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ContractLawofPRC中国合同法英文版

ContractLawofthePeople'sRepublicofChina

（AdoptedattheSecondSessionoftheNinthNationalPeople'sCongressonMarch15,1999andpromulgatedbyOrderNo.15ofthePresidentofthePeople'sRepublicofChinaonMarch15,1999）

　　Contents

　　GeneralProvisions

　　ChapterICommonProvisions

　　ChapterIIMakingoftheContract

　　ChapterIIIValidityoftheContract

　　ChapterIVFulfillmentoftheContract

　　ChapterVModificationandTransferoftheContract

　　ChapterVITerminationofRightsandObligationsundertheContract

　　ChapterVIILiabilityforBreachofContract

　　ChapterVIIIMiscellaneousProvisions

　　SpecificProvisions

　　ChapterIXPurchaseandSaleContracts

　　ChapterXContractsfortheSupplyandConsumptionofElectricity,Water,GasorHeat

　　ChapterXIDonationContracts

　　ChapterXIILoanContracts

　　ChapterXIIILeaseContracts

　　ChapterXIVContractsforFinancialLease

　　ChapterXVWorkContracts

　　ChapterXVIConstructionProjectContracts

　　ChapterXVIICarriageContracts

　　ChapterXVIIITechnologyContracts

　　ChapterXIXContractsofDeposit

　　ChapterXXWarehousingContracts

　　ChapterXXIEntrustmentContracts

　　ChapterXXIIBrokerageContracts

　　ChapterXXIIIIntermediationContracts

　　SupplementaryProvisions

GeneralProvisions

　　ChapterICommonProvisions

　　Article1ThisLawisenactedforthepurposeofprotectingthelegitimaterightsandinterestsofthepartiestocontracts,maintainingthesocio-economicorderandpromotingthesocialistmodernization.

　　Article2ForthepurposeofthisLaw,acontractmeansanagreementontheestablishment,alterationorterminationofacivilright-obligationrelationshipbetweennaturalpersons,legalpersonsorotherorganizationsassubjectswithequalstatus.

　　Agreementsonestablishingsuchpersonalrelationshipsasmarriage,adoptionandguardianshipshallbegovernedbytheprovisionsofotherlaws.

　　Article3Thepartiestothecontracthaveequallegalstatus,andneitherpartymayimposeitswillontheother.

　　Article4Thepartiesshall,pursuanttolaw,havetherighttoenterintoacontractontheirownfreewill,andnounitorpersonmayunlawfullyinterfere.

　　Article5Thepartiesshallobservetheprincipleofequityindefiningeachother'srightsandobligations.

　　Article6Thepartiesshallobservetheprincipleofgoodfaithinexercisingtheirrightsandfulfillingtheirobligations.

　　Article7Thepartiesshall,inmakingandfulfillingthecontract,abidebylawsandadministrativeregulationsandrespectsocialethics,andmaynotdisruptthesocio-economicordernorimpairsocialandpublicinterests.

　　Article8Alegallyexecutedcontracthaslegalbindingforceontheparties.Thepartiesshallfulfilltheirobligationsascontracted,andmaynotarbitrarilymodifyorterminatethecontract.

　　Alegallyexecutedcontractisprotectedbylaw.

　　ChapterII

　　MakingoftheContract

　　Article9Thepartiesshall,whenmakingacontract,havecorrespondingcapacityforcivilrightsandcivilconduct.

　　Apartymay,inaccordancewiththelaw,entrustanagenttomakeacontract.

　　Article10Thepartiesmay,whenmakingacontract,usewrittenform,verbalformoranyotherform.

　　Thewrittenformshallbeadoptediflawsoradministrativeregulationssorequire.Thewrittenformshallbeadoptedifthepartiessoagree.

　　Article11"Writtenform"asusedhereinmeansanyformwhichrenderstheinformationcontainedinacontractcapableofbeingreproducedintangibleformsuchasawrittenagreement,aletter,orelectronictext（includingtelegram,telex,facsimile,electronicdatainterchangeande-mail）.

　　Article12Thecontentofacontractisdeterminedbythepartiesandgenerallyincludesthefollowingclauses:

（1）designationsornamesandaddressesoftheparties;

（2）thetargetedmatter;

　　（3）quantity;

　　（4）quality;

　　（5）priceorremuneration;

　　（6）time,placeandmodeoffulfillment;

　　（7）liabilityforbreachofcontract;and

　　（8）disputesettlement.

　　Thepartiesmaymakecontractswithreferencetovariousmodelcontractforms.

　　Article13Thepartiesshall,inmakingacontract,taketheformofofferandacceptance.

　　Article14An"offer"isanintentindicationshowingthedesiretoenterintoacontractwithothers,andtheintentindicationshallconformtothefollowingprovisions:

（1）thecontentindicatedshallbeconcreteanddefinite;

（2）theofferorshall,asisindicated,beboundbytheintentindicationuponitsacceptancebyanofferee.

　　Article15Aninvitationforofferisanintentindicationshowingthedesiretoreceiveoffersfromothers.Mailedordeliveredpricecatalogs,auctionannouncements,invitationsforbid,capital-raisingprospectusandcommercialadvertisementsaresuchinvitationsforoffer.

