Chinese Civil Code

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:law
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:PRC_Civil_Code
gptkbp:appliesTo legal persons
natural persons
unincorporated organizations
gptkbp:citation gptkb:Order_of_the_President_of_the_PRC_No._45
gptkbp:country gptkb:China
gptkbp:dateEnacted 2020-05-28
gptkbp:draftingCompleted 2020
gptkbp:draftingStarted 2014
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:firstComprehensiveCivilCode true
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Chinese Civil Code
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:German_Civil_Code
gptkb:Soviet_civil_law
previous Chinese civil legislation
gptkbp:language gptkb:Chinese
gptkbp:legalSystem civil law
gptkbp:notableFeature codifies contract law
codifies inheritance law
codifies marriage and family law
codifies property law
codifies tort liability law
contains general provisions
first unified civil code in PRC
includes personality rights as a separate part
gptkbp:numberOfArticles 1260
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:中华人民共和国民法典
gptkbp:pieceCount 7
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:General_Principles_of_Civil_Law
gptkbp:purpose promote economic development
promote social harmony
protect civil rights
regulate civil relations
gptkbp:replacedBy various separate civil laws in China
gptkbp:startDate 2021-01-01
gptkbp:subject property law
tort law
inheritance law
contract law
marriage and family law
general provisions
personality rights
gptkbp:website http://www.npc.gov.cn/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:French_government
gptkb:Civil_Code_(Bürgerliches_Gesetzbuch)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4