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Contract Law of the People’s Republic of China (adopted by the National People’s Congress on March 15, 1999, and promulgated by the Presidential Order No. 15), China

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Year of Version 1999 Dates Entry into force: October 1, 1999 Adopted: March 15, 1999 Type of Text IP-related Laws Subject Matter Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets), Transfer of Technology Notes The extracts here concern business secrets learned in concluding a contract (Chapter 2), sales of objects with IP rights (Chapter 9), and contracts for technology development, technology transfer, and technical consultancy and service (Chapter 18).

Available Texts Main text(s) Main text(s) Chinese 中华人民共和国合同法（于1999年3月15日由全国人民代表大会通过，并以中华人民共和国主席令第15号公布） PDF HTML English Contract Law of the People’s Republic of China (adopted by the National People’s Congress on March 15, 1999, and promulgated by the Presidential Order No. 15) PDF HTML
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