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中国合同法英文版

CONTRACTLAWOFP.R.CHINA

AdoptedandPromulgatedbytheSecondSessionoftheNinthNationalPeople'sCongressonMarch15,1999.

Translated&CompiledbyJohnJiang&HenryLiu

GENERALPRINCIPLES

ChapterOne:

GeneralProvisions

Article1Purpose

ThisLawisformulatedinordertoprotectthelawfulrightsandinterestsofcontractparties,tosafeguardsocialandeconomicorder,andtopromotesocialistmodernization.

Article2DefinitionofContract;Exclusions

ForpurposesofthisLaw,acontractisanagreementbetweennaturalpersons,legalpersonsorotherorganizationswithequalstanding,forthepurposeofestablishing,altering,ordischargingarelationshipofcivilrightsandobligations.

Anagreementconcerninganypersonalrelationshipsuchasmarriage,adoption,guardianship,etc.shallbegovernedbyotherapplicablelaws.

Article3EqualStandingofParties

Contractpartiesenjoyequallegalstandingandneitherpartymayimposeitswillontheotherparty.

Article4RighttoEnterintoContractVoluntarily

Apartyisentitledtoenterintoacontractvoluntarilyunderthelaw,andnoentityorindividualmayunlawfullyinterferewithsuchright.

Article5Fairness

Thepartiesshallabidebytheprincipleoffairnessinprescribingtheirrespectiverightsandobligations.

Article6GoodFaith

Thepartiesshallabidebytheprincipleofgoodfaithinexercisingtheirrightsandperformingtheirobligations.

Article7Legality

Inconcludingorperformingacontract,thepartiesshallabidebytherelevantlawsandadministrativeregulations,aswellasobservesocialethics,andmaynotdisruptsocialandeconomicorderorharmthepublicinterests.

Article8BindingEffect;LegalProtection

Alawfullyformedcontractislegallybindingontheparties.Thepartiesshallperformtheirrespectiveobligationsinaccordancewiththecontract,andneitherpartymayarbitrarilyamendorterminatethecontract.

Alawfullyformedcontractisprotectedbylaw.

ChapterTwo:

FormationofContracts

Article9Capacity;ContractthroughAgent

Inenteringintoacontract,thepartiesshallhavetheappropriatecapacitiesforcivilrightsandcivilacts.

Apartymayappointanagenttoenterintoacontractonitsbehalfunderthelaw.

Article10FormsofContract;WritingRequirement

Acontractmaybemadeinawriting,inanoralconversation,aswellasinanyotherform.

Acontractshallbeinwritingifarelevantlaworadministrativeregulationsorequires.Acontractshallbeinwritingifthepartieshavesoagreed.

Article11DefinitionofWriting

Awritingmeansamemorandumofcontract,letterorelectronicmessage（includingtelegram,telex,facsimile,electronicdataexchangeandelectronicmail）,etc.whichiscapableofexpressingitscontentsinatangibleform.

Article12TermsofContract

Thetermsofacontractshallbeprescribedbytheparties,andgenerallyincludethefollowing:

（i）namesofthepartiesandthedomicilesthereof;

（ii）subjectmatter;

（iii）quantity;

（iv）quality;

（v）priceorremuneration;

（vi）time,placeandmethodofperformance;

（vii）liabilitiesforbreachofcontract;

（viii）methodofdisputeresolution.

Thepartiesmayenterintoacontractbyreferencingamodelcontractfortherelevantcontractcategory.

Article13Offer-Acceptance

Acontractisconcludedbytheexchangeofanofferandanacceptance.

Article14DefinitionofOffer

Anofferisaparty'smanifestationofintentiontoenterintoacontractwiththeotherparty,whichshallcomplywiththefollowing:

（i）Itstermsarespecificanddefinite;

（ii）Itindicatesthatuponacceptancebytheofferee,theofferorwillbeboundthereby.

Article15InvitationtoOffer

Aninvitationtoofferisaparty'smanifestationofintentiontoinvitetheotherpartytomakeanofferthereto.Adeliveredpricelist,announcementofauction,callfortender,prospectus,orcommercialadvertisement,etc.isaninvitationtooffer.

Acommercialadvertisementisdeemedanofferifitscontentsmeettherequirementsofanoffer.

Article16EffectivenessofOffer,OfferthroughElectronicMessage

Anofferbecomeseffectivewhenitreachestheofferee.

Whenacontractisconcludedbytheexchangeofelectronicmessages,iftherecipientofanelectronicmessagehasdesignatedaspecificsystemtoreceiveit,thetimewhentheelectronicmessageentersintosuchspecificsystemisdeemeditstimeofarrival;ifnospecificsystemhasbeendesignated,thetimewhentheelectronicmessagefirstentersintoanyoftherecipient'ssystemsisdeemeditstimeofarrival.

Article17WithdrawalofOffer

Anoffermaybewithdrawn.Thenoticeofwithdrawalshallreachtheoffereebeforeoratthesametimeastheoffer.

Article18RevocationofOffer

Anoffermayberevoked.Thenoticeofrevocationshallreachtheoffereebeforeithasdispatchedanoticeofacceptance.

