General Rules of the Civil Law of the People's Republic of China
General Rules of the Civil Law of the People's Republic of China
General Rules of the Civil Law of the People's Republic of China
Order of the President of the People's Republic of China No.66
March 15, 2017
The General Rules of the Civil Law of the People's Republic of China have been adopted at the Fifth Session of the 12th National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China on March 15, 2017 and are hereby promulgated, effective from October 1, 2017.
President of the People's Republic of China Xi Jinping
General Rules of the Civil Law of the People's Republic of China
(Adopted at the Fifth Session of the 12th National People's Congress on March 15, 2017)
Contents
Chapter I General Provisions
Chapter II Natural Persons
Section 1 Capacity for Civil Rights and Capacity for Civil Conduct
Section 2 Guardianship
Section 3 Declarations of Missing Persons and Death
Section 4 Individual Businesses and Leaseholding Farm Households
Chapter III Legal Persons
Section 1 General Provisions
Section 2 Profit-making Legal Persons
Section 3 Non-profit Legal Persons
Section 4 Special Legal Persons
Chapter IV Unincorporated Associations
Chapter V Civil Rights
Chapter VI Civil Juristic Acts
Section 1 General Provisions
Section 2 Expression of Intent
Section 3 Validity of Civil Juristic Acts
Section 4 Civil Juristic Acts with Conditions and Time Limits
Chapter VII Agency
Section 1 General Provisions
Section 2 Entrusted Agency
Section 3 Termination of Agency
Chapter VIII Civil Liability
Chapter IX Limitation of Action
Chapter X Calculation of Time Period
Chapter XI Supplementary Provisions
Chapter I General Provisions
Article 1 This Law is formulated in accordance with the Constitution in order to protect the lawful rights and interests of civil subjects, adjust civil relations and maintain the social and economic order, so as to meet the needs of developing socialism with Chinese characteristics and carrying forward socialist core values.
Article 2 The Civil Law shall adjust personal relationships and property relationships between natural persons, legal persons and unincorporated associations as subjects with equal status.
Article 3 Personal rights, property rights and other lawful rights and interests of civil subjects shall be protected by the law; no organization or individual may infringe upon such lawful rights and interests.
Article 4 All civil subjects are equal as regards their legal status in civil activities.
Article 5 All civil subjects engaging in civil activities shall observe the principle of voluntariness to establish, change or terminate civil legal relations in accordance with their own intentions.
Article 6 All civil subjects engaging in civil activities shall observe the principle of fairness to determine reasonably the rights and obligations of all parties concerned.
Article 7 All civil subjects engaging in civil activities shall observe the principle of good faith, adhere to honesty and fulfill their promises.
Article 8 No civil subject engaging in civil activities may violate laws or go against the public order and good morals.
Article 9 All civil subjects engaging in civil activities shall help save resources and protect the ecological environment.
Article 195 A limitation of action shall be interrupted under any of the following circumstances, and shall recommence from the time when the interruption or the relevant procedure is terminated:
1.
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Order of the President of the People's Republic of China No.66
March 15, 2017
The General Rules of the Civil Law of the People's Republic of China have been adopted at the Fifth Session of the 12th National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China on March 15, 2017 and are hereby promulgated, effective from October 1, 2017.
President of the People's Republic of China Xi Jinping
General Rules of the Civil Law of the People's Republic of China
(Adopted at the Fifth Session of the 12th National People's Congress on March 15, 2017)
Contents
Chapter I General Provisions
Chapter II Natural Persons
Section 1 Capacity for Civil Rights and Capacity for Civil Conduct
Section 2 Guardianship
Section 3 Declarations of Missing Persons and Death
Section 4 Individual Businesses and Leaseholding Farm Households
Chapter III Legal Persons
Section 1 General Provisions
Section 2 Profit-making Legal Persons
Section 3 Non-profit Legal Persons
Section 4 Special Legal Persons
Chapter IV Unincorporated Associations
Chapter V Civil Rights
Chapter VI Civil Juristic Acts
Section 1 General Provisions
Section 2 Expression of Intent
Section 3 Validity of Civil Juristic Acts
Section 4 Civil Juristic Acts with Conditions and Time Limits
Chapter VII Agency
Section 1 General Provisions
Section 2 Entrusted Agency
Section 3 Termination of Agency
Chapter VIII Civil Liability
Chapter IX Limitation of Action
Chapter X Calculation of Time Period
Chapter XI Supplementary Provisions
Chapter I General Provisions
Article 1 This Law is formulated in accordance with the Constitution in order to protect the lawful rights and interests of civil subjects, adjust civil relations and maintain the social and economic order, so as to meet the needs of developing socialism with Chinese characteristics and carrying forward socialist core values.
Article 2 The Civil Law shall adjust personal relationships and property relationships between natural persons, legal persons and unincorporated associations as subjects with equal status.
Article 3 Personal rights, property rights and other lawful rights and interests of civil subjects shall be protected by the law; no organization or individual may infringe upon such lawful rights and interests.
Article 4 All civil subjects are equal as regards their legal status in civil activities.
Article 5 All civil subjects engaging in civil activities shall observe the principle of voluntariness to establish, change or terminate civil legal relations in accordance with their own intentions.
Article 6 All civil subjects engaging in civil activities shall observe the principle of fairness to determine reasonably the rights and obligations of all parties concerned.
Article 7 All civil subjects engaging in civil activities shall observe the principle of good faith, adhere to honesty and fulfill their promises.
Article 8 No civil subject engaging in civil activities may violate laws or go against the public order and good morals.
Article 9 All civil subjects engaging in civil activities shall help save resources and protect the ecological environment.
Article 195 A limitation of action shall be interrupted under any of the following circumstances, and shall recommence from the time when the interruption or the relevant procedure is terminated:
1.
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