　　Acommercialadvertisementshall,ifitscontentconformstotheprovisionsregardingoffers,bedeemedanoffer.

　　Article16Anofferbecomeseffectivewhenitreachestheofferee.

　　Ifacontractismadeintheformoftextinelectronicdataandthereceiverhasdesignatedaspecialreceivingsystemtoreceivesuchdatatext,thetimeatwhichthetextinelectronicdataentersthedesignatedspecialsystemshallbethetimeofarrival;ifnospecialreceivingsystemisdesignated,thetimeatwhichthetextinelectronicdatafirstentersanyofthereceiver'ssystemsshallbethetimeofarrival.

　　Article17Anoffermaybewithdrawn.Thewithdrawalnoticeofanoffershallreachtheoffereebeforeoratthesametimeasthearrivaloftheofferattheofferee.

　　Article18Anoffermayberevoked.Therevocationnoticeofanoffershallreachtheoffereebeforethedispatchofanacceptancenoticebytheofferee.

　　Article19Anoffermaynotberevokedunderanyofthefollowingconditions:

（1）theofferorhasspecifiedatimelimitfortheacceptance,orhasexplicitlyindicatedinanyothermannertheirrevocabilityoftheoffer;

（2）therearegroundsfortheoffereetomaintaintheirrevocabilityoftheofferandtheoffereehasmadepreparationsforthefulfillmentofthecontract.

　　Article20Anofferlosesitseffectunderanyofthefollowingconditions:

（1）arejectionnoticeoftheofferhasreachedtheofferor;

（2）theofferorhasrevokedtheofferpursuanttolaw;

　　（3）whenthefixedtimelimitforacceptanceexpires,theoffereeundertakesnoacceptance;or

　　（4）theoffereemakesasubstantialchangeofthecontentoftheoffer.

　　Article21Anacceptanceisanassentindicationoftheoffereetoanoffer.

　　Article22Anacceptanceshallbemadeinformofanotice,unless,inlightoftradepracticesorasindicatedbytheoffer,theoffereemayindicatetheassentbyperforminganact.

　　Article23Anacceptanceshallreachtheofferorwithinthetimelimitfixedbytheoffer.

　　Ifnotimelimitisfixedbytheoffer,theacceptanceshallreachtheofferorinaccordancewiththefollowingprovisions:

（1）ifanofferismadeorally,acceptanceshallbemadepromptlyunlessthepartiesstipulateotherwise;and

（2）ifanofferisnotmadeorally,theacceptanceshallreachtheofferorwithinareasonableperiodoftime.

　　Article24Ifanofferismadethroughaletteroratelegram,thetimelimitforacceptancecommencesonthedateshownontheletteroronthedatethetelegramishandedinfordispatchor,ifnosuchdateisshownontheletter,fromthedateshownbythepostmarkoftheletter.Ifanofferismadebymeansofinstantaneouscommunicationssuchastelephoneorfacsimile,thetimelimitforacceptancecommencesatthemomentthattheofferreachestheofferee.

　　Article25Acontractisexecutedatthetimewhentheacceptancebecomeseffective.

　　Article26Theacceptancebecomeseffectivewhentheacceptancenoticereachestheofferor.Ifanacceptanceneedsnonotice,itbecomeseffectivewhenanactofacceptanceisperformedinlightoftradepracticesorasindicatedbytheoffer.

　　Whereacontractismadeintheformoftextinelectronicdata,theprovisionsofParagraph2,Article16ofthisLawshallbeapplicabletothetimeofarrivaloftheacceptance.

　　Article27Anacceptancemaybewithdrawn.Thewithdrawalnoticeoftheacceptanceshallreachtheofferorbeforeoratthesametimeastheacceptancenoticereachestheofferor.

　　Article28Iftheoffereemakesanacceptancebeyondthetimelimitforacceptance,itshallconstituteanewofferunlesstheofferornotifiestheoffereeintimethattheacceptanceiseffective.

　　Article29Ifanoffereemakeswithinthetimelimitforacceptanceanacceptancethatcouldreachtheofferorintimeundernormalconditionsbuthappenstoreachtheofferorbeyondthelimitduetootherreasons,theacceptanceshallbeeffectivenotwithstandingunlesstheofferornotifiestheoffereeintimethattheacceptanceisdeniedduetoitsdelayedarrival.

　　Article30Thecontentofanacceptanceshallbeconsistentwiththecontentoftheoffer.Iftheoffereeproposesanysubstantialchangetothecontentoftheoffer,itshallconstituteanewoffer.Changesrelatedtothetargetedmatter,quantity,quality,priceorremuneration,durationoffulfillment,placeandmodeoffulfillment,liabilityforbreachofcontractandmethodofdisputesettlementinacontractaresubstantialchangestothecontentofanoffer.

　　Article31Ifanacceptancemakesnon-substantialchangestothecontentoftheoffer,theacceptanceshallbeeffectivenotwithstandingandthecontentofthecontractshallthusbebasedonthecontentoftheacceptance,unlesstheofferorindicatesintimeitsobjectionthereto,orasindicatedintheoffer,theacceptancemaynotmakeanych