Contract Law of the People's Republic of China
Updated: 2006-04-17 10:00 The parties may, if unwilling to settle their disputes through conciliation
or mediation or failing in the conciliation or mediation, apply to an
arbitration institution for arbitration according to their arbitration
agreement. The parties to a contract involving foreign interests may, according
to their arbitration agreement, apply for arbitration to a Chinese arbitration
institution or other arbitration institutions. If there is no arbitration
agreement between the parties or the arbitration agreement is null and void,
they may bring a lawsuit before the people's court. The parties shall perform
the court judgments, arbitration awards or mediation documents with legal
effectiveness.
In case any refusal in respect to the performance, the other party may
request the people's court for execution.
Article 129 The time limit for action before the people's court or for
arbitration before an arbitration institution regarding disputes relating to
contracts for international sales of goods and contracts for technology import
and export shall be four years, calculating from the date on which the party
knows or ought to know the infringement on its rights. The time limits for
action before the people's court or for arbitration before an arbitration
institution regarding other contracts disputes shall be in accordance with the
provisions of the relevant laws.
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