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合同法英文版

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Article1ThisLawisformulatedwithaviewtoprotectingthelawfulrightsandinterestsofthepartiestocontracts,maintainingthesocialeconomicorderandpromotingtheprogressofthesocialistmodernizationdrive.Article2AcontractinthisLawreferstoanagreementestablishing,modifyingandterminatingthecivilrightsandobligationsbetweensubjectsofequalfooting,thatis,between......

　　ContractLawofthePeoplesRepublicofChina

　　法院版

　　GENERALPROVISIONS

　　CHAPTER1GENERALPROVISIONS

　　CHAPTER2CONCLUSIONOFCONTRACTS

　　CHAPTER3EFFECTIVENESSOFCONTRACTS

　　CHAPTER4PERFORMANCEOFCONTRACTS

　　CHAPTER5MODIFICATIONANDASSIGNMENTOFCONTRACTS

　　CHAPTER6TERMINATIONOFTHERIGHTSANDOBLIGATIONSOFCONTRACTSCHAPTER7LIABILITYFORBREACHOFCONTRACTS

　　CHAPTER8MISCELLANEOUSPROVISIONS

　　SPECIFICPROVISIONS

　　CHAPTER9CONTRACTSFORSALES

　　CHAPTER10CONTRACTSFORSUPPLYANDUSEOFELECTRICITY,WATER,GASORHEATING

　　CHAPTER11CONTRACTSFORDONATION

　　CHAPTER12CONTRACTSFORLOANS

　　CHAPTER13CONTRACTSFORLEASE

　　CHAPTER14CONTRACTSFORFINANCIALLEASE

　　CHAPTER15CONTRACTSFORWORK

　　CHAPTER16CONTRACTSFORCONSTRUCTIONPROJECTS

　　CHAPTER17CONTRACTSFORTRANSPORTATION

　　SECTION1GENERALRULES

　　SECTION2CONTRACTSFORPASSENGERTRANSPORTATION

　　SECTION3CONTRACTSFORGOODSTRANSPORTATION

　　SECTION4CONTRACTSFORMULTI-MODALTRANSPORTATION

　　CHAPTER18CONTRACTSFORTECHNOLOGY

　　SECTION1GENERALRULES

　　SECTION2CONTRACTSFORTECHNOLOGYDEVELOPMENT

　　SECTION3CONTRACTSFORTECHNOLOGYTRANSFER

　　SECTION4CONTRACTSFORTECHNICALCONSULTANCYANDTECHNICALSERVICECHAPTER19CONTRACTSFORSTORAGE

　　CHAPTER20CONTRACTSFORWAREHOUSING

　　CHAPTER21CONTRACTSFORCOMMISSION

　　CHAPTER22CONTRACTSFORBROKERAGE

　　CHAPTER23CONTRACTSFORINTERMEDIATION

　　SUPPLEMENTARYPROVISIONS

　　Article1ThisLawisformulatedwithaviewtoprotectingthelawfulrightsandinterestsofthepartiestocontracts,maintainingthesocialeconomicorderandpromotingtheprogressofthesocialistmodernizationdrive.

　　Article2AcontractinthisLawreferstoanagreementestablishing,modifyingandterminatingthecivilrightsandobligationsbetweensubjectsofequalfooting,thatis,betweennaturalpersons,legalpersonsorotherorganizations.

　　Agreementsinvolvingpersonalstatusrelationshipsuchasonmatrimony,adoption,guardianship,etc.shallapplytheprovisionsofotherLaws.

　　Article3Thepartiestoacontractshallhaveequallegalstatus.Nopartymayimposeitswillontheotherparty.

　　Article4Thepartiesshallhavetherightstobevoluntarytoenterintoacontractinaccordancewiththelaw.Nounitorindividualmayillegallyinterfere.

　　Article5Thepartiesshallabidebytheprincipleoffairnessindefiningtherightsandobligationsofeachparty.

　　Article6Thepartiesmustactinaccordancewiththeprincipleofgoodfaith,nomatterinexercisingrightsorinperformingobligations.

　　Article7Inconcludingandperformingacontract,thepartiesshallabidebythelawsandadministrativeregulations,observesocialethics.Neitherpartymaydisruptthesocio-economicorderordamagethepublicinterests.

　　Article8Assoonasacontractisestablishedinaccordancewiththelaw,itshallbelegallybindingontheparties.Thepartiesshallperformtheirrespectiveobligationsinaccordancewiththetermsofthecontract.Neitherpartymayunilaterallymodifyorrescindthecontract.

　　Thecontractestablishedaccordingtolawshallbeundertheprotectionoflaw.

　　CHAPTER2CONCLUSIONOFCONTRACTS

　　Article9Inconcludingacontract,thepartiesshallhaveappropriatecivilcapacityofrightandcivilcapacityofconduct.

　　Thepartiesmayconcludeacontractthroughanagentinaccordancewiththelaw.

　　Article10Thepartiesmayconcludeacontractinwritten,oralorotherforms.

　　Wherethelawsoradministrativeregulationsrequireacontracttobeconcludedinwrittenform,thecontractshallbeinwrittenform.Ifthepartiesagreetodoso,thecontractshallbeconcludedinwrittenform.

　　Article11Thewrittenformsmeantheformswhichcanshowthedescribedcontentsvisibly,suchasawrittencontractualagreement,letters,anddata-telex（includingtelegram,telex,fax,EDIande-mails）.

