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sRepublicofChinaonPartnerships,amendedandadoptedatthe23rdMeetingoftheStandingCommitteeoftheTenthNationalPeople'
sCongressofthePeople'
sRepublicofChinaonAugust27,2006,isherebypromulgatedandshallgointoeffectasofJune1,2007.
HuJintao
PresidentofthePeople'
sRepublicofChina
August27,2006
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sRepublicofChinaonPartnerships
(Adoptedatthe24thMeetingoftheStandingCommitteeoftheEighthNationalPeople'
sCongressonFebruary23,1997andamendedatthe23rdMeetingoftheStandingCommitteeoftheTenthNationalPeople'
sCongressonAugust27,2006)
Contents
ChapterIGeneralProvisions
ChapterIIGeneralPartnerships
Section1EstablishmentofaPartnership
Section2PropertyofaPartnership
Section3ManagementofPartnershipAffairs
Section4RelationshipofaPartnershiptoaThirdParty
Section5EnteringintoandRetiringfromaPartnership
Section6SpecializedGeneralPartnerships
ChapterIIILimitedLiabilityPartnerships
ChapterIVDissolutionandLiquidationofaPartnership
ChapterVLegalLiability
ChapterVISupplementaryProvisions
Article1ThisLawisenactedinordertoregulatethebehaviorofpartnerships,toprotectthelawfulrightsandinterestsofpartnershipsandthepartnersandcreditorstherein,tomaintainsocialandeconomicorder,andtopromotethedevelopmentofthesocialistmarketeconomy.
Article2ForthepurposesofthisLaw,“partnerships”refertobothgeneralpartnershipsandlimitedliabilitypartnerships,bothofwhichareestablishedaccordingtothisLawbynaturalpersons,legalpersonsorotherorganizationswithintheterritoryofChina.
Ageneralpartnershipiscomposedofgeneralpartnerswhobearunlimitedjointandseveralliabilityforthedebtsofthepartnership.WheretherearespecialprovisionsinthisLawontheformsofliabilitybornebygeneralpartners,thoseprovisionsshallprevail.
Alimitedliabilitypartnershipiscomposedofgeneralpartnersandlimitedpartners,withtheformerbearingunlimitedjointandseveralliabilityforthedebtsofthepartnershipandthelatterbearingliabilityforsuchdebtsrespectivelywithinthelimitsofthecapitalcontributionssubscribedfor.
Article3AwhollyState-ownedcompany,aState-ownedenterprise,alistedcompany,orapublicwelfareundertakingorpublicorganizationshallnotbecomeageneralpartner.
Article4Apartnershipagreementshallbelawfullyconcluded,inwrittenform,onthebasisofagreementreachedbyallthepartnersthroughconsultation.
Article5Theprinciplesoffreewill,equality,fairnessandgoodfaithshallbeobservedinconcludingapartnershipagreementandestablishingapartnership.
Article6Thepartnersofapartnershipshall,accordingtothetaxregulationsoftheState,respectivelypaytaxesonthepartnership'
sincomesderivedfromproduction,businessoperationandothersources.
Article7Apartnershipanditspartnersshallabidebylawsandadministrativeregulations,observesocialandbusinessethicsandshouldersocialresponsibility.
Article8Thelawfulpropertyandrightsandinterestsofapartnershipandthepartnersthereinshallbeprotectedbylaw.
Article9Fortheapplicationforestablishmentofapartnership,suchdocumentsasawrittenapplicationforregistration,apartnershipagreementandtheidentitypapersofthepartnersshallbesubmittedtotheenterpriseregistrationauthority.
Wherewithinthebusinessscopeofapartnershipthereisanyitemforwhichapprovalisrequiredpriortoregistrationofthepartnership,asprovidedforbylawsoradministrativeregulations,suchapprovalshallbeobtainedaccordingtolawandtheapprovaldocumentshallbesubmittedwhenapplyingforregistration.
Article10Wheretheapplicationmaterialssubmittedforregistrationbyanapplicantarecompleteandconformtothestatutoryform,theenterpriseregistrationauthorityshall,ifitcan,granttheregistrationonthespotandissueabusinesslicense.
Intheabsenceofwhatisprescribedintheprecedingparagraph,theenterpriseregistrationauthorityshall,within20daysfromthedateitreceivesanapplicationforregistration,decidewhetherornottograntregistration.Ifitdecidestograntregistration,itshallissueabusinesslicense;
otherwise,itshallgiveawrittenreplyandstatethereasons.
Article11Thedateofissuanceofthebusinesslicensetoapartnershipshallbethedateofestablishmentofthepartnership.
