新闻背景2011年10月24日,十一届全国人大常委会第二十三次会议初次审议了《民事诉讼法修正案(草案)》(以下简称《修正案(草案)》),该《修正案(草案)》中增加了有关公益诉讼的规定:“对污染环境、侵害众多消费者合法权益等损害社会公共利益的行为,有关机关、社会团体可以向人民法院提起诉讼。”据此规定,2011年12月12日,北 News Background On October 24, 2011, the 23 rd Session of the Standing Committee of the 11th National People’s Congress first considered the “Amendment to the Civil Procedure Law (Draft)” (hereinafter referred to as the “Amendment (Draft)”) (Draft) added provisions on public interest litigation: “For the pollution of the environment, against the legitimate rights and interests of many consumers and other acts of damaging the public interest, the relevant agencies, social organizations may institute legal proceedings in the people’s court.” Regulations, December 12, 2011, North