中华人民共和国合同法英文版本3

ContractLawofthePeople'sRepublicofChinaGENERALPROVISIONSCHAPTER1GENERALPROVISIONSCHAPTER2CONCLUSIONOFCONTRACTSCHAPTER3EFFECTIVENESSOFCONTRACTSCHAPTER4PERFORMANCEOFCONTRACTSCHAPTER5MODIFICATIONANDASSIGNMENTOFCONTRACTSCHAPTER6TERMINATIONOFTHERIGHTSANDOBLIGATIONSOFCONTRACTSCHAPTER7LIABILITYFORBREACHOFCONTRACTSCHAPTER8MISCELLANEOUSPROVISIONSSPECIFICPROVISIONSCHAPTER9CONTRACTSFORSALESCHAPTER10CONTRACTSFORSUPPLYANDUSEOFELECTRICITY,WATER,GASORHEATINGCHAPTER11CONTRACTSFORDONATIONCHAPTER12CONTRACTSFORLOANSCHAPTER13CONTRACTSFORLEASECHAPTER14CONTRACTSFORFINANCIALLEASECHAPTER15CONTRACTSFORWORKCHAPTER16CONTRACTSFORCONSTRUCTIONPROJECTSCHAPTER17CONTRACTSFORTRANSPORTATIONSECTION1GENERALRULESSECTION2CONTRACTSFORPASSENGERTRANSPORTATIONSECTION3CONTRACTSFORGOODSTRANSPORTATIONSECTION4CONTRACTSFORMULTI-MODALTRANSPORTATIONCHAPTER18CONTRACTSFORTECHNOLOGYSECTION1GENERALRULESSECTION2CONTRACTSFORTECHNOLOGYDEVELOPMENTSECTION3CONTRACTSFORTECHNOLOGYTRANSFERSECTION4CONTRACTSFORTECHNICALCONSULTANCYANDTECHNICALSERVICECHAPTER19CONTRACTSFORSTORAGECHAPTER20CONTRACTSFORWAREHOUSINGCHAPTER21CONTRACTSFORCOMMISSIONCHAPTER22CONTRACTSFORBROKERAGECHAPTER23CONTRACTSFORINTERMEDIATIONSUPPLEMENTARYPROVISIONSArticle1ThisLawisformulatedwithaviewtoprotectingthelawfulrightsandinterestsofthepartiestocontracts,maintainingthesocialeconomicorderandpromotingtheprogressofthesocialistmodernizationdrive.Article2AcontractinthisLawreferstoanagreementestablishing,modifyingandterminatingthecivilrightsandobligationsbetweensubjectsofequalfooting,thatis,betweennaturalpersons,legalpersonsorotherorganizations.Agreementsinvolvingpersonalstatusrelationshipsuchasonmatrimony,adoption,guardianship,etc.shallapplytheprovisionsofotherLaws.Article3Thepartiestoacontractshallhaveequallegalstatus.Nopartymayimposeitswillontheotherparty.Article4Thepartiesshallhavetherightstobevoluntarytoenterintoacontractinaccordancewiththelaw.Nounitorindividualmayillegallyinterfere.Article5Thepartiesshallabidebytheprincipleoffairnessindefiningtherightsandobligationsofeachparty.Article6Thepartiesmustactinaccordancewiththeprincipleofgoodfaith,nomatterinexercisingrightsorinperformingobligations.Article7Inconcludingandperformingacontract,thepartiesshallabidebythelawsandadministrativeregulations,observesocialethics.Neitherpartymaydisruptthesocio-economicorderordamagethepublicinterests.Article8Assoonasacontractisestablishedinaccordancewiththelaw,itshallbelegallybindingontheparties.Thepartiesshallperformtheirrespectiveobligationsinaccordancewiththetermsofthecontract.Neitherpartymayunilaterallymodifyorrescindthecontract.Thecontractestablishedaccordingtolawshallbeundertheprotectionoflaw.CHAPTER2CONCLUSIONOFCONTRACTSArticle9Inconcludingacontract,thepartiesshallhaveappropriatecivilcapacityofrightandcivilcapacityofconduct.Thepartiesmayconcludeacontractthroughanagentinaccordancewiththelaw.Article10Thepartiesmayconcludeacontractinwritten,oralorotherforms.Wherethelawsoradministrativeregulationsrequireacontracttobeconcludedinwrittenform,thecontractshallbeinwrittenform.Ifthepartiesagreetodoso,thecontractshallbeconcludedinwrittenform.Article11Thewrittenformsmeantheformswhichcanshowthedescribedcontentsvisibly,suchasawrittencontractualagreement,letters,anddata-telex(includingtelegram,telex,fax,EDIande-mails).Article12Thecontentsofacontractshallbeagreeduponbytheparties,andshallcontainthefollowingclausesingeneral:(1)titleornameanddomicileoftheparties;(2)contractobject;(3)quantity;(4)quality;(5)priceorremuneration;(6)timelimit,placeandmethodofperformance;(7)liabilityforbreachofcontract;and(8)methodstosettledisputes.Thepartiesmayconcludeacontractbyreferencetothemodeltextofeachkindofcontract.Article13Thepartiesshallconcludeacontractintheformofanofferandacceptance.Article14Anofferisaproposalhopingtoenterintoacontractwithotherparties.Theproposalshallcomplywiththefollowingstipulations:(1)Itscontentsshallbedetailedanddefinite;(2)Itindicatestheproposaloftheofferortobeboundincaseofacceptance.Article15Aninvitationforofferisaproposalforrequestingotherpartiestomakeofferstotheprincipal.Priceformsmailed,publicnoticesofauctionandtender,prospectusesandcommercialadvertisements,etc.areinvitationsforoffer.Wherethecontentsofacommercialadvertisementcomplywiththetermsoftheoffer,itmayberegardedasanoffer.Article16Anofferbecomeseffectivewhenitreachestheofferee.Ifacontractisconcludedbymeansofdata-telex,andarecipientappointsaspecificsystemtoreceivethedata-telex,thetimewhenthedata-telexentersthesystemshallbethetimeofarrival;ifnospecificsystemisappointed,thetimewhenthedata-telexfirstentersanyoftherecipient'ssystemsshallberegardedasthetimeofarrival.Article17Anoffermaybewithdrawn,ifthewithdrawalnoticereachestheoffereebeforeoratthesametimewhentheofferarrives.Article18Anoffermayberevoked,iftherevocationreachestheoffereebeforeithasdispatchedanacceptance.Article19Anoffermaynotberevoked,if(1)theofferorindicatesafixedtimeforacceptanceorotherwiseexplicitlystatesthattheofferisirrevocable;or(2)theoffereehasreasonstorelyontheofferasbeingirrevocableandhasmadepreparat