Order of the President of the People's Republic of China No. 74 (9th term)

The Water Law of the People's Republic of China, adopted at the 29th Meeting of the Standing Committee of the Ninth National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China on August 29, 2002, is hereby promulgated and shall go into effect as of October 1, 2002.

Jiang Zemin President of the People's Republic of China

August 29, 2002