【正文】 provisions in other laws. 　　Article 3 Contracting parties shall have equal legal status, and no party may impose its will on the other party. 　　Article 4 The parties have the right to lawfully enter into a contract of their own free will in accordance with the law, and no unit or individual may illegally interfere therewith. 　　Article 5 The parties shall adhere to the principle of fairness in deciding their respective rights and obligations. 　　Article 6 The parties shall observe the principle of honesty and good faith in exercising their rights and performing their obligations. 　　Article 7 In concluding and performing a contract, the parties shall ply with the laws and administrative regulations, respect social ethics, and shall not disrt the social and economic order or impair the public interests. 　　Article 8 A lawfully established contract shall be legally binding on the parties thereto, ea of whom shall perform its own obligations in accordance with the terms of the contract, and no party shall unilaterally modify or terminate the contract.　　 The contract established according to law is protected by law. 　　apter 2 Conclusion of Contracts　　Article 9 In entering into a contract, the parties shall have appropriate capacities for civil rights and civil acts.　　 A party may appoint an agent to enter into a contract on its behalf in accordance with the law. 　　Article 10 The parties may use written, oral or other forms in entering into a contract.　　 A contract shall be in written form if the laws or administrative regulations so provide. A contract shall be concluded in written form if the parties so agree. 　　Article 11 Written form refers to a form su as a written contractual agreement, letter, electronic data text(including a telegram, telex, fax, electronic data exange and )that can tangibly express the contents contained therein. 　　Article 12 The contents of a contract shall be agreed on by the parties, and shall generally contain the following clauses: 　　 (1) titles or names and domiciles of the parties。編：98078 合同法 Contract Law of the People39。 Promulgated by the Order NO. 15 of the President of the People39。 　　 (4) quality。 and　　 (8) method to settle disputes.　　 The parties may conclude a contract by reference to a model text of ea kind of contract. 　　Article 13 The parties shall conclude a contract in the form of an offer and an acceptance. 　　Article 14 An offer is an expression of an intent to enter into a contract with another person. Su expression of intent shall ply with the following: 　　 (1) its contents shall be specific and definite。 or　　 (2) the offeree has reasons to rely on the offer as being irrevocable and has made preparation for performing the contact. 　　Article 20 An offer shall lose efficacy under any of the following circumstances: 　　 (1) the notice of rejection reaes the offeror。 　　 (2) If the offer is made in forms other than a dialogue, the acceptance shall rea the offeror within a reasonable period of time. 　　Article 24 Where an offer is made by letter or telegram, the time limit for acceptance shall accrue from the date shown in the letter or from the date on whi the telegram is handed in for dispat. If no su date is shown in the letter, it shall accrue from the postmark date on the envelope. Where an offer is made by means of instantaneous munication, su as telephone or facsimile, etc. the time limit for acceptance shall accrue from the moment that the offer reaes the offeree. 　　Article 25 A contract is established when the acceptance bees effective.　　Article 26 An acceptance bees effective when its notice reaes the offeror. If notice of acceptance is not required, the acceptance shall bee effective when an act of acceptance is performed in accordance with transaction practices or as required in the offer.　　 Where a contract is concluded in the form of datetelex, the time of arrival of an acceptance shall be governed by the provisions of Paragraph 2, Article 16 of this Law.　　Article 27 An acceptance may be withdrawn, but a notice of withdrawal shall rea the offeror before or at the same time when the notice of acceptance reaes the offeror.　　Article 28 Where an offeree makes an acceptance beyond the time limit for acceptance, the acceptance shall be a new offer except that the offeror promptly informs the offeree of the effectiveness of the said acceptance.　　Article 29 If the offeree dispated the acceptance within the time limit specified for acceptance, and under normal circumstances the acceptance would have reaed the offeror in due time, but due to other reasons the acceptance reaes the offeror after the time limit for acceptance has expired, su acceptance shall be effective, unless the offeror notifies the offeree in a timely manner that it does not accept the acceptance due to the failure of the acceptance to arrive within the time limit.　　Article 30 The contents of an acceptance shall ply with those of the offer. If the offeree substantially modifies the contents of the offer, it shall constitute a new offer. The modification relating to the subject matter, quality, quantity, price or remuneration, time or place or method of performance, liabilities for brea of contract and method of dispute resolution, etc. shall constitute the substantial modification of an offer.　　Article 31 If the acceptance does not substantially modifies the contents of the offer, it shall be effective, and the contents of the contract shall be subject to those of the acceptance, except as rejected promptly by the offeror or indicated in the offer that an acceptance may not modify the offer at all.　　Article 32 Where the parties conclude a contract in written form, the contract is established when it is signed or sealed by the parties.　　Article 33 Where the parties conclude the contract in the form of letters or datatelex, etc., one party may request to sign a letter of confirmation before the conclusion of the cont