municipalities directly under the Central Government), cities and counties, and is managed in different levels with independent accounting and discountable lending.
The fund is intrusted to bank in lending for compensatory use.
　
Article 3 The fund is drawn from the fee levied on over-standard discharge of pollutant which is used to subsidize the key pollutant discharge unit to control the pollution source; and the drawing rate ranges from 20% to 30% determined by the governments in the provincial level.
Where this fund has been put into practice partially or entirely, it may keep on implementing in accordance with the original provision.
The unspent part of the fee levied in the past on over-standard discharge of pollutant should be brought entirely within the fund.The lending interest, overdue fine and interest-fine for misappropriation should be brought entirely within the fund with the exception of the service charge for the bank according to the government regulations.
　
Article 4 The objects of application for the fund are the enterprises that pay the fee for over-standard pollutant discharge.
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