China

Contract Law of The People's Republic of China

Year of current version:	1999
Date of entry into force of original text:	October 1, 1999
Date of Text (Enacted):	March 15, 1999
Type of Text:	IP-related Laws: enacted by the Legislature
Subject Matter:	Other
Notes:	-PRC Presidential Order No. 15 promulgated the Contract Law. This Law is the basic contract legislation of China. -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:
Chinese	中华人民共和国合同法 (Version with Automatic Translation Tool)
English	Contract Law of The People's Republic of China
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WIPO Lex No.:	CN137