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The Civil Procedure Law of the People's Republic of China was adopted by the Fourth Session of the Seventh National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China on April 9, 1991, promulgated by Order No. 44 of the President of the People's Republic of China, and has been amended four times in 2007, 2012, 2017, and 2021. There are four parts, 27 chapters, and 291 articles in total. Amended for the first time in accordance with the Decision on Amending the Civil Procedure Law of the People's Republic of China at the 30th Meeting of the Standing Committee of the Tenth National People's Congress on October 28, 2007. Amended for the second time in accordance with the Decision on Amending the Civil Procedure Law of the People's Republic of China at the 28th Meeting of the Standing Committee of the Eleventh National People's Congress on August 31, 2012. Revised for the third time according to the Decision on Amending the Civil Procedure Law of the People's Republic of China and the Administrative Procedure Law of the People's Republic of China at the 28th meeting of the Standing Committee of the Twelfth National People's Congress on June 27, 2017. It is revised for the fourth time according to the Decision on Amending the Civil Procedure Law of the People's Republic of China at the 32nd Meeting of the Standing Committee of the 13th National People's Congress on December 24, 2021.
Issued by: Standing Committee of the National People's Congress
Issued on: December 24, 2021
Execution time: January 1, 2022
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The Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China is a law formulated in accordance with the Constitution and in combination with China's specific experience and actual conditions in combating crime in order to punish crimes and protect the people. The task of criminal law is to use punishment to fight against all criminal acts in order to safeguard national security, safeguard the political power of the people's democratic dictatorship and the socialist system, protect state-owned property and property collectively owned by the working people, protect property privately owned by citizens, protect citizens' personal rights, democratic rights and other rights, and maintain social and economic order, To ensure the smooth progress of socialist construction. The Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China was adopted at the second session of the Fifth National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China on July 1, 1979 and came into force on January 1, 1980. The latest revision was made at the Fifth Session of the Eighth National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China on March 14, 1997 and came into force on October 1, 1997. On December 26, 2020, the 24th Meeting of the Standing Committee of the 13th National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China adopted the Eleventh Amendment to the Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China, which will come into force on March 1, 2021.
Issued by: National People's Congress
Issued on: December 26, 2020
Execution time: March 1, 2021
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The Labor Law of the People's Republic of China is formulated in accordance with the Constitution in order to protect the legitimate rights and interests of workers, adjust labor relations, establish and maintain a labor system suitable for the socialist market economy, and promote economic development and social progress. Adopted at the 8th Meeting of the Standing Committee of the Eighth National People's Congress on July 5, 1994. Amended for the first time in accordance with the Decision on Amending Some Laws adopted at the 10th Meeting of the Standing Committee of the Eleventh National People's Congress on August 27, 2009. It was revised for the second time according to the Decision on Amending the Labor Law of the People's Republic of China and Other Seven Laws at the 7th Meeting of the Standing Committee of the 13th National People's Congress on December 29, 2018. The full text of the latest Labor Law includes 13 chapters and 107 articles, including general provisions, employment promotion, labor contracts and collective contracts, working hours and rest time, wages, labor safety and health, special protection for women workers and juvenile workers, vocational training, social insurance and welfare, labor disputes, supervision and inspection, legal liability, and supplementary provisions.
Issued by: Standing Committee of the National People's Congress
Issued on: December 29, 2018
Execution time: December 29, 2018
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The Provisions on Several Issues Concerning Obtaining a Bail and Waiting for Trial is formulated in accordance with the Criminal Procedure Law of the People's Republic of China and relevant regulations in order to standardize the application of obtaining a bail and waiting for trial, implement the criminal justice policy of "less arrests, more cautious lawsuits, and more cautious custody", ensure the smooth progress of criminal proceedings, and protect the legitimate rights and interests of citizens. On September 21, 2022, the Supreme People's Court, the Supreme People's Procuratorate, the Ministry of Public Security, and the Ministry of National Security jointly issued the Provisions on Certain Issues of Obtaining a Guarantee Pending Trial. The Provisions on Certain Issues Concerning Bailing and Waiting for Trial issued in 1999 were revised and came into force as of the date of issuance.
