Arbitration Law of the People's Republic of China
(Adopted at the 8th Session of the Standing Committee of the 8thNational People's Congress and Promulgated on August 31, 1994)
Whole document
Arbitration Law of the People's Republic of China
(Adopted at the 8th Session of the Standing Committee of the 8th
National People's Congress and Promulgated on August 31, 1994)
Chapter I General Provisions
Article 1
This Law is formulated in order to ensure that economic disputes shall
be impartially and promptly arbitrated, to protect the legitimate rights
and interests of the relevant parties and to guarantee the healthy
development of the socialist market economy.
Article 2
Disputes over contracts and disputes over property rights and
interests between citizens, legal persons and other organizations as equal
subjects of law may be submitted to arbitration.
Article 3
The following disputes shall not be submitted to arbitration:
1. disputes over marriage, adoption, guardianship,
child maintenance and inheritance; and
2. administrative disputes falling within the jurisdiction
of the relevant administrative organs according to
law.
Article 4
The parties adopting arbitration for dispute settlement shall reach an
arbitration agreement on a mutually voluntary basis. An arbitration
commission shall not accept an application for arbitration submitted by
one of the parties in the absence of an arbitration agreement.
Article 5
A people's court shall not accept an action initiated by one of the
parties if the parties have concluded an arbitration agreement, unless the
arbitration agreement is invalid.
Article 6
An arbitration commission shall be selected by the parties by
agreement.
The jurisdiction by level system and the district jurisdiction system
shall not apply in arbitration.
Article 7
Disputes shall be fairly and reasonably settled by arbitration on the
basis of facts and in accordance with the relevant provisions of law.<
(Adopted at the 8th Session of the Standing Committee of the 8thNational People's Congress and Promulgated on August 31, 1994)
Whole document
Arbitration Law of the People's Republic of China
(Adopted at the 8th Session of the Standing Committee of the 8th
National People's Congress and Promulgated on August 31, 1994)
Chapter I General Provisions
Article 1
This Law is formulated in order to ensure that economic disputes shall
be impartially and promptly arbitrated, to protect the legitimate rights
and interests of the relevant parties and to guarantee the healthy
development of the socialist market economy.
Article 2
Disputes over contracts and disputes over property rights and
interests between citizens, legal persons and other organizations as equal
subjects of law may be submitted to arbitration.
Article 3
The following disputes shall not be submitted to arbitration:
1. disputes over marriage, adoption, guardianship,
child maintenance and inheritance; and
2. administrative disputes falling within the jurisdiction
of the relevant administrative organs according to
law.
Article 4
The parties adopting arbitration for dispute settlement shall reach an
arbitration agreement on a mutually voluntary basis. An arbitration
commission shall not accept an application for arbitration submitted by
one of the parties in the absence of an arbitration agreement.
Article 5
A people's court shall not accept an action initiated by one of the
parties if the parties have concluded an arbitration agreement, unless the
arbitration agreement is invalid.
Article 6
An arbitration commission shall be selected by the parties by
agreement.
The jurisdiction by level system and the district jurisdiction system
shall not apply in arbitration.
Article 7
Disputes shall be fairly and reasonably settled by arbitration on the
basis of facts and in accordance with the relevant provisions of law.<