Arbitration Law

Arbitration Law of the People’s Republic of China
中华人民共和国仲裁法

[Current Text: Chinese only · 🆚]

(adopted Aug. 31, 1994, effective Sept. 1, 1995; amended and effective Aug. 27, 2009; amended Sept. 1, 2017, effective Jan. 1, 2018; revised Sept. 12, 2025, effective Mar. 1, 2026)

• Status: Revision passed
• Legislative Body (Vote): NPCSC (N/A)
• Principal Drafter: Ministry of Justice
• Submitter: State Council
• Legislative Plans
  • Five-year: 10^th NPCSC Category I; 13^th NPCSC Category II; 14^th NPCSC Category I
  • Annual: 2022 (backup), 2023 (backup), 2024, 2025
• Legislative History & Text
  • NPCSC deliberation – round #3 (final): Sept. 8–12, 2025 (Current Text 🔝)
  • NPCSC deliberation – round #2: Apr. 27 – 30, 2025 (Chinese only) 💬
    • Public consultation: Apr. 30 – May 29, 2025
  • NPCSC deliberation – round #1: Nov. 4 – 8, 2024 (Chinese only Δ) 💬
    • Public consultation: Nov. 8 – Dec. 7, 2024
  • State Council public consultation: July 30 – Aug. 29, 2021 (Chinese only)
• Legislative Records
  • Explanation (Nov. 4, 2024)
  • Report on Status of Revision (Apr. 27, 2025)
  • Report on Results of Deliberation (Sept. 8, 2025)
  • Report on Suggestions for Revision (Sept. 11, 2025)
  • Presidential Order (Sept. 12, 2025)
• Official Q&A: NPCSC Legislative Affairs Commission (Sept. 12, 2025)
• Press Conference: Ministry of Justice (Sept. 29, 2025)

NPC Observer Coverage

• NPCSC Session Watch: Fiscal Stimulus(?), People’s Congress Reforms, Energy, Arbitration, Maritime Law & Sci-Tech Popularization (Oct. 25, 2024)

Last updated: October 15, 2025, 00:59 EDT