Which chemical projects are subject to **approval**, and are there any relevant documents?

There are some. I. Agriculture, Forestry, and Water Resources: Agricultural projects involving land reclamation are approved by the municipal **investment authority. Reservoirs: Reservoir projects on rivers that cross provinces (regions, municipalities), as well as large-scale reservoir projects, are approved by the department in charge of investment under the State Council. Medium-sized reservoir projects and small to medium-sized reservoirs that span different districts or counties (autonomous counties, cities) are approved by the city’s **investment authority or the management committee of the **-level development zone authorized by the city. Other projects are approved by the investment authorities of the districts and counties (autonomous counties, cities). Other water-related projects: Projects that require central coordination due to adjustments in water resource allocation across provinces (regions, municipalities) are approved by the investment authorities under the State Council. Dike projects of grades 1 to 4 are approved by the municipal **investment authority or the management committee of the **-level development zone authorized by the municipal **. Other projects are approved by the investment authorities of the districts and counties (autonomous counties, cities). II. Energy (I) Electricity: Projects built on the Yangtze River, Jialing River, and Wujiang River, as well as those with a total installed capacity of 250,000 kilowatts or more, are approved by the department in charge of investment under the State Council. Projects with a total installed capacity of 5,000 kilowatts or more and less than 250,000 kilowatts are approved by the municipal **investment authority. Other projects are approved by the investment authorities of the districts and counties (autonomous counties, cities). Pumped storage power stations: Approved by the investment regulatory authority of the State Council. Thermal power plants: Approved by the competent investment authority of the State Council. Thermal power plants: Coal-fired projects are approved by the competent department for investment under the State Council. Other projects are approved by the municipal **investment authority. Wind power stations: Projects with a total installed capacity of 50,000 kilowatts or more are approved by the investment authority under the State Council. Other projects are approved by the municipal **investment authority. Nuclear power plants: Approved by the State Council. Power grid projects: Power grid projects with a voltage level of 330 kV and above are approved by the competent investment authority of the State Council. Power grid projects with voltage levels of 220 kV and below are approved by the municipal **investment authority. (II) Coal: Coal development projects within the planned mining areas are approved by the competent investment authority of the State Council. In accordance with the mine development plans approved by the city, projects with an annual coal production of 60,000 tons or more are approved by the city’s **investment authority, while projects with an annual production of less than 60,000 tons are approved by the investment authorities of the districts, counties (autonomous counties, cities). Coal liquefaction: Projects with an annual production capacity of 500,000 tons or more are approved by the investment authority under the State Council. Other projects are approved by the municipal **investment authority or the management committee of the **-level development zone authorized by the municipal **. (III) Petroleum and natural gas: Development projects for new oil fields with an annual production of 1 million tons or more are approved by the competent investment authority of the State Council. Other projects are decided by the enterprises with oil exploration rights on their own, and reported to the investment regulatory authority of the State Council for record-keeping. Natural gas: Development projects for new gas fields with an annual production of 2 billion cubic meters or more are approved by the competent investment authority of the State Council. Other projects are decided by the enterprises with natural gas extraction rights on their own, and must be filed with the investment regulatory authority of the State Council. Liquefied petroleum gas receiving and storage facilities (excluding supporting facilities for oil and gas fields and refineries): Approved by the municipal **investment authority. Import facilities for receiving, storing, and transporting liquefied natural gas: Approved by the investment regulatory authority of the State Council. **Crude oil storage facilities: Approved by the competent investment authority of the State Council. Oil transportation pipelines (excluding those for oil field gathering and transportation): Provincial (regional, municipal) backbone pipeline projects are approved by the investment authority under the State Council. Gas transmission networks (excluding those for oil and gas field gathering and transportation): Projects that span provinces (regions, municipalities) or have an annual gas transmission capacity of 500 million cubic meters or more are approved by the investment authority under the State Council. Other projects are approved by the municipal **investment authority. III. Transportation (I) Railways: