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szdaily -> China
General Provisions of Civil Law adopted
    2017-March-16  08:53    Shenzhen Daily

    CHINA’S national legislature yesterday passed the General Provisions of the Civil Law, the opening chapter of a civil code planned to be enacted in 2020.

    The General Provisions were adopted at the closing meeting of the annual session of the National People’s Congress (NPC), with 2,782 of the 2,838 deputies present voting in favor. It takes effect Oct. 1 this year.

    Compiling a civil code, a decision made by the central leadership in 2014, has been deemed as a “must-do” to promote the country’s rule of law and modernize State governance, and as a crucial move in building China into a moderately prosperous society by 2020.

    A two-step approach has been designed for developing the code. The adoption of the General Provisions, which lays down basic principles for regulating civil activities, marks the crucial first step.

    The second step, the compiling of five individual books that deal with property, contract, tort liability, marriage and inheritance, started late last year. Work on the books will be stepped up.

    “With the General Provisions, 1.3 billion Chinese will feel more secure and enjoy more equal opportunities and dignity,” said Sun Xianzhong, a national lawmaker and deputy head of the China Civil Law Society.

    “The birth of the General Provisions is not the finishing line. There is a long way ahead for such a huge project as compiling a civil code,” said Sun, who has spent years pushing for the civil code.

    The General Provisions are based on a 1986 version, also called the General Principles of Civil Law.

    Though historically significant, the 1986 General Principles included some outdated provisions. Furthermore, with the promulgation of many separate civil laws over past decades, judges might hand down different verdicts in the same case as they turn to different laws when making judgments.

    Lawmakers have revised a number of clauses in the 1986 version and added new ones to better protect individuals and organizations.

    The General Provisions add an article for the protection of the interests of fetuses. Fetuses that require protection in the succession of estates and receipt of donations shall be deemed as having the capacity for civil rights.

    The General Provisions lower the statutory age limit for minors with limited capacity for civil conduct from 10 to eight years.

    Lawmakers also approved the decision on the quota and election of deputies to the 13th NPC, and the methods for electing deputies to the 13th NPC from Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions.

    Other documents approved by the lawmakers included the 2017 national economic and social development plan, and the 2017 central and local budgets.(Xinhua)

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