Civil Code of the People's Republic of China

(Adopted at the Third Session of the Thirteenth National People's Congress on May 28, 2020)

 

Contents

 

Part I General Provisions

 

Chapter I Basic Provisions

 

Chapter II Natural Persons

Section 1 Capacity for Civil Rights and Capacity for Civil Conduct

Section 2 Guardianship

Section 3 Declaration of Absence and Declaration of Death

Section 4 Individual Industrial and Commercial Households and Rural Contract Management Households

 

Chapter III Legal Persons

Section 1 General Provisions

Section 2 For-Profit Legal Persons

Section 3 Non-Profit Legal Persons

Section 4 Special Legal Persons

 

Chapter IV Unincorporated Organizations

 

Chapter V Civil Rights

 

Chapter VI Civil Legal Acts

Section 1 General Provisions

Section 2 Expression of Intent

Section 3 Validity of Civil Legal Acts

Section 4 Conditions and Time Limits Attached to Civil Legal Acts

 

Chapter VII Agency

Section 1 General Provisions

Section 2 Entrusted Agency

Section 3 Termination of Agency

 

Chapter VIII Civil Liability

Chapter IX Statute of Limitations

Chapter X Calculation of Time Periods

 

Part II Real Rights

 

Subpart 1 General Rules

 

Chapter I General Provisions

 

Chapter II Establishment, Modification, Transfer and Extinguishment of Real Rights

Section 1 Registration of Immovable Property

Section 2 Delivery of Movable Property

Section 3 Other Provisions

 

Chapter III Protection of Real Rights

 

Subpart 2 Ownership

 

Chapter IV General Provisions

Chapter V State Ownership, Collective Ownership and Private Ownership

Chapter VI Ownership of Buildings by Owners

Chapter VII Neighboring Relations

Chapter VIII Co-ownership

Chapter IX Special Provisions for Acquisition of Ownership

 

Subpart 3 Usufructuary Rights

 

Chapter X General Provisions

Chapter XI Land Contractual Management Right

Chapter XII Right to Use Construction Land

Chapter XIII Right to Use Residential Land

Chapter XIV Right of Residence

Chapter XV Easement

 

Subpart 4 Security Rights

 

Chapter XVI General Provisions

 

Chapter XVII Mortgage Right

Section 1 General Mortgage Right

Section 2 Maximum Amount Mortgage Right

 

Chapter XVIII Pledge

Section 1 Pledge of Movable Property

Section 2 Pledge of Rights

 

Chapter XIX Right of Retention

 

Subpart 5 Possession

 

Chapter XX Possession

 

Part III Contract

 

Subpart 1 General Rules

 

Chapter I General Provisions

Chapter II Conclusion of Contract

Chapter III Validity of Contract

Chapter IV Performance of Contract

Chapter V Preservation of Contract

Chapter VI Modification and Assignment of Contract

Chapter VII Termination of Rights and Obligations of Contract

Chapter VIII Liability for Breach of Contract

 

Subpart 2 Typical Contracts

 

Chapter IX Sales Contract

Chapter X Contract for the Supply of Electricity, Water, Gas and Heat

Chapter XI Gift Contract

Chapter XII Loan Contract

 

Chapter XIII Guarantee Contract

Section 1 General Provisions

Section 2 Guarantee Liability

 

Chapter XIV Lease Contract

Chapter XV Financial Leasing Contract

Chapter XVI Factoring Contract

Chapter XVII Work-for-Hire Contract

Chapter XVIII Construction Project Contract

 

Chapter XIX Transport Contract

Section 1 General Provisions

Section 2 Passenger Transport Contract

Section 3 Freight Transport Contract

Section 4 Multimodal Transport Contract

 

Chapter XX Technology Contract

Section 1 General Provisions

Section 2 Technology Development Contract

Section 3 Technology Transfer Contract and Technology Licensing Contract

Section 4 Technology Consulting Contract and Technology Service Contract

 

Chapter XXI Safekeeping Contract

Chapter XXII Warehousing Contract

Chapter 23 Commission Contract

Chapter 24 Property Service Contract

Chapter 25 Brokerage Contract

Chapter 26 Intermediary Contract

Chapter 27 Partnership Agreement

 

Section 3 Quasi-Contract

 

Chapter 28 Management without Mandate

Chapter 29 Unjust Enrichment

 

Part Four Personality Rights

 

Chapter I General Provisions

Chapter 2 Right to Life, Right to Health, and Right to Physical Integrity

Chapter 3 Right of Name

Chapter 4 Right of Portrait

Chapter 5 Right of Reputation and Right of Honor

Chapter 6 Right of Privacy and Protection of Personal Information

 

Part Five Marriage and Family

 

Chapter I General Provisions

Chapter 2 Marriage

 

Chapter 3 Family Relations

Section 1 Husband-Wife Relationship

Section 2 Parent-Child Relationship and Other Close Relatives

 

Chapter 4 Divorce

 

Chapter 5 Adoption

Section 1 Establishment of Adoption Relationship

Section 2 Effect of Adoption

Section 3 Dissolution of Adoption Relationship

 

Part Six Inheritance

 

Chapter I General Provisions

Chapter 2 Legal Inheritance

Chapter 3 Inheritance by Will and Bequest

Chapter 4 Disposal of Estate

 

Part Seven Tort Liability

 

Chapter I General Provisions

Chapter 2 Compensation for Damages

Chapter 3 Special Provisions on the Subject of Responsibility

Chapter 4 Product Liability

Chapter 5 Liability for Traffic Accidents Involving Motor Vehicles

Chapter 6 Medical Malpractice Liability

Chapter 7 Liability for Environmental Pollution and Ecological Damage

Chapter 8 Liability for Highly Dangerous Activities

Chapter 9 Liability for Damage Caused by Animals

Chapter 10 Liability for Damage Caused by Buildings and Objects

 

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