前言近年来,环境污染和食品安全事故的屡屡发生,因此,在民事诉讼法中增加有关公益诉讼的相关内容迫在眉睫。2012年8月31日,第十一届全国人民代表大会常务委员会第二十八次会议通过了修改《中华人民共和国民事诉讼法》的决定。本次修改增加了一条作为第五十五条,此条款规定:“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,法律规定的机关和 Preface In recent years, environmental pollution and food safety accidents occur frequently, therefore, it is imminent to add relevant public interest litigation in the Civil Procedure Law. On August 31, 2012, the 28th meeting of the Standing Committee of the 11th National People’s Congress passed the decision to amend the Civil Procedure Law of the People’s Republic of China. This amendment adds a Article as Article 55, which stipulates: ”The act of polluting the environment, infringing on the legitimate rights and interests of many consumers and other acts that harm the public interest, as stipulated by the law and