Company: CNEY
Filing Date: 2025-10-29
Form Type: F-1/A
Source: 0001477932-25-007791
Chunk: 125

Company: CN ENERGY GROUP. INC.
Filing Date: 2025-10-29
Form: F-1/A
Chunk 125
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We are currently not a party to any material legal proceeding. From time to time, however, we may be subject to various claims and legal actions arising in the ordinary course of business.

<div align='center'>REGULATIONS</div>

This section sets forth a summary of the principal PRC laws, regulations, and rules relevant to the operating entities’ business and operations in China.

PRC Regulations Encouraging Our Businesses

Production of activated carbon and production of biomass electricity by using forestry residues are activities supported by various policies of the PRC government. For example, under the 12th Five-Year Plan for Circular Economy Development issued by the State Council in February 2012, all industries are encouraged to attach importance to the reuse of wastes generated in production and daily life. Pursuant to the Catalogue for Guiding Industry Restructuring (2019 Version), promulgated by the State Development and Reform Commission (“SDRC”), last amended on December 27, 2021, and effective on December 30, 2021, the deep processing and product development of forestry residues and wood wastes, and technology development and machinery manufacturing for biomass power generation are both listed in the “Encouraged” category. Also, the Law of the PRC on Promoting Circular Economy promulgated by the SCNPC on August 29, 2008, effective on January 1, 2009, and amended on October 26, 2018, encourages enterprises to utilize forestry residues and wood wastes, and to develop and produce biomass energy. Further, our activated carbon and electricity cogeneration machinery and core technology have been listed as one of the advanced applicable technology in the Catalogue of Advanced Applicable Technology for the Comprehensive Utilization of Renewable Resources (Second), issued by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of the PRC on January 22, 2014, and effective on the same day.

PRC Regulations Relating to Environmental Protection

We are subject to the PRC environmental protection laws and regulations in general. In addition, enterprises operating in activated carbon industry are currently subject to relevant industrial standards, including the Comprehensive Emission Standards for Air Pollutants (GB 16297-1996), Emission Standards for Air Pollutants from Industrial Furnace Kilns (GB 9078-1996) and Comprehensive Wastewater Emission Standards (GB 8978-1996). In 2018, China's Ministry of Environmental Protection issued the Exposure Draft of Pollutant Emission Standards for Activated