New railway constructions (including expansions): Projects that span provinces (regions, municipalities) or cover a distance of 100 kilometers or more are approved by the competent department in charge of investment under the State Council. Other projects are approved separately by the relevant industry authorities under the State Council or the municipal **investment authorities, depending on their affiliation. (II) Highways: National highway mainlines, highways for western development, **highway networks, and projects spanning provinces (regions, municipalities) are approved by the competent department in charge of investment under the State Council. Highways of grade 1 and above, secondary highways constructed through toll collection to fund repayment of debts, highway projects that span districts or counties (autonomous counties, cities), as well as district or county (autonomous county, city) highway projects with a total investment of 200 million yuan or more, are approved by the municipal **investment authority. Other projects are approved by the investment authorities of the districts and counties (autonomous counties, cities). Independent highway bridges and tunnels: Projects spanning the Yangtze River (in its navigable section) are approved by the department in charge of investment under the State Council. Projects that span different districts/county-level areas (autonomous counties, cities) or cross the Jialing River, Wujiang River, Qujiang River, Fujiang River, Qi River, Danning River, and Xiaojiang River are approved by the city’s **investment authority. Other projects are approved by the investment authorities of the districts and counties (autonomous counties, cities). (III) Water transport: Special berths for coal, ores, oil, and gas: New port areas and projects with an annual handling capacity of 2 million tons or more are approved by the competent investment authority of the State Council. Other projects are approved by the municipal **investment authority. Specialized container terminals: Approved by the competent department for investment under the State Council. Inland waterway shipping: Projects involving waterways with a capacity of 1,000 tons or more are approved by the competent investment authority of the State Council. Projects for waterway structures of 1,000 tons or less are approved by the municipal **investment authority. (IV) Civil aviation: New airports are approved by the State Council. Airport expansion: Projects with a total investment of 1 billion yuan or more are approved by the investment authorities under the State Council. The remaining projects are approved by the relevant industry authorities under the State Council or the municipal **investment authorities, depending on their hierarchical affiliation. Expansion of civil-military shared airports: Approved by the competent investment authority of the State Council in conjunction with relevant military departments. IV. Information Industry: Telecommunications: Domestic backbone transmission networks (including radio and television networks), international telecommunications transmission circuits, international gateway stations, international communication facilities for dedicated telecommunications networks, and other telecommunications infrastructure projects related to information security are approved by the department in charge of investment under the State Council. Postal services: International transit stations and other postal infrastructure projects related to information security are approved by the competent department in charge of investment under the State Council. Manufacturing of electronic information products: Production projects such as satellite TV receivers and their key components, as well as **mobile communication systems and terminals subject to special regulations, are approved by the department in charge of investment under the State Council. V. Raw Materials: Iron and steel: Iron ore development projects with proven industrial reserves of 50 million tons or more, as well as iron smelting, steelmaking, and rolling projects that involve additional production capacity, are approved by the department in charge of investment under the State Council. Other iron ore development projects are approved by the city’s **investment authority. Colored metals: Aluminum electrolysis projects with newly added production capacity, new alumina projects, and mine development projects with a total investment of 500 million yuan or more are approved by the investment authority under the State Council. Other mine development projects are approved by the municipal **investment authority. Petrochemicals: New oil refining projects and expansions of existing oil refining facilities, as well as new ethylene production projects or expansions that result in an annual production capacity of over 200,000 tons of ethylene, are subject to approval by the authorities in charge of investment under the State Council. Chemical raw materials: New PTA, PX, MDI, and TDI projects, as well as projects involving the expansion of PTA and PX production capacity to over 100,000 tons per year, are approved by the investment authorities under the State Council. Fertilizers: Projects with an annual production capacity of 500,000 tons or more of potash fertilizers are approved by the competent investment authority under the State Council. Projects for potassium fertilizer