合同法(英文版)2007-11-25合同法（英文版）中华人民共和国合同法（英文版）【标题】CONTRACTLAWOFTHEPEOPLE'SREPUBLICOFCHINA【时效性】有效【颁布时间】1999.03.15【实施时间】1999.10.01【发布部门】NationalPeople’sCongressCONTRACTLAWOFTHEPEOPLE'SREPUBLICOFCHINACONTRACTLAWOFTHEPEOPLE'SREPUBLICOFCHINA(AdoptedandPromulgatedbytheSecondSessionoftheNinthNationalPeople'sCongressMarch15,1999)GENERALPROVISIONSCHAPTER1GENERALPROVISIONSCHAPTER2CONCLUSIONOFCONTRACTSCHAPTER3EFFECTIVENESSOFCONTRACTSCHAPTER4PERFORMANCEOFCONTRACTSCHAPTER5MODIFICATIONANDASSIGNMENTOFCONTRACTSCHAPTER6TERMINATIONOFTHERIGHTSANDOBLIGATIONSOFCONTRACTSCHAPTER7LIABILITYFORBREACHOFCONTRACTSCHAPTER8MISCELLANEOUSPROVISIONSSPECIFICPROVISIONSCHAPTER9CONTRACTSFORSALESCHAPTER10CONTRACTSFORSUPPLYANDUSEOFELECTRICITY,WATER,GASORHEATINGCHAPTER11CONTRACTSFORDONATIONCHAPTER12CONTRACTSFORLOANSCHAPTER13CONTRACTSFORLEASECHAPTER14CONTRACTSFORFINANCIALLEASECHAPTER15CONTRACTSFORWORKCHAPTER16CONTRACTSFORCONSTRUCTIONPROJECTSCHAPTER17CONTRACTSFORTRANSPORTATIONSECTION1GENERALRULESSECTION2CONTRACTSFORPASSENGERTRANSPORTATIONSECTION3CONTRACTSFORGOODSTRANSPORTATIONSECTION4CONTRACTSFORMULTI-MODALTRANSPORTATIONCHAPTER18CONTRACTSFORTECHNOLOGYSECTION1GENERALRULESSECTION2CONTRACTSFORTECHNOLOGYDEVELOPMENTSECTION3CONTRACTSFORTECHNOLOGYTRANSFERSECTION4CONTRACTSFORTECHNICALCONSULTANCYANDTECHNICALSERVICECHAPTER19CONTRACTSFORSTORAGECHAPTER20CONTRACTSFORWAREHOUSINGCHAPTER21CONTRACTSFORCOMMISSIONCHAPTER22CONTRACTSFORBROKERAGECHAPTER23CONTRACTSFORINTERMEDIATIONGENERALPRINCIPLESChapterOneGeneralProvisionsArticle1PurposeThisLawisformulatedinordertoprotectthelawfulrightsandinterestsofcontractparties,tosafeguardsocialandeconomicorder,andtopromotesocialistmodernization.Article2DefinitionofContract;ExclusionsForpurposesofthisLaw,acontractisanagreementbetweennaturalpersons,legalpersonsorotherorganizationswithequalstanding,forthepurposeofestablishing,altering,ordischargingarelationshipofcivilrightsandobligations.Anagreementconcerninganypersonalrelationshipsuchasmarriage,adoption,guardianship,etc.shallbegovernedbyotherapplicablelaws.Article3EqualStandingofPartiesContractpartiesenjoyequallegalstandingandneitherpartymayimposeitswillontheotherparty.Article4RighttoEnterintoContractVoluntarilyApartyisentitledtoenterintoacontractvoluntarilyunderthelaw,andnoentityorindividualmayunlawfullyinterferewithsuchright.Article5FairnessThepartiesshallabidebytheprincipleoffairnessinprescribingtheirrespectiverightsandobligations.Article6GoodFaithThepartiesshallabidebytheprincipleofgoodfaithinexercisingtheirrightsandperformingtheirobligations.Article7LegalityInconcludingorperformingacontract,thepartiesshallabidebytherelevantlawsandadministrativeregulations,aswellasobservesocialethics,andmaynotdisruptsocialandeconomicorderorharmthepublicinterests.Article8BindingEffect;LegalProtectionAlawfullyformedcontractislegallybindingontheparties.Thepartiesshallperformtheirrespectiveobligationsinaccordancewiththecontract,andneitherpartymayarbitrarilyamendorterminatethecontract.Alawfullyformedcontractisprotectedbylaw.ChapterTwoFormationofContractsArticle9Capacity;ContractthroughAgentInenteringintoacontract,thepartiesshallhavetheappropriatecapacitiesforcivilrightsandcivilacts.Apartymayappointanagenttoenterintoacontractonitsbehalfunderthelaw.Article10FormsofContract;WritingRequirementAcontractmaybemadeinaw...
