According to Article 2 (Scope of Application) of the Regulation on the Administration of Pollution Discharge Permit.
The state practices license management for waste gas, waste water, environmental noise pollution and solid waste discharged in the process of production and operation. Within the administrative area of People's Republic of China (PRC), the following enterprises, institutions and individual industrial and commercial households that directly or indirectly discharge pollutants into the environment (hereinafter referred to as polluters) shall apply for pollutant discharge permits in accordance with the provisions of these Regulations:
(1) discharging atmospheric pollutants into the environment;
(2) Directly or indirectly discharging industrial wastewater, medical wastewater and other wastewater and sewage containing toxic and harmful substances such as heavy metals, radioactive substances and pathogens into the environment; Operators of centralized urban sewage treatment facilities;
(three) environmental noise pollution caused by the use of fixed equipment in industrial production, or environmental noise pollution caused by the use of fixed equipment in commercial activities in urban noise-sensitive buildings concentrated areas;
(4) Producing industrial solid waste or hazardous waste. Except for units that need to apply for hazardous waste business license according to law.
These Regulations shall not apply to non-large-scale livestock and poultry farms and farming communities that dump wastes, plant and discharge pollutants into the sea, and to mobile sources such as motor vehicles, railway locomotives, ships and aircraft that discharge pollutants.
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"Regulations on the Administration of Pollutant Discharge Permit" (conditions for reporting pollutant discharge of new projects) Article 8
When applying for a pollutant discharge permit, the polluter of a new project shall meet the following conditions:
(a) the environmental impact assessment document of the construction project has been approved or re-examined by the competent administrative department of environmental protection;
(2) Having pollution prevention facilities or measures that have passed the acceptance by the competent administrative department of environmental protection;
(3) Having a management system and technical ability to maintain the normal operation of pollution prevention and control facilities; If the facilities are entrusted for operation, the operating unit shall obtain the qualification certificate for the operation of environmental pollution control facilities;
(4) Having emergency plans, facilities and equipment to deal with sudden environmental incidents;
(5) The discharged pollutants meet the acceptance requirements of the competent administrative department of environmental protection;
(6) Other conditions stipulated by laws and regulations. ?
When applying for a pollutant discharge permit, the polluter of a new project shall fill in an application form for a pollutant discharge permit and submit the industrial and commercial business license and the certification materials listed in items (2), (3), (4) and (5) of the preceding paragraph.
Ministry of Ecology-Regulations on the Administration of Pollutant Discharge Permit