The State Council's Decree No. 516 promulgated a decree to repeal several administrative laws, a number of which governed labor and work safety: Code of Factory Safety and Health, Technical Code for Construction and Installation Project Safety, Measures for Preventing Asphalt Poisoning, Provisions on Production Safety in Enterprises, Measures for Prevention Management of Silicon Dust, Interim Regulations on Workers' Congresses in State-Owned Enterprises, Interim Regulations on Factory Directors' Work in State-Owned Factories, Regulations on Safety for Mining Construction Projects, Regulations on the Safety Supervision of Mining Construction Projects, Regulations on Rewards and Punishment for Enterprise Employees, and Regulations on Recruitment of Employees under the Rural-Resident Contract System in Enterprises Owned by the Whole People. The regulations are considered repealed effective as of the date of the decree's promulgation.