Civil Procedure Law of the People’s Republic of China
中华人民共和国民事诉讼法
[Current Text: Chinese 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)
- Status: Amendment passed
- Legislative Body (Vote): NPCSC (N/A)
- Principal Drafter & Submitter: Supreme People’s Court
- Legislative Plans
- Five-year: 14th NPCSC Category I
- Annual: 2022, 2023
- Legislative History & Text
- NPCSC deliberation – 2nd (final) round: Aug. 28 – Sept. 1, 2023 (Chinese only · Δ)
- NPCSC deliberation – 1st round: Dec. 27 – 30, 2022 (Chinese only · Δ) 💬
- Public consultation: Dec. 30, 2022 – Jan. 28, 2023
- Legislative Records
- Explanation (Dec. 27, 2022)
- Report on Results of Deliberation (Aug. 28, 2023)
- Report on Suggestions for Revision (Aug. 31, 2023)
- Presidential Order (Sept. 1, 2023)
NPC Observer Coverage
- NPCSC Session Watch: Administrative Reconsideration, Foreign-Related Litigation, Public Security Offenses & Education (Aug. 21, 2023)
- NPCSC Session Watch: Lawmaking Reforms, Corporate Bankruptcy, Charity, Financial Stability, Foreign Sovereign Immunity, Cross-Border Litigation & More (Dec. 12, 2022)
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
- NPCSC deliberation – 2nd (final) round: Dec. 20 – 24, 2021 (Chinese only)
- NPCSC deliberation – 1st round: Oct. 19 – 23, 2021 (Chinese, $ English) 💬
- Public consultation: Oct. 23 – Nov. 21, 2021
- 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)