1、中华人民共和国合同法中英文Contract Law of the Peoples Republic of ChinaOrder of the President 1999 No.15March 15, 1999(Adopted at the Second Session of the Ninth National Peoples Congress on March 15, 1999)CONTENTSGENERAL PROVISIONSCHAPTER 1 GENERAL PROVISIONSCHAPTER 2 CONCLUSION OF CONTRACTSCHAPTER 3 EFFECTIVEN
2、ESS OF CONTRACTSCHAPTER 4 PERFORMANCE OF CONTRACTSCHAPTER 5 MODIFICATION AND ASSIGNMENT OF CONTRACTSCHAPTER 6 TERMINATION OF THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF CONTRACTSCHAPTER 7 LIABILITY FOR BREACH OF CONTRACTCHAPTER 8 MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONSSPECIFIC PROVISIONSCHAPTER 9 SALES CONTRACTSCHAPTER 10 CONTR
3、ACTS FOR SUPPLY AND USE OF ELECTRICITY, WATER, GAS OR HEATINGCHAPTER 11 DONATION CONTRACTSCHAPTER 12 LOANS CONTRACTSCHAPTER 13 LEASE CONTRACTSCHAPTER 14 LEASE-FINANCe CONTRACTSCHAPTER 15 CONTRACTS FOR WORKCHAPTER 16 CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS CONTRACTSCHAPTER 17 CONTRACTS FOR TRANSPORTATIONSECTION 1 GENE
4、RAL RULESSECTION 2 CONTRACTS FOR PASSENGER TRANSPORTATIONSECTION 3 CONTRACTS FOR GOODS TRANSPORTATIONSECTION 4 CONTRACTS FOR MULTI-MODAL TRANSPORTATIONCHAPTER 18 TECHNOLOGY CONTRACTSSECTION 1 GENERAL RULESSECTION 2 TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CONTRACTSSECTION 3 TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER CONTRACTSSECTION 4 TECH
5、NICAL CONSULTANCY CONTRACTS AND TECHNICAL SERVICE CONTRACTSCHAPTER 19 DEPOSIT CONTRACTSCHAPTER 20 WAREHOUSING CONTRACTSCHAPTER 21 CONTRACTS FOR COMMISSIONCHAPTER 22 CONTRACTS FOR BROKERAGECHAPTER 23 INTERMEDIATION CONTRACTSSUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONSCHAPTER 1 GENERAL PROVISIONSArticle 1 This Law is for
6、mulated with the goal of protecting the lawful rights and interests of the parties to contracts, maintaining social and economic order and promoting the progress of the socialist modernization.Article 2 A contract in this Law refers to an agreement establishing, modifying and terminating the civil r
7、ights and obligations between subjects of equal footing, that is, between natural persons, legal persons or other organizations. Agreements involving personal status relationship such as on matrimony, adoption, guardianship, etc. shall apply the provisions of other Laws.Article 3 The parties to a co
8、ntract shall have legally equal status. No party may impose its will on the other party.Article 4 The parties shall have the rights to voluntarily conclude a contract in accordance with the law. No unit or individual may illegally interfere.Article 5 The parties shall abide by the principle of fairn
9、ess in determining the rights and obligations of each party.Article 6 All parties must act in accordance with the principle of good faith in exercising rights and performing obligations.Article 7 When concluding and performing a contract, the parties shall abide by the laws and administrative regula
10、tions, observe public morals. Neither party may disrupt the socio-economic order or damage the public interest.Article 8 As soon as a contract is established in accordance with the law, it shall be legally binding on the parties. The parties shall perform their respective obligations as agreed. Neit
11、her party may unilaterally modify or terminate the contract. Contracts established according to law shall be protected by law.CHAPTER 2 CONCLUSION OF CONTRACTSArticle 9 When concluding a contract, the parties shall have the appropriate capacities for civil rights and civil conducts. A party may entr
12、ust an agent to conclude a contract on his behalf in accordance with the law.Article 10 The parties may conclude a contract in writing, orally or in other forms. Where the laws or administrative regulations require a contract to be concluded in writing, the contract shall be in writing. If the parti
13、es agree it to be in writing, it shall be in writing.Article 11 The term in writing means a form which can show the described contents tangibly, such as a written contractual agreement, letters, and electrically or electronically transmitted documents (including telegrams, telexs, fax, EDI and e-mai
14、ls).Article 12 The contents of a contract shall be agreed upon by the parties, and shall contain the following clauses in general: (1) titles or names and domiciles of the parties; (2) contract object; (3) quantities; (4) quality; (5) price or remuneration; (6) time limit, place and method of perfor
15、mance; (7) liability for breach of contract; and (8) methods to settle disputes.The parties may conclude a contract by referring to the model texts for each type of contract.Article 13 The parties shall conclude a contract in the form of offer and acceptance.Article 14 An offer is a declaration of i
16、ntent to conclude a contract with other parties. The declaration shall comply with the following stipulations: (1) Its contents shall be specific and definite; (2) It indicates that the offeror will be bound by it upon the acceptance of the offeree.Article 15 An invitation to offer is a declaration of intent of a party to have other parties to mak
