Tomorrow is the first day of 2024 and the effective date of some new regulations. These new regulations involve our education, cyber, legal, healthcare, taxes, security, etc., and will have an impact on our lives to a greater or lesser extent. Do you know what these new rules are?And how do you deal with them?
The Law of the People's Republic of China on Patriotic Education will come into force on January 1, 2024, which is the first law specifically aimed at patriotic education in China. It stipulates that on October 1 of each year, the National Day of the People's Republic of China, the state and all sectors of society will hold various forms of celebrations to focus on patriotic education.
This means that National Day will not just be a day of rest and leisure, but an important moment to strengthen national identity, national pride and patriotic feelings. This is a responsibility and honor for each of our citizens, as well as an opportunity to learn and grow.
The Regulations on the Protection of Minors Online will come into force on January 1, 2024, and is China's first comprehensive legislation specifically for the protection of minors online. It stipulates that it is prohibited for any organization or individual to carry out cyberbullying against minors, and that network service providers shall employ technical measures to prevent minors from being exposed to negative information, establish special institutions for the protection of minors online and platforms for complaints and reports, and investigate and deal with violations of laws and regulations.
This is a kind of protection and care for minors, as well as a kind of regulation and guidance. This will contribute to the improvement of minors' Internet literacy and moral cultivation, and will also be conducive to the physical and mental health and growth and development of minors.
The newly revised Administrative Reconsideration Law will come into force on January 1, 2024, which is an important improvement and development of China's administrative reconsideration system. The new law further expands the scope of administrative reconsideration cases, including administrative penalties and administrative compulsions, as well as administrative agreements and work-related injury determinations, in addition to administrative penalties and administrative coercions made by administrative organs.
At the same time, the new law also enhances the effectiveness of administrative reconsideration, stipulates the methods and responsibilities for the implementation of administrative reconsideration decisions, and clarifies the judicial remedies for administrative reconsideration. For each and every one of us, this is a kind of right and guarantee, as well as a kind of supervision and constraint. This will help safeguard our legitimate rights and interests, and will also help promote the administration of administrative organs according to law, fairness and efficiency.
The National Drug Catalogue for Basic Medical Insurance, Work-related Injury Insurance and Maternity Insurance (2023) will come into effect on January 1, 2024. This is the ninth adjustment of China's medical insurance drug list, and it is also the largest in history.
A total of 126 new drugs have been included in the medical insurance, including 105 exclusive drugs and 21 non-exclusive drugs, and the number of negotiated drugs is the largest in the past years, involving anti-tumor, rare diseases, chronic diseases, anti-virals, etc., to further reduce the drug burden for patients. This is a kind of gospel and hope for the majority of patients, as well as a kind of rescue and support. This will help improve the convenience and accessibility of medication for patients, and will also help promote innovation and development in the pharmaceutical industry.
From January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2025, taxpayers who own their own housing and repurchase housing in the market within 1 year after their current housing will be refunded the individual income tax paid for their current housing. This is a major adjustment of China's individual income tax policy, and it is also a powerful regulation and control of the housing market.
This is an incentive and encouragement for taxpayers who need to change houses, as well as a burden reduction and subsidy. This will help improve taxpayers' housing satisfaction and quality of life, and will also help promote a stable and healthy housing market.
The newly revised Safety Regulations on Confined Space Operations of Industry and Trade Enterprises will come into force on January 1, 2024. This is an important regulation on the safety management of limited space operations in China, and it is also a strict requirement for industrial and trade enterprises. The new regulations require that confined space operations must be accompanied by guardians who are specifically responsible for supervising the implementation of safety measures for confined space operations.
At the same time, the new regulations also clarify the specific requirements for the definition, classification, declaration, approval, training, testing, and emergency response of confined space operations. This is a kind of protection and care for workers in confined space, as well as a norm and constraint. This will help improve the safety level and efficiency of confined space operations, and will also help prevent and reduce the occurrence of confined space operation accidents.
At the beginning of the new year, China ushered in a series of profound and beneficial regulatory changes, covering education, cyber, law, healthcare, taxation, security and other fields. The implementation of these new regulations marks social progress and continuous optimization of the system, which is not only a responsibility and honor for every citizen, but also an opportunity for learning and growth. Under the new legal framework, we should pay more attention to national identity and cultivate patriotic feelings;Protect the rights and interests of minors in cyberspace and promote their all-round development;We will also respond rationally to the reform of taxation and medical care, and work together for the fairness and security of society. In 2024, let us enter a new era of rule of law together and work together for national prosperity and social harmony. These new rules will come into force in January 2024