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Law of the People's Republic of China on the Laws Applicable to Foreign-related Civil Relations, China

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Year of Version 2010 Dates Entry into force: April 1, 2011 Adopted: October 28, 2010 Type of Text IP-related Laws Subject Matter Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights), Enforcement of IP and Related Laws, Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Industrial Property Notes Chapter 7 provides rules for the resolution of choice of law specifically in the area of Intellectual Property.
Article 51 provides:" Where Article 146, Article 147 of the General Principles of Civil Law of the PRC and Article 36 of the Succession Law of the PRC are inconsistent with the provisions of this law, this law shall prevail. "
The English translation is unofficial.


Available Texts Main text(s) Main text(s) Chinese 中华人民共和国涉外民事关系法律适用法 PDF HTML English Law of the People's Republic of China on the Laws Applicable to Foreign-related Civil Relations PDF HTML
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General Principles of Civil Law (CN135)


WIPO Lex No. CN173