1983.12.29
STATE COUNCIL OF CHINA
　 REGULATIONS　 OF　 THE　 PEOPLE'S　 REPUBLIC　 OF　 CHINA　CONCERNING
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION IN OFFSHORE OIL EXPLORATION AND EXPLOITATION
　(Promulgated　 by　 the　 State　Council　of　the People's Republic of
China on December 29, 1983)
　@@　 Article　　1.　 These　 Regulations　 are　 formulated　 for　the
purpose　 of　implementing　 the　Marine　Environmental　Protection　Law
of　 the　 People's　Republic　of　China　so　as　to　prevent　pollution
damage　 to　 the　 marine　environment　by offshore oil exploration and
exploitation.
　@@　 Article　　2.　　These　　Regulations　　shall　 apply　 to　 all
enterprises,　 institutions,　　operators　and　individuals　engaged　in
offshore　oil　exploration　and　 exploitation　in　the　sea areas under
the　jurisdiction　of　the　People's　Republic　of　China,　as　well　as
the fixed and mobile platforms and other related installations they use.
　@@　 Article　 3.　 The　 competent　 authority　 in　 charge　 of the
environmental　 protection　　in　　offshore　　oil　　exploration　 and
exploitation　 shall　 be　the　National　　Bureau　of　Oceanography　of
the　 People's　 Republic　of　China, including　its　agencies, which is
hereinafter referred to as "the Competent
Authority".
　@@　 Article　4.　While　drawing up an overall development program for
an　oil　(gas)　 field, an enterprise or operator shall draw up a Marine
Environmental　Impact　Statement　and　submit　it　to　the　Ministry　of
Urban　 and　Rural Construction　and　Environmental　Protection　of　the
People's　 Republic　of China.　The　said Ministry shall, in conjunction
with　the　National　Bureau　of Oceanography　 and　 the　 Ministry　 of
Petroleum　 Industry,　 organize　an examination　of　the　Statement and
take　a　decision on it in accordance with the　 provisions　 concerning
environmental　protection　in　state　capital construction projects.
　@@　 Article　5. A Marine Environmental Impact Statement shall consist
of the following items:
　(1) The name, geographical location and size of the oil filed;
　(2)　 The　 natural　environment　and condition of marine resources in
the sea area where the oil field is located;
　(3)　 The　types,　composition,　quantities　and　methods　of disposal
of　the　wastes　that　need to be discharged in the course of exploiting
the oil field;
　(4)　 An　 assessment　of　marine　environmental impacts: the possible
effects　of　offshore　 oil　exploitation on the natural environment and
marine　resoures　in　the　 surrounding　 sea　 area;　 their　 possible
effects　　on　 marine　 fisheries,　 shipping　　and　 other　 offshore
activities;　and　the　environmental　protection measures proposed to be
taken to avoid and mitigate various adverse effects;
　(5)　 The　 ultimately　 unavoidable effects and the extent and causes
thereof; and
　(6)　Measures　to　prevent　major　oil-pollution accidents, including,
among　others,　 the　 preventional　organization,　personnel, technical
equipment, and communication and liaison.
　@@　 Article　 6.　 An　 enterprise,　institution　or　operator　shall
have　the　ability　to　meet　emergencies　with regard to the prevention
and　control　of oil　pollution　accidents,　work　out　emergency plans,
and　be provided with oil-recovery　facilities　as well as oil enclosure
and　elimination　equipment and　materials　commensurate　with the scale
of offshore oil exploration and exploitation in which it is engaged.
　When　chemical　dispersant　is provided, its trademark and composition
shall be reported to Competent Authority for approval.
　@@　 Article　 7.　 The　 antipollution equipment for fixed and mobile
platforms shall conform to the following requirements:
(1) There shall be oil-water separators;
(2)　 The　 production　platforms　shall　have equipment for treatment
of　oily　water,　 and　 the　oil　content of the discharged water after
treatment　 through　 such　equipment　shall　conform　to　the　national
discharge standards;
(3) There shall be monitoring devices for oil discharge;
(4) There shall be recovery facilities for residual and waste oils;
(5) There shall be garbage-smashing equipment; and
　(6)　 The　above-mentioned　equipment　& facilities shall be inspected
by　the　vessels　inspection　agency　of the People's Republic of China,
proved　to　be　up　to standard, and then granted a certificate of their
effectiveness.
　@@　 Article　 8.　If the antipollution equipment of a fixed or mobile
platform　 already　　employed　　in　　offshore　 oil　exploration　and
exploitation　in　the　sea areas　under the jurisdiction of the People's
Republic　of　China　before　March 1,　1983 fails to meet the prescribed
requirements,　effective measures shall be　taken　to　prevent pollution
and　to　ensure　that　such equipment meets the prescribed　requirements
within three years after the promulgation of these
Regulations.
　@@　 Article　 9.　Each　enterpr