| EIRF | Environmental Impact Registration Form |
| MEE | Ministry of Ecology and Environment of the People’s Republic of China |
| MEP | Ministry of Environmental Protection |
| EIS | Environmental Impact Statement |
| 3Ss | Three Simultaneities |
| EPL | Environmental Protection Law |
| EIA Law | Environmental Impact Assessment Law |
| REPMCP | Regulations on Environmental Protection Management of Construction Projects |
| RPEIA | Regulations on Planning Environmental Impact Assessment |
| TG | Technical Guideline |
| NDRC | National Development and Reform Commission |
| MWR | Ministry of Water Resources |
| MARA | Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs |
| EEPB | Ecological and Environmental Protection Bureaus |
| EIS | Environmental Impact Statement |
| EPA | Environmental Protection Acceptance |
| PDP | Pollutant Discharge Permit |