Interpretations The Supreme People's Court of Certain Issues concerning The Application of The Contract Law of The People's Republic of China(Part One)
最高人民法院公告
最高人民法院关于适用《中华人民共和国合同法》若干问题的解释（一）已于１９９９年１２月１日由最高人民法院审判委员会第１０９０次会议通过，现予公布，自１９９９年１２月２９日起施行。 一九九九年十二月十九日
December 29, 1999
Interpretations The Supreme People's Court of 最高人民法院关于适用《中华人民共和国合同Certain Issues concerning The Application of 法》若干问题的解释（一） The Contract Law of The People's Republic of China(Part One) FaShi [1999] No.19
\Supreme People''s Court''s Interpretations of Certain Issues Concerning the Application of the Contract Law of the People''s Republic of China(part One)\is adopted at the 1090th Session of the Adjudication Committee of the Supreme People''s Court on December 1, and is promulgated now, this law will be effective as of December 29,1999. Pursuant to The Contract Law of the People''s Republic of China (hereinafter the \Law\and with a view to facilitating the proper adjudication of contractual disputes, we hereby promulgate the following interpretations of certain issues concerning the application of the Contract Law by People''s Courts:
I. Scope of Application of the Law
Article 1 Where a suit is brought to a People''s Court in respect of a dispute arising out of a contract formed after the operative date of the Contract Law, the provisions of the Contract Law shall apply; where a suit is brought to a
法释（1999）19号
（1999年12月1日最高人民法院审判委员会第1090次会议通过）为了正确审理合同纠纷案件，根据《中华人民共和国合同法》（以下简称合同法）的规定，对人民法院适用合同法的有关问题作出如下解释：
一、法律运用范围
第一条 合同法实施以后成立的合同发生纠纷起诉到人民法院的，适用合同法的规定；合同法实施以前成立的合同发生纠纷起诉到人民法院的，除本解释另有规定的以外，适用当时的法律规定，当时没有法律规定的，可以适用
People''s Court in respect of a dispute concerning 合同法的有关规定。 a contract formed before the operative date of the Contract Law, except otherwise provided herein, the provisions of the law in effect at the time shall apply, provided that if the law in effect at the time did not provide for such matter, the relevant provision of the Contract Law may apply.
Article 2 Where a contract was formed before the operative date of the Contract Law, but the prescribed time limit for performance extends beyond, or commences after, the operative date of the Contract Law, if a dispute arises out of its performance, the relevant provisions of Chapter Four of the Contract Law shall apply.
第二条 合同成立于合同法实施之前，但合同约定的履行期限跨越合同法实施之日或者履行期限在合同法实施之后，因履行合同发生的纠纷，适用合同法第四章的有关规定。
Article 3 In determining the validity of a contract 第三条 人民法院确认合同效力时，对合同法formed before the operative date of the Contract 实施以前成立的合同，适用当时的法律合同无Law, if application of the law in effect at the 效而适用合同法合同有效的，则适用合同法。 time leads to its invalidation, but application of the Contract Law leads to affirmation of its validity, the People''s Court shall apply the Contract Law.
Article 4 After the Contract Law became operative, a People''s Court may only invalidate a contract in accordance with laws adopted by the National People''s Congress or its Standing Committee, or administrative regulations adopted by the State Council, and may not invalidate a contract in accordance with any local statutes or administrative rules.
第四条 合同法实施以后，人民法院确认合同无效，应当以全国人大及其常委会制定的法律和国务院制定的行政法规为依据，不得以地方性法规、行政规章为依据。
Article 5 Where a People''s Court re-adjudicates 第五条 人民法院对合同法实施以前已经作出a case on which a final judgment has been 终审裁决的案件进行再审，不适用合同法。 rendered, the Contract Law does not apply. II. Time Limit for Action
Article 6 In a dispute arising out of a technology contract, where infringement of the right of a party occurred before the operative date of the Contract Law, if there was a lapse of more than one year between the date on which the party
二、诉讼时效
第六条 技术合同争议当事人的权利受到侵害的事实发生在合同法实施之前，自当事人知道或者应当知道其权利受到侵害之日起至合同法实施之日超过一年的，人民法院不予保护；尚未超过一年的，其提起诉讼的时效期间为二
knew or should have known that its right was 年。 infringed and the operative date of the Contract Law, the People''s Court will no longer enforce such right; where the lapse was less than one year, the time limit during which the party may bring a suit shall be two years.
Article 7 In a dispute arising out of a technology import/export contract, where infringement of the right of a party occurred before the operative date of the Contract Law, if there was a lapse of more than two years between the date on which the party knew or should have known that its right was infringed and the operative date of the Contract Law, the People''s Court will no longer enforce such right; where the lapse was less than two years, the time limit during which the party may bring a suit shall be four years.
Article 8 The time period of \Article 55, and the time period of \out in Article 75 and Paragraph 2 of Article 104 of the Contract Law are fixed, and are not subject to the rules governing the suspension, termination or extension of time limit for action. III. Validity of Contracts
Article 9 Where as set forth in Paragraph 2 of Article 44 of the Contract Law, the relevant law or administration regulation provides that the effectiveness of a certain contract is subject to completion of the relevant approval procedure, or the relevant approval and registration procedures, if before completion of court debate by the parties in the trial of first instance, the parties still fail to carry out the relevant approval procedure, or approval and registration procedures, as the case may be, the People''s Court shall rule that the contract has not yet taken effect; if the relevant law or administration regulation requires that a certain contract be registered without subjecting its effectiveness to such registration, then failure to effect
第七条 技术进出口合同争议当事人的权利受到侵害的事实发生在合同法实施之前，自当事人知道或者应当知道其权利受到侵害之日起至合同法施行之日超过二年的，人民法院不予保护；尚未超过二年的，其提起诉讼的时效期间为四年。
第八条 合同法第五十五条规定的“一年”、第七十五条和第一百零四条第二款规定的“五年”为不变期间，不适用诉讼时效中止。中断或者延长的规定。
三、合同效力
第九条 依照合同法第四十四条第二款的规定，法律、行政法规规定合同应当办理批准手续，或者办理批准、登记等手续才生效，在一审法庭辩论终结前当事人仍未办理批准手续的，或者仍未办理批准、登记等手续的，人民法院应当认定该合同未生效；法律、行政法规规定合同应当办理登记手续，但未规定登记后生效的，当事人未办理登记手续不影响合同的效力，合同标的物所有权及其他物权不能转移）合同法第七十七条第二款、第八十七条、第九十六条第二款所列合同变更、转让、解除等情形，依照前款规定处理。