【正文】 feguard social and economic order, and to promote socialist modernization.Article 2 Definition of Contract。s Congress March 15, 1999)GENERAL PROVISIONSCHAPTER 1 GENERAL PROVISIONSCHAPTER 2 CONCLUSION OF CONTRACTSCHAPTER 3 EFFECTIVENESS 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 CONTRACTSCHAPTER 8 MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONSSPECIFIC PROVISIONSCHAPTER 9 CONTRACTS FOR SALESCHAPTER 10 CONTRACTS FOR SUPPLY AND USE OF ELECTRICITY, WATER, GAS OR HEATINGCHAPTER 11 CONTRACTS FOR DONATIONCHAPTER 12 CONTRACTS FOR LOANSCHAPTER 13 CONTRACTS FOR LEASECHAPTER 14 CONTRACTS FOR FINANCIAL LEASECHAPTER 15 CONTRACTS FOR WORKCHAPTER 16 CONTRACTS FOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTSCHAPTER 17 CONTRACTS FOR TRANSPORTATIONSECTION 1 GENERAL RULESSECTION 2 CONTRACTS FOR PASSENGER TRANSPORTATIONSECTION 3 CONTRACTS FOR GOODS TRANSPORTATIONSECTION 4 CONTRACTS FOR MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATIONCHAPTER 18 CONTRACTS FOR TECHNOLOGYSECTION 1 GENERAL RULESSECTION 2 CONTRACTS FOR TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENTSECTION 3 CONTRACTS FOR TECHNOLOGY TRANSFERSECTION 4 CONTRACTS FOR TECHNICAL CONSULTANCY AND TECHNICAL SERVICECHAPTER 19 CONTRACTS FOR STORAGECHAPTER 20 CONTRACTS FOR WAREHOUSINGCHAPTER 21 CONTRACTS FOR COMMISSIONCHAPTER 22 CONTRACTS FOR BROKERAGECHAPTER 23 CONTRACTS FOR INTERMEDIATIONS REPUBLIC OF CHINACONTRACT LAW OF THE PEOPLE39。合同法(英文版)20071125合同法（英文版）中華人民共和國合同法（英文版）【標(biāo)　題】 CONTRACT LAW OF THE PEOPLE39。S REPUBLIC OF CHINA【時 效 性】有效【頒布時間】【實(shí)施時間】【發(fā)布部門】National People’s Congress CONTRACT LAW OF THE PEOPLE39。S REPUBLIC OF CHINA(Adopted and Promulgated by the Second Session of the Ninth National People39。GENERAL PRINCIPLESChapter One General Provisions ExclusionsFor purposes of this Law, a contract is an agreement between natural persons, legal persons or other organizations with equal standing, for the purpose of establishing, altering, or discharging a relationship of civil rights and obligations.An agreement concerning any personal relationship such as marriage, adoption, guardianship, etc. shall be governed by other applicable laws.Article 3 Equal Standing of PartiesContract parties enjoy equal legal standing and neither party may impose its will on the other party.Article 4 Right to Enter into Contract Voluntarily A party is entitled to enter into a contract voluntarily under the law, and no entity or individual may unlawfully interfere with such right.Article 5 FairnessThe parties shall abide by the principle of fairness in prescribing their respective rights and obligations.Article 6 Good FaithThe parties shall abide by the principle of good faith in exercising their rights and performing their obligations.Article 7 LegalityIn concluding or performing a contract, the parties shall abide by the relevant laws and administrative regulations, as well as observe social ethics, and may not disrupt social and economic order or harm the public interests.Article 8 Binding Effect。 Contract through AgentIn entering into a contract, the parties shall have the appropriate capacities for civil rights and civil acts.A party may appoint an agent to enter into a contract on its behalf under the law.Article 10 Forms of Contract。(ii) subject matter。(iv) quality。(vi) time, place and method of performance。(viii) method of dispute resolution.The parties may enter into a contract by referencing a model contract for the relevant contract category.Article 13 OfferAcceptanceA contract is concluded by the exchange of an offer and an acceptance.Article 14 Definition of OfferAn offer is a party39。(ii) It indicates that upon acceptance by the offeree, the offeror will be bound thereby.Article 15 Invitation to OfferAn invitation to offer is a party39。 if no specific system has been designated, the time when the electronic message first enters into any of the recipient39。(ii) if the offeree has reason to regard the offer as irrevocable, and has undertaken preparation for performance.Article 20 Extinguishment of OfferAn offer is extinguished in any of the following circumstances:(i) The notice of rejection reaches the offeror。(iii) The offeree fails to dispatch its acceptance at the end of the period for acceptance。s manifestation of intention to assent to an offer.Article 22 Mode of Acceptance。(ii) Where the offer is made in a nonoral manner, the acceptance shall reach the offeror within a reasonable time.Article 24 Commencement of the Period for AcceptanceWhere an offer is made by a letter or a telegram, the period for acceptance mences on the date shown on the letter or the date on which the telegram is handed in for dispatch. If the letter does not specify a date, the period mences on the posting date stamped on the envelop. Where the offer is made through an instantaneous munication device such as telephone or facsimile, etc., the period for acceptance mences once the offer reaches the offeree.Article 25 Contract Formed upon Effectiveness of AcceptanceA contract is formed once the acceptance bees effective.Article 26 Effectiveness of AcceptanceA notice of acceptance bees effective once it reaches the offeror. Where the acceptance does not require notification, it bees effective once an act of acceptance is performed in accordance with the relevant usage or as required by the offer.Where a contract is concluded by the exchange of electronic messages, the time of arrival of the acceptance shall be governed by Paragraph 2 of Article 16 hereof.Article 27 Withdrawal of AcceptanceAn acceptance may be withdrawn. The notice of withdrawal shall reach the offeror before or at the same time as the acceptance.Article 28 Late AcceptanceAn acceptance dispatched by the offeree after expiration of the period for acceptance constitutes a new offer,