Criminal Procedure Law of the People's Republic of China
Article 40
From the date when the people's procuratorate examines and prosecutes the case, the defense lawyer may consult, extract and copy the case file. Other defenders may also consult, extract and copy the above materials with the permission of the people's court or the people's procuratorate. Article 172
The people's procuratorate shall make a decision on the case transferred for prosecution by the supervisory organ or the public security organ within one month, and the major and complicated cases may be extended for fifteen days; If a criminal suspect pleads guilty and admits punishment and meets the applicable conditions of summary procedure, he shall make a decision within ten days, and may be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of more than one year, which may be extended to fifteen days.
If the people's procuratorate examines and prosecutes a case and changes its jurisdiction, the time limit for examination and prosecution shall be counted from the date when the changed people's procuratorate receives the case.