production of 100,000 tons or more but less than 500,000 tons, as well as projects for phosphate fertilizer production of 100,000 tons or more, are approved by the municipal investment authority or the management committee of the **-level development zone authorized by the municipal government. Other projects are approved by the investment authorities of the districts and counties (autonomous counties, cities). Cement: Except for projects that are prohibited, it is approved by the municipal **investment authority. Rare earths: Projects related to mine development, smelting and separation, as well as advanced processing of rare earths with a total investment of 100 million yuan or more, are approved by the investment authority under the State Council. The remaining deep-processing projects for rare earths are approved by the municipal **investment authority. Gold: Projects with a daily ore processing volume of 500 tons or more are approved by the investment authorities under the State Council. Other mining and processing projects are approved by the municipal **investment authority. VI. Machinery Manufacturing – Automobiles: Comply with the specific regulations approved by the State Council. Ships: The construction of new shipbuilding facilities with a capacity of over 100,000 tons (shipyards and docks), as well as projects for the production of medium- and low-speed diesel engines for civilian ships, are approved by the department in charge of investment under the State Council. Urban rail transit: Projects related to the manufacturing of urban rail transit vehicles, signaling systems, and traction drive control systems are approved by the department in charge of investment under the State Council. VII. Light industry, tobacco, pulp: Projects with an annual pulp production capacity of 100,000 tons or more are approved by the competent investment authority of the State Council. Pulp production projects with an annual output of 34,000 tons or more but less than 100,000 tons are approved by the municipal **investment authority. The construction of other pulp projects is prohibited. Denatured fuel ethanol: Approved by the department in charge of investment under the State Council. Polyesters: Projects with a daily production capacity of 300 tons or more are approved by the competent investment authority of the State Council. Salt production: Approved by the competent department for investment under the State Council. Sugar: Projects with a daily processing capacity of 1,500 tons or more of sugar crops must be approved by the municipal **investment authority; the construction of other sugar crop projects is prohibited. Tobacco: Projects related to cigarettes, cellulose diacetate for tobacco use, and tow are approved by the department in charge of investment under the State Council. VIII. High-tech and civil aerospace: Projects related to the manufacturing of civil aircraft (including helicopters), the production of civil satellites, and the construction of ground stations for civil remote sensing satellites are approved by the department in charge of investment under the State Council. IX. Urban Construction: Urban rapid rail transit: Approved by the State Council. Urban water supply and drainage: Projects involving the transfer of 500,000 tons or more of water per day across provinces (regions, municipalities) are approved by the competent investment authority of the State Council. Urban water supply projects with a daily supply capacity of 50,000 tons or more, as well as urban domestic wastewater treatment projects with a daily treatment capacity of 50,000 tons or more, are approved by the municipal **investment authority. Other projects are approved by the investment authorities of districts and counties (autonomous counties, cities) in accordance with the provisions regarding concessions. Urban roads and bridges: Bridge and tunnel projects spanning the Yangtze River (its navigable section) are approved by the competent department for investment under the State Council. Projects involving roads, bridges, and tunnels that span different districts within the city, as well as urban bridges that cross the Jialing River, Wujiang River, Qujiang River, Fujiang River, Qi River, Danning River, and Xiaojiang River, urban waste incineration facilities, and urban landfills with a daily processing capacity of 500 tons or more, are approved by the city’s **investment authority. Other urban construction projects are approved by the investment authorities of districts and counties (autonomous counties, cities) in accordance with the provisions regarding concessions. X. Social Services: Education, health, culture, radio, film, and television: University towns, medical cities, and other park-based development projects are approved by the authorities in charge of investment under the State Council. For locally approved projects, hierarchical management is implemented in accordance with investment projects carried out by municipal departments (units) and other entities. Investment projects affiliated with municipal departments (units), as well as non-industrial park construction projects with a total investment of 100 million yuan or more owned by other entities, are approved by the municipal **investment authority or the management committee of the **-level development zone authorized by the municipal **authority ； For projects under 100 million yuan in total