Contract Law of the People's Republic of China
中华人民共和国合同法
(Adopted at the Second Session of the Ninth National People's Congress on March 15, 1999 and promulgated by Order No. 15 of the President of the People’s Republic of China on March 15, 1999)
《中华人民共和国合同法》已由中华人民共和国第九届全国人民代表大会第二次会议于1999年3月15日通过，现予公布，自1999年10月1日起施行。
Contents
General Provisions
总则
Chapter I Common Provisions
第一章一般规定
Chapter II Making of the Contract
第二章合同的订立
Chapter III Validity of the Contract
第三章合同的效力
Chapter IV Fulfillment of the Contract
第四章合同的履行
Chapter V Modification and Transfer of the Contract
第五章合同的变更和转让
Chapter VI Termination of Rights and Obligations under the Contract
第六章合同的权利义务终止
Chapter VII Liability for Breach of Contract
第七章违约责任
Chapter VIII Miscellaneous Provisions Specific Provisions 第八章其他规定
Chapter IX Purchase and Sale Contracts
第九章买卖合同
Chapter X Contracts for the Supply and Consumption of Electricity, Water, Gas or Heat
第十章供用电、水、气、热力合同
Chapter XI Donation Contracts
第十一章赠与合同
Chapter XII Loan Contracts
第十二章借款合同
Chapter XIII Lease Contracts
第十三章租赁合同
Chapter XIV Contracts for Financial Lease
第十四章融资租赁合同
Chapter XV Work Contracts
第十五章承揽合同
Chapter XVI Construction Project Contracts第十六章建设工程合同
Chapter XVII Carriage Contracts第十七章运输合同Chapter XVIII Technology Contracts第十八章技术合同Chapter XIX Contracts of Deposit第十九章保管合同Chapter XX Warehousing Contracts第二十章仓储合同Chapter XXI Entrustment Contracts第二十一章托付合同Chapter XXII Brokerage Contracts第二十二章行纪合同
Chapter XXIII Intermediation Contracts第二十三章居间合同
Supplementary Provisions附则
General Provisions总则
Chapter I Common Provisions
第一章一般规定
Article 1 This Law is enacted for the purpose of protecting the legitimate rights and interests of the parties to contracts, maintaining the socio-economic order and promoting the socialist modernization.
第一条为了爱护合同当事人的合法权益，维护社会经济秩序，促进社会主义现代化建设，制定本法。
Article 2 For the purpose of this Law, a contract means an agreement on the establishment, alteration or termination of a civil right-obligation relationship between natural persons, legal persons or other organizations as subjects with equal status.
第二条本法所称合同是平等主体的自然人、法人、其他组织之
间设立、变更、终止民事权利义务关系的协议。
Agreements on establishing such personal relationships as marriage, adoption and guardianship shall be governed by the provisions of other laws.
婚姻、收养、监护等有关身份关系的协议，适用其他法律的规定。
Article 3 The parties to the contract have equal legal status, and neither party may impose its will on the other. 第三条合同当事人的法律地位平等，一方不得将自己的意志强加给另一方。
Article 4 The parties shall, pursuant to law, have the right to enter into a contract on their own free will, and no unit or person may unlawfully interfere.
第四条当事人依法享有自愿订立合同的权利，任何单位和个人不得非法干预。
Article 5 The parties shall observe the principle of equity in defining each other's rights and obligations.
第五条当事人应当遵循公平原则确定各方的权利和义务。