Civil Procedure Law

Civil Procedure Law of the People’s Republic of China
中华人民共和国民事诉讼法

[Current TextChinese only]

(adopted and effective Apr. 9, 1991; amended Oct. 28, 2007, effective Apr. 1, 2008; amended Aug. 31, 2012, effective Jan. 1, 2013; amended June 27, 2017, effective July 1, 2017; amended Dec. 24, 2021, effective Jan. 1, 2022; amended Sept. 1, 2023, effective Jan. 1, 2024)

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PRIOR BILL: 2021 Amendment (click to show or hide)

  • Status: Amendment passed
  • Legislative Body (Vote): NPCSC (N/A)
  • Principal Drafter & Submitter: Supreme People’s Court
  • Legislative Plans
    • Five-year: N/A
    • Annual: N/A
  • Legislative History & Text
  • Legislative Records [Gazette 2022(1): 96, 128–134]
    • Explanation (Oct. 19, 2021)
    • Report on Results of Deliberation (Dec. 20, 2021)
    • Report on Suggestions for Revision (Dec. 24, 2021)
    • Presidential Order (Dec. 24, 2021)

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