investment that belong to other entities, they are approved by the investment authorities of the districts and counties (autonomous counties, cities). Tourism: Tourism development and resource protection facilities with a total investment of 50 million yuan or more in **key scenic areas**, **nature reserves**, and areas designated as **important cultural heritage sites** are subject to approval by the competent investment authority of the State Council; projects with a total investment of 30 million yuan or more in World Natural and Cultural Heritage sites also require such approval. Projects within municipal-level or higher scenic spots, nature reserves, forest parks, and key cultural heritage sites that have a total investment of 10 million yuan or more but less than 50 million yuan, as well as projects in World Natural and Cultural Heritage sites with a total investment of 10 million yuan or more but less than 30 million yuan, are approved by the municipal investment authority or the management committee of the **-level development zone authorized by the municipal authorities. Other projects are approved by the investment authorities of the districts and counties (autonomous counties, cities). Sports: F1 racetracks are approved by the department in charge of investment under the State Council. Locally approved projects are managed at different levels depending on whether they are investment projects of municipal departments (units) or other entities. Investment projects owned by municipal departments (units), as well as construction projects with a total investment of 100 million yuan or more owned by other entities, are approved by the municipal **investment authority or the management committee of the **-level development zone authorized by the municipal ** ； For projects under 100 million yuan in total investment that belong to other entities, they are approved by the investment authorities of the districts and counties (autonomous counties, cities). Entertainment: Large theme parks are approved by the State Council. Other theme parks are approved by the city **. Other social services such as civil affairs, community affairs, family planning, labor and social security, press and publication: Investment projects under municipal departments (units), as well as construction projects with a total investment of 100 million yuan or more owned by other entities, are approved by the municipal investment authority or the management committee of the **-level development zone authorized by the municipal authorities ； For projects under 100 million yuan in total investment that belong to other entities, they are approved by the investment authorities of the districts and counties (autonomous counties, cities). But **except as otherwise specified. XI. Finance: Projects related to banknote printing, coin minting, and banknote paper are approved by the department in charge of investment under the State Council. XII. Foreign Investment: Projects in the Category of Encouragement or Permission, with a total investment (including capital increases) of 100 million US dollars or more, as listed in the Guidelines for Foreign Investment Industries, are approved by the **Commission for Development and Reform. Projects with a total investment (including capital increases) of less than 100 million US dollars, and those in the encouraged or permitted categories with an investment of 30 million US dollars or more, are approved by the municipal investment authority or the management committee of the **-level development zone authorized by the municipal government. For projects in the encouraged or permitted categories with a total investment (including capital increases) of less than 30 million US dollars, approval is granted by the investment authorities of the districts and counties (autonomous counties, cities). Projects classified as restricted in the \"Guidance Catalogue for Foreign Investment Industries\" with a total investment (including capital increases) of 50 million US dollars or more are approved by the **Commission for Development and Reform. Projects with a total investment (including capital increases) of less than 50 million US dollars and that fall under restricted categories are approved by the municipal **investment authority. 13. Overseas Investment: Overseas investment projects in resource development with an investment amount of 30 million US dollars or more by Chinese parties are approved by the **Commission for Development and Reform. Overseas investment projects in resource development with Chinese investment of less than 30 million US dollars are approved by the Municipal Development and Reform Commission ； Investment projects of centrally-administered enterprises shall be filed with the **Commission for Development and Reform and the Ministry of Commerce. Overseas investment projects that involve Chinese investment of 10 million US dollars or more and are not in the resource sector must be approved by the **Commission for Development and Reform. For overseas investment projects that are not related to resources and for which the amount of foreign exchange required from the Chinese side is 10 million US dollars or less, approval is granted by the Municipal Development and Reform Commission ； Investment projects of centrally-administered enterprises shall be filed with the **Commission for Development and Reform and the Ministry of Commerce.