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CIVIL PROCEDURE LAW OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA

Adopted at the Fourth Session of the Seventh National People's Congress on April 9, 1991, promulgated by Order No. 44 of the President of the People's Republic of China on April 9, 1991, and effective as of the date of promulgation

Contents

Part One General Provisions

CHAPTER I     The Aim, Scope of Application and Basic Principles
CHAPTER II    Jurisdiction
Section 1     Jurisdiction by Forum Level
Section 2     Territorial Jurisdiction
  Section 3     Transfer and Designation of Jurisdiction
CHAPTER III   Trial Organization
CHAPTER IV    Withdrawal
CHAPTER V     Participants in Proceedings
  Section 1     Parties
  Section 2     Agents ad Litem
CHAPTER VI    Evidence
CHAPTER VII   Time Periods and Service
  Section 1     Time Periods
  Section 2     Service
CHAPTER VIII  Conciliation
CHAPTER IX    Property Preservation and Advance Execution
CHAPTER X     Compulsory Measures Against Obstruction of Civil Proceedings
CHAPTER XI    Litigation Costs
Part Two Trial Procedure
CHAPTER XII   Ordinary Procedure of First Instance
  Section 1     Bringing a Lawsuit and Entertaining a Case
  Section 2     Preparations for Trial
  Section 3     Trial in Court
  Section 4     Suspension and Termination of Litigation
  Section 5     Judgment and Order
CHAPTER XIII  Summary Procedure
CHAPTER XIV   Procedure of Second Instance
CHAPTER XV    Special Procedure
  Section 1     General Provisions
  Section 2     Cases Concerning the Qualification of Voters
  Section 3     Cases Concerning the Declaration of a Person as Missing or
                Dead
  Section 4     Cases Concerning the Adjudgment of Legal Incapacity or
                Restricted Legal Capacity of Citizens
  Section 5     Cases Concerning the Determination of a Property as
                Ownerless
CHAPTER XVI   Procedure for Trial Supervision
CHAPTER XVII  Procedure for Hastening Debt Recovery
CHAPTER XVIII Procedure for Publicizing Public Notice for Assertion of
              Claims
CHAPTER XIX   Procedure for Bankruptcy and Debt Repayment of Legal Person
              Enterprises
Part Three  Procedure of Execution
CHAPTER XX    General Provisions
CHAPTER XXI   Application for Execution and Referral
CHAPTER XXII  Execution Measures
CHAPTER XXIII Suspension and Termination of Execution
Part Four Special Provisions for Civil Procedure of Cases Involving
          Foreign Element
CHAPTER XXIV  General Principles
CHAPTER XXV   Jurisdiction
CHAPTER XXVI  Service and Time Periods
CHAPTER XXVII Property Preservation
CHAPTER XXVIII Arbitration
CHAPTER XXIX  Judicial Assistance