Civil Code of the People's Republic of China | |
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National People's Congress | |
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Citation | Civil Code of the People's Republic of China (Official English Translation) |
Territorial extent | People's Republic of China but excludes China's Special Administrative Regions. |
Enacted by | 13th National People's Congress |
Enacted | 28 May 2020 |
Commenced | January 1, 2021 |
Related legislation | |
Property Law of the People's Republic of China | |
Summary | |
A law formulated in accordance with the Constitution of the People’s Republic of China for the purposes of protecting the lawful rights and interests of the persons of the civil law, regulating civil-law relations, maintaining social and economic order, meeting the needs for developing socialism with Chinese characteristics, and carrying forward core socialist values. | |
Keywords | |
Civil code, Torts, Civil law | |
Status: In force |
The Civil Code of the People's Republic of China (Chinese: 中华人民共和国民法典; pinyin: Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó Mínfǎ Diǎn), or in short Minfadian (Chinese: 民法典; pinyin: Mínfǎ Diǎn) is the first complete civil code in the People's Republic of China. Effective January 1, 2021, the introduction of the civil code is the first time a unified civil law framework has been created to integrate most of the former substantial civil substantive laws in China.