Civil Procedure Law of the Peoples Republic of ChinaThe Civil Procedure Law of the Peoples Republic of China, adopted at the Fourth Session of the Seventh National Peoples Congress on April 9, 1991, is promulgated now, and shall enter into force as of the date of promulgation.ContentsPart One General ProvisionsChapter I The Aim, Scope of Application and Basic PrinciplesChapter II JurisdictionSection 1 Jurisdiction by Forum LevelSection 2 Territorial JurisdictionSection 3 Transfer and Designation of JurisdictionChapter III Trial OrganizationChapter IV WithdrawalChapter V Participants in ProceedingsSection 1 PartiesSection 2 Agents ad LitemChapter VI EvidenceChapter VII Time Periods and ServiceSection 1 Time PeriodsSection 2 ServiceChapter VIII ConciliationChapter IX Property Preservation and Advance ExecutionChapter X Compulsory Measures Against Obstruction of Civil ProceedingsChapter XI Litigation CostsPart Two Trial ProcedureChapter XII Ordinary Procedure of First InstanceSection 1 Bringing a Lawsuit and Entertaining a CaseSection 2 Preparations for TrialSection 3 Trial in CourtSection 4 Suspension and Termination of LitigationSection 5 Judgment and OrderChapter XIII Summary ProcedureChapter XIV Procedure of Second InstanceChapter XV Special ProcedureSection 1 General ProvisionsSection 2 Cases Concerning the Qualification of VotersSection 3 Cases Concerning the Declaration of a Person as Missing or DeadSection 4 Cases Concerning the Adjudgment of Legal Incapacity or Restricted LegalCapacity of CitizensSection 5 Cases Concerning the Determination of a Property as OwnerlessChapter XVI Procedure for Trial SupervisionChapter XVII Procedure for Hastening Debt RecoveryChapter XVIII Procedure for Publicizing Public Notice for Assertion of Claims Enter-prisesPart Three Procedure of ExecutionChapter XX General ProvisionsChapter XXI Application for Execution and ReferralChapter XXII Execution MeasuresChapter XXIII Suspension and Termination of ExecutionPart Four Special Provisions for Civil Procedure of Cases Involving Foreign ElementChapter XXIV General PrinciplesChapter XXV JurisdictionChapter XXVI Service and Time PeriodsChapter XXVII Property PreservationChapter XXVIII ArbitrationChapter XXIX Judicial AssistancePart One General ProvisionsChapter I The Aim, Scope of Application and Basic PrinciplesArticle 1 The Civil Procedure Law of the Peoples Republic of China is formulated on the basis of the Constitution and in the light of the experience and actual conditions of our country in the trial of civil cases.Article 2 The Civil Procedure Law of the Peoples Republic of China aims to protect the exercise of the litigation rights of the parties and ensure the ascertaining of facts by the peoples courts, distinguish right from wrong, apply the law correctly, try civil cases promptly, affirm civil rights and obligations, impose sanctions for civil wrongs, protect the lawful rights and interests of the parties, educate citizens to voluntarily abide by the law, maintain the social and economic order, and guarantee the smooth progress of the socialist construction.Article 3 In dealing with civil litigation arising from disputes on property and personal relations between citizens, legal persons or other organizations and between the three of them, the peoples courts shall apply the provisions of this Law.Article 4 Whoever engages in civil litigation within the territory of the Peoples Republic of China must abide by this Law.Article 5 Aliens, stateless persons, foreign enterprises and organizations that bring suits or enter appearance in the peoples courts shall have the same litigation rights and obligations as citizens, legal persons and other organizations of the Peoples Republic of China.If the courts of a foreign country impose restrictions on the civil litigation rights of the citizens, legal persons and other organizations of the Peoples Republic of China, the peoples courts of the Peoples Republic of China shall follow the principle of reciprocity regarding the civil litigation rights of the citizens, enterprises and organizations of that foreign country.Article 6 The peoples courts shall exercise judicial powers with respect to civil cases.The peoples courts shall try civil cases independently in accordance with the law, and shall be subject to no interference by any administrative organ, public organization or individual.Article 7 In trying civil cases, the peoples courts must base themselves on facts and take the law as the criterion.Article 8 The parties in civil litigation shall have equal litigation rights. The peoples courts shall, in conducting the trials, safeguard their rights, facilitate their exercising the rights, and apply the law equally to them.Article 9 In trying civil cases, the peoples courts shall conduct conciliation for the parties on a voluntary and lawful basis; if conciliation fails, judgments shall be rendered without delay.Article 10 In trying civil case