【正文】 wo Formation of ContractsArticle 9 Capacity。s Congress Mar 15, 1999)GENERAL PROVISIONSAPTER 1 GENERAL PROVISIONSAPTER 2 CONCLUSION OF CONTRACTSAPTER 3 EFFECTIVENESS OF CONTRACTSAPTER 4 PERFORMANCE OF CONTRACTSAPTER 5 MODIFICATION AND ASSIGNMENT OF CONTRACTSAPTER 6 TERMINATION OF THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF CONTRACTSAPTER 7 LIABILITY FOR BREA OF CONTRACTSAPTER 8 MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONSSPECIFIC PROVISIONSAPTER 9 CONTRACTS FOR SALESAPTER 10 CONTRACTS FOR SPLY AND USE OF ELECTRICITY, WATER, GAS OR HEATINGAPTER 11 CONTRACTS FOR DONATIONAPTER 12 CONTRACTS FOR LOANSAPTER 13 CONTRACTS FOR LEASEAPTER 14 CONTRACTS FOR FINANCIAL LEASEAPTER 15 CONTRACTS FOR WORKAPTER 16 CONTRACTS FOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTSAPTER 17 CONTRACTS FOR TRANSPORTATIONSECTION 1 GENERAL RULESSECTION 2 CONTRACTS FOR PASSENGER TRANSPORTATIONSECTION 3 CONTRACTS FOR GOODS TRANSPORTATIONSECTION 4 CONTRACTS FOR MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATIONAPTER 18 CONTRACTS FOR TENOLOGYSECTION 1 GENERAL RULESSECTION 2 CONTRACTS FOR TENOLOGY DEVELOPMENTSECTION 3 CONTRACTS FOR TENOLOGY TRANSFERSECTION 4 CONTRACTS FOR TENICAL CONSULTANCY AND TENICAL SERVICEAPTER 19 CONTRACTS FOR STORAGEAPTER 20 CONTRACTS FOR WAREHOUSINGAPTER 21 CONTRACTS FOR MISSIONAPTER 22 CONTRACTS FOR BROKERAGEAPTER 23 CONTRACTS FOR INTERMEDIATION GENERAL PRINCIPLESapter One General Provisions Article 1 PurposeThis Law is formulated in order to protect the lawful rights and interests of contract parties, to safeguard social and economic order, and to promote socialist modernization.Article 2 Definition of Contract。S REPUBLIC OF INACONTRACT LAW OF THE PEOPLE39。合同法英文版〕標(biāo)　題】 CONTRACT LAW OF THE PEOPLE39。S REPUBLIC OF INA時(shí) 效 性】有效發(fā)布部門(mén)】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。 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 disarging a relationship of civil rights and obligations.An agreement concerning any personal relationship su 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 su 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 disrt 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 exange of an offer and an acceptance.Article 14 Definition of OfferAn offer is a party39。(ii) It indicates that on 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 reaes the offeror。(iii) The offeree fails to dispat 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 rea the offeror within a reasonable time.Article 24 mencement 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 whi the telegram is handed in for dispat. 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 su as telephone or facsimile, etc., the period for acceptance mences once the offer reaes the offeree.Article 25 Contract Formed on Effectiveness of AcceptanceA contract is formed once the acceptance bees effective.Article 26 Effectiveness of AcceptanceA notice of acceptance bees effective once it reaes 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 exange 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 rea the offeror before or at the same time as the acceptance.Article 28 Late AcceptanceAn acceptance dispated by the offeree after expiration of the period for acceptance constitutes a new offer, unle