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 Liter
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
Section 1 General Provisions
Section 2 Cases Concerning the Qualification of Voters
Section 3 Cases Concerning the Proclamation of a Person as Missing or Dead
Section 4 Cases Concerning the Determination 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 Summary Procedure for Hastening Recovery of a Debt
Chapter XVIII Procedure for Publicizing Public Notice for Assertion of Claims
Chapter XIX Bankruptcy and Debt Repayment Proceedings for Legal Person Enterprises
Part Three Procedure of Execution
Chapter XX General Stipulations
Chapter XXI Application for Execution and Referral
Chapter XXII Execution Measures
Chapter XXIII Suspension and Termination of Execution
Part Four Special Provisions for Civil Proceedings 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
(Adopted at the Fourth Session of the Seventh National People’s Congress and promulgated by Order No. 44 of the President of the People’s Republic of China on April 9, 1991)