Beforeapartnershipobtainsthebusinesslicense,nopartnerthereinshallengageinanypartnershipactivitiesinthenameofthepartnership.
Article12Whereapartnershipintendstosetupabranch,itshallapplyforregistrationtotheenterpriseregistrationauthorityattheplacewherethebranchistobelocated,inordertoobtainabusinesslicense.
Article13Wherearegistereditemofapartnershipneedstobealtered,themanagingpartnershall,within15daysfromthedateadecisiononalterationismadeorthecauseforalterationarises,applytotheenterpriseregistrationauthorityforregistrationofalteration.
Article14Forestablishmentofapartnership,thefollowingconditionsshallbemet:
(1)havingtwoormorepartners.Ifapartnerisanaturalperson,heshallhavefullcapacityforcivilconduct;
(2)havingawrittenpartnershipagreement;
(3)havingcapitalsubscribedfororactuallycontributedbypartners;
(4)havinganameforthepartnershipaswellasproductionandbusinesspremises;
and
(5)otherconditionsprovidedforbylawsandadministrativeregulations.
Article15Thewords“generalpartnership”shallbeclearlyindicatedinthenameofapartnership.
Article16Apartnermaymakecapitalcontributionsincashorinkind,orintheformofintellectualpropertyrights,land-userightorotherpropertyrights,orlaborservices.
Whereapartnermakescapitalcontributionsinkindorintheformofintellectualpropertyrights,land-userightorotherpropertyrights,thevalueofwhichneedstobeassessed,thevaluemaybedeterminedbyallthepartnersthroughconsultation,orbeassessedbyastatutoryassessmentinstitutionauthorizedbyallthepartners.
Whereapartnermakescapitalcontributionsintheformoflaborservices,themethodofassessmentshallbedeterminedbyallthepartnersthroughconsultationandbeclearlystatedinthepartnershipagreement.
Article17Apartnershallfulfilltheobligationofcapitalcontributionsincompliancewiththeform,amountandtimelimitforcontribution,asarespecifiedinthepartnershipagreement.
Wherecapitalcontributionsaremadewithnon-monetarypropertyand,accordingtotheprovisionsoflawsoradministrativeregulations,formalitiesfortransferofthesaidpropertyneedtobecompleted,suchformalitiesshallbecompletedaccordingtolaw.
Article18Inapartnershipagreement,thefollowingitemsshallbestatedclearly:
(1)thenameofthepartnershipandthelocationofitsprincipalpremisesforbusiness;
(2)theobjectivesofpartnershipandthescopeofbusinessofthepartnership;
(3)thenamesortitles,anddomicilesofthepartners;
(4)theform,amountandtimelimitforcapitalcontributionstobemadebythepartners;
(5)thewayofdistributingprofitsandsharinglosses;
(6)themanagementofpartnershipaffairs;
(7)theenteringintoandretiringfromthepartnership;
(8)themethodofdisputesettlement;
(9)thedissolutionandliquidationofthepartnership;
(10)theliabilityforbreechofagreement.
Article19Apartnershipagreementshallbecomeeffectiveafterallthepartnershavesignedoraffixedtheirsealstoit.Apartnershallenjoyrightsandundertakeliabilitiesinaccordancewiththepartnershipagreement.
Amendmentandsupplementtothepartnershipagreementshallbesubjecttoagreementreachedbyallthepartners,unlessotherwisestipulatedinthepartnershipagreement.
Foramatterwhichisnotincludedinthepartnershipagreementorwhichisnotclearlystatedintheagreement,itshallbedecidedonbythepartnersthroughconsultation;
whereconsultationfails,itshallbehandledaccordingtotheprovisionsofthisLawandofotherlawsoradministrativeregulations.
Article20Allthecapitalcontributionsmadebythepartners,theincomesderived,andotherpropertylawfullyobtained,inthenameofthepartnershipconstitutethepropertyofthepartnership.
Article21Priortoliquidationofapartnership,nopartnermayrequesttodividethepropertyofthepartnership,unlessotherwiseprovidedforinthisLaw.
Where,priortoliquidationofapartnership,apartnerprivatelytransfersordisposesofthepropertyofthepartnership,thepartnershipshallnotsetitupagainstabonafidethirdparty.
Article22Whenapartnerintendstoassignallorpartofhissharesofthepartnershippropertytoanyoneotherthanthepartnerstherein,heshallobtainconsentofalltheotherpartners,unlessotherwisestipulatedinthepartnershipagreement.
Whenapartnerintendstoassignallorpartofhissharesofthepartnershippropertytoanotherpartner,heshallnotifytherestofthepartners.