It is hereby informed that the Ministry of Environmental Protection of the People's Republic of China (hereinafter referred to as MEP) has been set up to replace the State Environmental Protection Administration of China (SEPA) in accordance with the Government Reshuffle Plan of the State Council approved by the First Session of the 11th National People's Congress (NPC). Hence, the official website of SEPA shall also be changed into the website of MEP with the new domain name of WWW.MEP.GOV.CN on March 18, 2008 in due form.

The new domain name shall be put into service on March 25, 2008.

Ministry of Environmental Protection of the People's Republic of China

March 18, 2008

(This English version is for your reference only.In case any discrepancy exists between the Chinese and English context, the Chinese version shall prevail.)