BEIJING, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) -- Chinese lawmakers are deliberating a draft amendment to China's Legislation Law to improve the system for the recording and review of normative documents.

The draft amendment was submitted to lawmakers at the ongoing session of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC), the top legislature, on Thursday.

The draft stipulated that special committees of the NPC and working offices of the NPC Standing Committee shall proactively review the administrative regulations, local regulations, autonomous regulations, and separate regulations that are reported for the record; and when necessary, may conduct a targeted review on the normative documents mentioned above.

The recording and review organs under the state council shall proactively review the local regulations, autonomous regulations, separate regulations, ministerial rules, and rules formulated by provincial-level governments that are reported for the record, as read in the draft.

The draft also added provisions for establishing and refining a coordinating mechanism for the recording and review of normative documents. Enditem

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