Laws of the People's Republic of China

Promulgated by ： Standing Committee of the National People's Congress Promulgation Date ： 2023.09.01 Effective Date ： 2024.01.01 Validity Status ： Effective Civil Procedure Law of the People's Republic of China (Amended in 2023)

Announcement of the Supreme People's Court The Provisions of the Supreme People's Court on Several Issues about the Trial of Cases Involving Marine Insurance Disputes, which have been adopted at the 1405th meeting of the Judicial Committee of the Supreme People's Court on November 13, 2006, are hereby promulgated and shall come into force as of January 1, 2007.

(Adopted at the 13th Meeting of the Standing Committee of the Ninth National People's Congress on December 25, 1999 and promulgated by Order No. 28 of the President of the People’s Republic of China on December 25, 1999)

Article 1 In this Convention the following words are employed with the meanings set out below: (a) “Carrier” includes the owner or the charterer who enters into a contract of carriage with a shipper. (b) “Contract of carriage” applies only to contracts of carriage covered by a bill of lading or any similar document of title, in so far as such document relates to the carriage of goods by sea,

The Provisions of the Supreme People's Court on Some Issues about the Trial of the Cases of Ship Collision Disputes, which were adopted at the 1446th meeting of the Judicial Committee of the Supreme People's Court on April 28, 2008, are hereby promulgated and shall come into force on May 23, 2008.

The Provisions of the Supreme People's Court on Several Issues Concerning the Trial of Cases of Disputes over Compensation for Vessel-induced Oil Pollution Damage, which were adopted at the 1509th meeting of the Judicial Committee of the Supreme People's Court on January 10, 2011, are hereby promulgated, and shall come into force on July 1, 2011.