Issued by: Supreme People's Court, Supreme People's Procuratorate
Issued on: September 5, 2022
Execution time: September 5, 2022
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The Criminal Procedure Law of the People's Republic of China is formulated in accordance with the Constitution to ensure the correct implementation of the criminal law, punish crimes, protect the people, safeguard national security and social public security, and maintain socialist social order. On July 1, 1979, the Second Session of the Fifth National People's Congress adopted the Criminal Procedure Law of the People's Republic of China; Amended for the first time in accordance with the Decision on Amending the Criminal Procedure Law of the People's Republic of China adopted at the Fourth Session of the Eighth National People's Congress on March 17, 1996; Amended for the second time in accordance with the Decision on Amending the Criminal Procedure Law of the People's Republic of China adopted at the Fifth Session of the Eleventh National People's Congress on March 14, 2012; Revised for the third time in accordance with the Decision on Amending the Criminal Procedure Law of the People's Republic of China at the 6th Meeting of the Standing Committee of the 13th National People's Congress on October 26, 2018.
Issued by: Order No. 10 of the President of the People's Republic of China
Issued on: October 26, 2018
Execution time: October 26, 2018
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The Labor Contract Law of the People's Republic of China was adopted at the 28th meeting of the Standing Committee of the Tenth National People's Congress on June 29, 2007; Amended in accordance with the Decision on Amending the Labor Contract Law of the People's Republic of China at the 30th Meeting of the Standing Committee of the Eleventh National People's Congress on December 28, 2012.
Issued by: Standing Committee of the National People's Congress
Issued on: December 28, 2012
Execution time: July 1, 2013
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The Civil Procedure Law of the People's Republic of China is formulated on the basis of the Constitution and in combination with the experience and actual situation of China's civil trial work. Adopted at the Fourth Session of the Seventh National People's Congress on April 9, 1991, and promulgated by Order No. 44 of the President of the People's Republic of China on April 9, 1991, shall come into force as of the date of promulgation. On October 28, 2007, the 30th Meeting of the Standing Committee of the Tenth National People's Congress adopted the Decision on Amending the Civil Procedure Law of the People's Republic of China, which came into force on April 1, 2008. On August 31, 2012, the 28th Session of the 11th Standing Committee of the National People's Congress voted to adopt the decision of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress on amending the Civil Procedure Law, which will come into force on January 1, 2013. The Decision of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress on Amending the Civil Procedure Law of the People's Republic of China, adopted at the 28th Meeting of the Standing Committee of the Twelfth National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China on June 27, 2017, is hereby promulgated and shall come into force as of July 1, 2017. The full text of the latest Civil Procedure Law consists of four parts, 27 chapters and 284 articles, including the general provisions, trial procedures, execution procedures, and special provisions on foreign-related civil procedure.
Issued by: Standing Committee of the National People's Congress
Issued on: June 27, 2017
Execution time: 2017-07-01
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The content of the Marriage Law of the People's Republic of China is mainly to adjust marriage relations, and it also involves various important issues in family relations. The Marriage Law of the People's Republic of China, promulgated and implemented on May 1, 1950, was the first law promulgated by the People's Republic of China. On September 10, 1980, the third session of the Fifth National People's Congress adopted the new Marriage Law of the People's Republic of China; It came into force on January 1, 1981, and the original Marriage Law was abolished on the date of the implementation of the new law. The Decision of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress on Amending the Marriage Law of the People's Republic of China, adopted at the 21st Meeting of the Standing Committee of the Ninth National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China on April 28, 2001, is hereby promulgated and shall come into force as of the date of promulgation. On May 28, 2020, the Third Session of the 13th National People's Congress voted to adopt the Civil Code of the People's Republic of China, which will come into force on January 1, 2021. The Marriage Law of the People's Republic of China shall be repealed at the same time. The full text of the latest marriage law includes six chapters and 51 articles, including general provisions, marriage, family relations, divorce, relief measures and legal responsibilities, and supplementary provisions.
Issued by: Standing Committee of the National People's Congress
Issued on: September 10, 1989
Execution time: April 28, 2001