【正文】 n rural areas shall take the form of household contract within the collective economic organizations in the countryside, while such land in rural areas as barren mountains, gullies, hills and beaches, which are not suited to the form of household contract, may be contracted in such forms as bid invitation, auction and public consultation. Article 4 The State protects, in accordance with law, the longterm stability of the relationship of land contract in rural areas. After the land in rural areas is contracted, the nature of ownership of the land shall remain unchanged. The contracted land may not be purchased or sold. Article 5 Members of the collective economic organizations in rural areas shall, according to law, have the right to undertake rural land contracts with their own collective economic organizations that give out the contracts. No organizations or individuals may deprive the members of the rural collective economic organizations of their right to undertake contracts or illegally restrict such right. Article 6 In undertaking land contracts in rural areas, women shall enjoy equal rights with men. The legitimate rights and interests of women shall be protected in contract. No organizations or individuals may deprive their rights to land contractual management, which they are entitled to, or infringe upon such right. Article 7 In land contract in rural areas, the principles of openness, fairness and impartiality shall be adhered to and the relationship of interests among the State, the collective and the individual shall be correctly handled. Article 8 In undertaking land contract in rural areas, laws and administrative rules and regulations shall be observed, and the rational development and sustainable use of land resources shall be maintained. Without approval granted according to law, no contracted land may be used for nonagricultural development. The State encourages the peasants and the rural collective economic organizations to increase their input in land, improve soil fertility and expand the capacity of agricultural production. Article 9 The State protects the legitimate rights and interests of the owners of the collective land and the right of the contractors to land contractual management, which no organizations and individuals may infringe upon. Article 10 The State protects the circulation of the right to land contractual management, which is effected according to law, on a voluntary basis and with pensation. Article 11 The petent administrative departments for agriculture and forestry under the State Council shall, in pliance with their respective functions and duties defined by the State Council, be responsible for providing guidance to the administration of the contracting of land in the rural areas throughout the country and to the administration of the contracts. The petent administrative departments for agriculture and forestry under the local people39。 (2) exercising supervision over the rational use and protection of the land by the contractor in keeping with the purpose of use agreed upon in the contract。 (3) providing the contractor services in respect of production, technology, information, etc. as agreed upon in the contract。 (2) enjoying in accordance with lawful right to obtain appropriate pensation for the contracted land that is requisitioned or occupied according to law。 (2) democratic consultation, fairness and equitableness。 (2) the contractworking team shall, in accordance with the provisions of laws and administrative rules and regulations, draw up and announce its contracting plan。 the term of contract for forestland with special trees may, upon approval by the petent administrative department for forestry under the State Council, be longer. Article 21 The party giving the contract shall sign a written contract with the contractor. A contract shall, in general, include the following clauses: (1) the names of the party giving out the contract and the contractor, and the names and domiciles of the responsible person of the party giving out the contract and the representative of the contractor。 (5) the rights and obligations of the party giving out the contract and the contractor。 representatives and shall be reported for approval to the petent administrative departments for agriculture, etc. under the relevant township (town) people39。 and (3) land turned back, according to law or on a voluntary basis, by contractors。 (3) that the term of the circulation may not exceed the remaining period of the term of contract。 (2) the name, location, area and quality grade of land concerned。 (6) the price for the right circulated and the method of payment。 representatives, of the collective economic organization concerned and it shall be submitted to the township (town) people39。s Court. Article 52 Where the parties are not satisfied with the arbitral ruling made by the arbitral body in charge of rural land contracts, they may bring a suit in the People39。 (3) pelling a contractor to circulate his right to land contractual management or preventing a contractor from doing so。 (7) depriving women of the right to land contractual management that they enjoy according to law or infringing on such right。s government at or above the county level shall, according to law, impose punishment on him. Where a contractor causes permanent damages to the contracted land, the party giving out the contract shall have the right to put a stop to it and to demand the contractor to pensate the losses entailed. Article 61 Where a State organ or its staff member, taking advantage of its/his positions and powers, infringes upon the right to land contractual management by interfering with rural land contract, modifying or revoking a contract, interfering with the right to decisionmaking for production and management that a contractor enjoys according to law, or p