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 PAGE 46 民事诉讼法(英文版) (英文版) Civil Procedure Law of the People’s Republic of China (Adopted on April 9, 1991 at the Fourth Session of the Seventh National People’s Congress, and revised according to the Decision of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress on Amending the Civil Procedure Law of the People’s Republic of China as adopted at the 30th Session of the Standing Committee of the 10th National People’s Congress) Table of Contents Part One General Principles Chapter 1 Purposes, Scope of Regulation and Basic Principles Chapter 2 Jurisdiction Section 1 Jurisdiction by Levels of Courts Section 2 Territorial Jurisdiction Section 3 Jurisdiction by Transfer and Jurisdiction by Designation Chapter 3 Trial Organization Chapter 4 Recusal of Adjudicating Personnel Chapter 5 Litigation Participants Section 1 Parties Section 2 Litigation Representatives Chapter 6 Evidence Chapter 7 Time Periods and Service Section 1 Time Periods Section 2 Service Chapter 8 Mediation Chapter 9 Property Preservation and Advance Enforcement Chapter 10 Compulsory Measures against Obstruction of Civil Actions Chapter 11 Litigation Expenses Part Two Trial Procedure Chapter 12 Ordinary Procedure of First Instance Section 1 Filing and Accepting Lawsuits Section 2 Pretrial Preparation Section 3 Courtroom Trial Section 4 Lawsuit Suspension and Conclusion Section 5 Judgments and Rulings Chapter 14 Procedure of Second Instance Chapter 15 Special Procedure Section 1 General Stipulations Section 2 Cases Concerning the Credentials of Voters Section 3 Cases Concerning the Declaration of Missing or Dead Persons Section 4 Cases Concerning the Determination of Citizens’ Capacities in Civil Conducts Section 5 Cases Concerning the Determination of Ownerless Property Chapter 16 Procedure of Adjudication Supervision Chapter 17 Summary Procedure for Collecting Debts Chapter 18 Procedure of Public Summon Part Three Procedure of Enforcement Chapter 19 General Stipulations Chapter 20 Applicatio