CONTENTS　　

　　·Order of the President of the People’s Republic of China (No. 22)

　　—Decision of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress on Amending the Law of the People’s Republic of China on Negotiable Instruments

　　—Law of the People’s Republic of China on Negotiable Instruments

　　·Order of the President of the People’s Republic of China (No. 23)

　　—Decision of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress on Amending the Auction Law of the People’s Republic of China

　　—Auction Law of the People’s Republic of China

　　·Order of the President of the People’s Republic of China (No. 24)

　　—Decision of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress on Amending the Law of the People’s Republic of China on the Protection of Wildlife

　　—Law of the People’s Republic of China on the Protection of Wildlife

　　·Decision of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress on the Time for Election of Deputies to the People’s Congress at the County and Township Levels

　　·Resolution of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress on Approving the Report of the State Council on the Payment of Interest on the Special Government Securities Issued in 1998

　　·Decision of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress on Ratifying the Agreement Between the People’s Republic of China and the Republic of Tajikistan on Cooperation in Combating Terrorism, Separatism and Extremism

　　·Decision of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress on Ratifying the Treaty Between the People’s Republic of China and the Kingdom of Lesotho on Extradition

　　·Decree of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China (No. 424)

　　—Regulations on Biological Safety Administration of Pathogenic Microorganism Laboratories

　　·Urgent Circular of the State Council on Approving and Transmitting the Proposals of the National Development and Reform Commission for Banning the Disorder in Power Station Construction

　　—Proposals for Banning the Disorder in Power Station Construction

　　·Circular of the General Office of the State Council on Establishing the Organizing Committee and the Executive Committee for the 2007 Special Olympics World Games Shanghai

　　·Circular of the General Office of the State Council on Further Regulating the Taxi Industry

　　·Circular of the General Office of the State Council on Transmitting and Issuing the Proposals of the National Bureau of Statistics for Improving the Regional GDP Accounting

　　—Proposals for Improving the Regional GDP Accounting

　　·A Letter in Reply from the General Office of the State Council on Addition of Part-Time Member Units and Change of Part-Time Members of the State Ethnic Affairs Commission

　　·Joint Statements of China and Russia

　　·Appointments and Removals Made by the State Council of the People’s Republic of China