According to the judicial interpretation, social organizations, private non-enterprise units, foundations and other social organizations registered in the civil affairs departments at or above the municipal level may file environmental public interest litigation according to law. According to the laws and regulations on environmental protection, the basic conditions that social organizations need to meet when bringing environmental public interest litigation to the court include: legally registered in the civil affairs department of the people's government at or above the municipal level, specialized in environmental public interest activities for more than 5 years, and no illegal records. The judicial interpretation issued by the Supreme Court further clarified the above conditions. Among them, "the civil affairs department of the people's government at or above the municipal level with districts" refers to "the civil affairs department of the people's government at or above the municipal level with districts, autonomous prefectures, leagues, regions, prefecture-level cities without districts and municipalities directly under the Central Government"; "Specializing in environmental protection public welfare activities" means "the purpose and main business scope determined by the articles of association of social organizations are to safeguard public interests and engage in environmental protection public welfare activities"; "No illegal record" means that "social organizations have not been subject to administrative punishment or criminal punishment for engaging in business activities in violation of laws and regulations within five years before filing a lawsuit". To sum up, we have a clear understanding of the object of environmental public interest litigation. Environmental public interest litigation mainly includes two trial objects, one is for individuals and enterprises, and the other is for government administrative organs. The specific division can be divided into individuals, enterprises, social organizations and administrative organs, but it is mainly divided into civil public interest litigation and administrative public interest litigation. Other doubts can be solved by consulting a lawyer.
Legal objectivity:
Article 58 of the Environmental Protection Law of People's Republic of China (PRC): A social organization that meets the following conditions may bring a lawsuit to the people's court for acts that pollute the environment, destroy the ecology and harm the public interests: (1) It has been registered by the civil affairs department of the people's government at or above the municipal level; (2) It has been engaged in environmental protection public welfare activities for more than five consecutive years and has no illegal record. Social organizations that meet the provisions of the preceding paragraph bring a lawsuit to the people's court, and the people's court shall accept it according to law. A social organization that brings a lawsuit may not seek economic benefits through litigation.