(Promnlgated by the State Environmental Protection Administration on February 22, 2000)

The following is the "Circular on Relevant Issues Concerning Monitoring Inspection and Acceptance of Completed Environmental Protection Facilities", in accordance with relevant provisions of the "Regulations on the Environmental Protection Management for Construction Projects"of the State Council:

1. The environmental monitoring stations under the competent administrative department of the environmental protection that are responsible for inspection and acceptance shall organise the monitoring of inspection and acceptance of completed environmental protection facilities of construction projects (hereinafter referred as monitoring of inspection and acceptance).

2. The environmental monitoring stations that accept the monitoring task shall, upon accepting the written authorisation by the construction unit, conduct their monitoring work in accordance with the Technical Requirements for Monitoring of Inspection and Acceptance of Completed Environmental Protection Facilities of Construction Projects within the prescribed period of trial production.

3. The environmental monitoring stations responsible for organising monitoring of inspection and acceptance, as authorised by the construction unit, shall submit the monitoring report (statement) and shall be responsible for the data and results of the monitoring report (statement) so provided.

4. For the construction projects that need the preparation of the monitoring report on inspection and acceptance of the environmental protection facilities, a monitoring programme of the inspection and acceptance shall be prepared first. The monitoring programme shall be implemented upon the approval by the competent administrative department of the environmental protection responsible for the inspection and acceptance of the completed environmental protection facilities of construction projects.

5. Items in the "Monitoring Report of Inspection and Acceptance of the Completed Environmental Protection Facilities of Construction Projects" shall be completed within 30 working days after the on-the-spot monitoring; and items in the "Monitoring Statement of Inspection and Acceptance of the Completed for Environmental Protection Facilities of Construction Projects" shall be completed within 20 working days after the on-the-spot monitoring.

6. For construction projects of industrial production, the conditions for monitoring of inspection and acceptance ensured by the construction unit shall be: the working conditions are stable during the period of trial production, the production load shall be up to 75% (if the production load is prescribed by the state and local discharge standards, the standards shall be implemented accordingly) and the environmental protection facilities are operating normally.

If the production load cannot be reach up to 75% or more during the prescribed period of trial production, the monitoring of inspection and acceptance shall be conducted in stages.

For the construction projects that are constructed and put into production or utilisation in stages, the construction unit shall authorise the environmental monitoring stations under the competent administrative department of the environmental protection, in stages, to monitor the inspection and acceptance of completed projects and facilities.

7. Charges for the monitoring of inspection and acceptance of the completed environmental protection facilities of construction projects shall be collected in accordance with relevant provisions.