| EIA reforms | EIA system | Start of the reform | |
| Before reform | After reform | ||
| Establishment of MEE | l The environmental protection duties dispersed in different departments. | l MEE oversees and coordinates the environmental protection work nationwide. l The EIA and Emission Management Department in MEE is responsible for the implementation of EIA. | 2018.4.16 |
| Vertical management reform of environmental monitoring and enforcement departments below the provincial level | l The environmental protection authorities are under the management of local municipal governments. | l The management of environmental protection authorities belongs to higher-level environmental protection authorities. l The supervision responsibility belongs to the provincial level. l The responsibility of law enforcement decentralized to the city and county level. | 2016 Guidance for pilot work of vertical management reform |