　　Article12Thecontentsofacontractshallbeagreeduponbytheparties,andshallcontainthefollowingclausesingeneral:

（1）titleornameanddomicileoftheparties;

（2）contractobject;

　　（3）quantity;

　　（4）quality;

　　（5）priceorremuneration;

　　（6）timelimit,placeandmethodofperformance;

　　（7）liabilityforbreachofcontract;and

　　（8）methodstosettledisputes.

　　Thepartiesmayconcludeacontractbyreferencetothemodeltextofeachkindofcontract.

　　Article13Thepartiesshallconcludeacontractintheformofanofferandacceptance.

　　Article14Anofferisaproposalhopingtoenterintoacontractwithotherparties.Theproposalshallcomplywiththefollowingstipulations:

（1）Itscontentsshallbedetailedanddefinite;

（2）Itindicatestheproposaloftheofferortobeboundincaseofacceptance.

　　Article15Aninvitationforofferisaproposalforrequestingotherpartiestomakeofferstotheprincipal.Priceformsmailed,publicnoticesofauctionandtender,prospectusesandcommercialadvertisements,etc.areinvitationsforoffer.

　　Wherethecontentsofacommercialadvertisementcomplywiththetermsoftheoffer,itmayberegardedasanoffer.

　　Article16Anofferbecomeseffectivewhenitreachestheofferee.

　　Ifacontractisconcludedbymeansofdata-telex,andarecipientappointsaspecificsystemtoreceivethedata-telex,thetimewhenthedata-telexentersthesystemshallbethetimeofarrival;ifnospecificsystemisappointed,thetimewhenthedata-telexfirstentersanyoftherecipientssystemsshallberegardedasthetimeofarrival.

　　Article17Anoffermaybewithdrawn,ifthewithdrawalnoticereachestheoffereebeforeoratthesametimewhentheofferarrives.

　　Article18Anoffermayberevoked,iftherevocationreachestheoffereebeforeithasdispatchedanacceptance.

　　Article19Anoffermaynotberevoked,if

（1）theofferorindicatesafixedtimeforacceptanceorotherwiseexplicitlystatesthattheofferisirrevocable;or

（2）theoffereehasreasonstorelyontheofferasbeingirrevocableandhasmadepreparationforperformingthecontract.

　　Article20Anoffershallbenullandvoidunderanyofthefollowingcircumstances:

（1）Thenoticeofrejectionreachestheofferor;

（2）Theofferorrevokesitsofferinaccordancewiththelaw;

　　（3）Theoffereefailstomakeanacceptanceatthetimewhenthetimelimitforacceptanceexpires;

　　（4）Theoffereesubstantiallyaltersthecontentsoftheoffer.

　　Article21Anacceptanceisastatementmadebytheoffereeindicatingassenttoanoffer.

　　Article22Exceptthatitisbasedontransactionpracticesorthattheofferindicatesanacceptancemaybemadebyperforminganact,theacceptanceshallbemadebymeansofnotice.

　　Article23Anacceptanceshallreachtheofferorwithinthetimelimitfixedintheoffer.

　　Wherenotimelimitisfixedintheoffer,theacceptanceshallarriveinaccordancewiththefollowingprovisions:

（1）Iftheofferismadeindialogues,theacceptanceshallbemadeimmediatelyexceptasotherwiseagreeduponbytheparties;

（2）Iftheofferismadeinformsotherthanadialogue,theacceptanceshallarrivewithinareasonableperiodoftime.

　　Article24Wheretheofferismadeinaletteroratelegram,thetimelimitforacceptancecommencesfromthedateshownintheletterorfromthemomentthetelegramishandedinfordispatch.Ifnosuchdateisshownintheletter,itcommencesfromthedateshownontheenvelope.Whereanofferismadebymeansofinstantaneouscommunication,suchastelephoneorfacsimile,thetimelimitforacceptancecommencesfromthemomentthattheofferreachestheofferee.

　　Article25Acontractisestablishedwhentheacceptancebecomeseffective.

　　Article26Anacceptancebecomeseffectivewhenitsnoticereachestheofferor.Ifanacceptanceneedntbenotified,itbecomeseffectivewhenanactofacceptanceisperformedinaccordancewithtransactionpracticesorasrequiredintheoffer.

　　Whereacontractisconcludedintheformofdata-telex,thetimewhenanacceptancearrivesshallapplytheprovisionsofParagraph2,Article16ofthisLaw.

　　Article27Anacceptancemaybewithdrawn,butanoticeofwithdrawalshallreachtheofferorbeforethenoticeofacceptancereachestheofferororatthesametimewhentheacceptancereachestheofferor.

　　Article28Whereanoffereemakesanacceptancebeyondthetimelimitforacceptance,theacceptanceshallbeanewofferexceptthattheofferorinformstheoffereeoftheeffectivenessofthesaidacceptancepromptly.

　　Article29Iftheoffereedispatchestheacceptancewithinthetimelimitforacceptancewhichcanreachtheofferorinduetimeundernormalcircumstances,buttheacceptancereachestheofferorbeyondthetimelimitbecauseofotherreasons,theacceptanceshallbeeffective,exceptthat,theofferorinformstheoffereepromptlythatitdoesnotaccepttheacceptancebecauseitexceedsthetimelimitforacceptance.

　　Article30Thecontentsofanacceptanceshallcomplywiththoseoftheoffer.Iftheoffereesubstantiallymodifiesthecontentsoftheoffer,itshallconstituteanewoffer.Themodificationrelatingtothecontractobject,quality,quantity,priceorremuneration,timeorplaceormethodofperformance,liabilitiesforbreachofcontractandthesettlementofdisputes,etc.,shallconstitutethe