Article19IrrevocableOffer

Anoffermaynotberevoked:

（i）ifitexpresslyindicates,whetherbystatingafixedtimeforacceptanceorotherwise,thatitisirrevocable;

（ii）iftheoffereehasreasontoregardtheofferasirrevocable,andhasundertakenpreparationforperformance.

Article20ExtinguishmentofOffer

Anofferisextinguishedinanyofthefollowingcircumstances:

（i）Thenoticeofrejectionreachestheofferor;

（ii）Theofferorlawfullyrevokestheoffer;

（iii）Theoffereefailstodispatchitsacceptanceattheendoftheperiodforacceptance;

（iv）Theoffereemakesamaterialchangetothetermsoftheoffer.

Article21DefinitionofAcceptance

Anacceptanceistheofferee'smanifestationofintentiontoassenttoanoffer.

Article22ModeofAcceptance;AcceptancebyConduct

Anacceptanceshallbemanifestedbynotification,exceptwhereitmaybemanifestedbyconductinaccordancewiththerelevantusageorasindicatedintheoffer.

Article23TimelyDispatchofAcceptance

Anacceptanceshallreachtheofferorwithintheperiodprescribedintheoffer.

Wheretheofferdoesnotprescribeaperiodforacceptance,theacceptanceshallreachtheofferorasfollows:

（i）Wheretheofferismadeorally,theacceptanceshallbedispatchedimmediately,unlessotherwiseagreedbytheparties;

（ii）Wheretheofferismadeinanon-oralmanner,theacceptanceshallreachtheofferorwithinareasonabletime.

Article24CommencementofthePeriodforAcceptance

Whereanofferismadebyaletteroratelegram,theperiodforacceptancecommencesonthedateshownontheletterorthedateonwhichthetelegramishandedinfordispatch.Iftheletterdoesnotspecifyadate,theperiodcommencesonthepostingdatestampedontheenvelop.Wheretheofferismadethroughaninstantaneouscommunicationdevicesuchastelephoneorfacsimile,etc.,theperiodforacceptancecommencesoncetheofferreachestheofferee.

Article25ContractFormeduponEffectivenessofAcceptance

Acontractisformedoncetheacceptancebecomeseffective.

Article26EffectivenessofAcceptance

Anoticeofacceptancebecomeseffectiveonceitreachestheofferor.Wheretheacceptancedoesnotrequirenotification,itbecomeseffectiveonceanactofacceptanceisperformedinaccordancewiththerelevantusageorasrequiredbytheoffer.

Whereacontractisconcludedbytheexchangeofelectronicmessages,thetimeofarrivaloftheacceptanceshallbegovernedbyParagraph2ofArticle16hereof.

Article27WithdrawalofAcceptance

Anacceptancemaybewithdrawn.Thenoticeofwithdrawalshallreachtheofferorbeforeoratthesametimeastheacceptance.

Article28LateAcceptance

Anacceptancedispatchedbytheoffereeafterexpirationoftheperiodforacceptanceconstitutesanewoffer,unlesstheofferortimelyadvisestheoffereethattheacceptanceisvalid.

Article29DelayedTransmissionofAcceptance

Iftheoffereedispatcheditsacceptancewithintheperiodforacceptance,andtheacceptance,whichwouldotherwisehavereachedtheofferorinduetimeundernormalcircumstances,reachestheofferorafterexpirationoftheperiodforacceptanceduetoanyotherreason,theacceptanceisvalid,unlesstheofferortimelyadvisestheoffereethattheacceptancehasbeenrejectedongroundsofthedelay.

Article30AcceptanceContainingMaterialChange

Thetermsoftheacceptanceshallbeidenticaltothoseoftheoffer.Apurportedacceptancedispatchedbytheoffereewhichmateriallyaltersthetermsoftheofferconstitutesanewoffer.Achangeinthesubjectmatter,quantity,quality,priceorremuneration,time,placeandmethodofperformance,liabilitiesforbreachofcontractormethodofdisputeresolutionisamaterialchangetothetermsoftheoffer.

Article31AcceptanceContainingNon-materialChanges

Anacceptancecontainingnonmaterialchangestothetermsoftheofferisneverthelessvalidandthetermsthereofprevailasthetermsofthecontract,unlesstheofferortimelyobjectstosuchchangesortheofferindicatedthatacceptancemaynotcontainanychangetothetermsthereof.

Article32TimeofFormationinCaseofMemorandumofContract

Wherethepartiesenterintoacontractbyamemorandumofcontract,thecontractisformedwhenitissignedorsealedbytheparties.

Article33TimeofFormationinCaseofLettersorElectronicMessages;ConfirmationLetterWherethepartiesenterintoacontractbytheexchangeoflettersorelectronicmessages,onepartymayrequireexecutionofaconfirmationletterbeforethecontractisformed.Thecontractisformeduponexecutionoftheconfirmationletter.

Article34PlaceofFormation;ElectronicMessages

Theplacewheretheacceptancebecomeseffectiveistheplaceofformationofacontract.

Whereacontractisconcludedbytheexchangeofelectronicmessages,therecipient'smainplace