The State Council, China's cabinet, released a review of its legislative work in 2009 on Sunday, which gave a brief account of the role legislation has played in helping people improve their livelihoods and develop society generally.

The State Council tabled five bills for deliberation by the Standing Committee of China's top legislature and formulated 22 administrative regulations in 2009.

To safeguard people's safety and promote fitness campaign, the State Council has mapped out regulations for the implementation of China's food safety law, migrant population family planning, national fitness and lottery management, it said.

To promote legislation regarding environment protectional, energy-saving and reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, the State Council formulated regulations on recycling discarded home appliances and electronic devices, regulations on prevention of marine pollution from ships as well as safe transportation and monitoring of radioactive objects.

The State Council also submitted laws to the NPC Standing Committee to advance the development of relevant sectors. Among them were draft laws regarding diplomatic personnel, the people's armed police force, a draft revision to the Law on Guarding State Secrets, and a draft revision of China's Organic Law of Villagers' Committees.

To encourage public participation in lawmaking and improve the quality of laws, the Legislative Affairs Office of the State Council sought public submissions on 22 draft administrative regulations.

Among those laws and regulations, the draft regulation for the implementation of the Food Safety Law has attracted more than 10,000 public submissions.

The State Council has cancelled or standardized adminsitrative charges and helped cut the expenses of enterprises amid the global economic downturn, said the review.

The State Council attached great importance to strengthening and improving macro-control policies and established legislative programs to facilitate economic development, it said.

To ensure the safety of transportation of natural resources, the State Council submitted a draft law on the protection of China's pipelines for oil and natural gas; it also formulated a regulation on the management of civil ariport to standardize the construction and mangement of such projects.

Through enhanced supervision on administrative power, stepped-up efforts on settling administrative disputes and standardized enforcement of administrative law, the State Council helped maintain social harmony and stability, according to the review.