1. Do I have to stamp the contract?
Not necessarily, contracts generally need to be sealed, but it is not necessary to have a sealed contract to be established. According to the relevant laws and regulations, if a contract is concluded between a natural person, a legal person or any other organization, both parties can conclude the contract by signing, sealing or fingerprinting, as long as it can reflect the true meaning of both parties.
If the parties enter into a contract in the form of a contract, the contract shall be established when the parties sign, seal or press their fingerprints. Before signing, sealing or fingerprinting, one party has fulfilled its main obligations, and the contract is established when the other party accepts it.
The parties conclude a contract by means of letters, data messages, etc. It is also required to sign a confirmation letter, and the contract is established when the confirmation letter is signed.
If the information of a commodity or service released by one party through information networks such as the Internet meets the conditions of the offer, the contract is established when the other party successfully selects the commodity or service and submits the order, unless otherwise agreed by the parties.
2. What are the requirements for the seal of the contract?
1. The seal of the contract shall be affixed at the signature, and it must be authentic and reliable. The signature must be my own and in person to prevent others from signing. If the parties conclude a contract in the form of a contract, it shall be established when both parties sign or seal it. As the seal is a sign of the establishment of the contract, for the court of appeal, whether the parties seal the contract is an important evidence for the people's court to judge whether the contract is valid or not. Generally speaking, once the contract is sealed by both parties, the parties need not provide additional evidence to prove that the contract has been established, and the resulting consequence is that the judge will not try whether the contract is established. The judge will directly judge the performance of the parties' obligations according to this legal fact. Moreover, the judge will mainly judge right and wrong and distinguish responsibility according to the sealed contract. On the contrary, if the contract is not stamped, the judge will investigate whether the contract is established.
2. According to the specific contents of the contract, the unit is required to affix the official seal or special seal for the contract, and it is best to require the legal representative of the unit to sign it. If someone else signs on behalf of the company, it can be judged according to their authority whether they have the right to handle the affairs involved in the contract. If they have no right, they can be asked to attach a power of attorney. If the contract has multiple pages, it needs to be stamped with a riding seal, and all seals should be clear. And pay attention to whether the name of the unit seal corresponds to the name of the enterprise.
When signing a contract, you don't have to stamp it, but you can sign it by both parties. The seal of the contract must be stamped at the signature, and it must be true and effective. I must sign it myself, not others. The seal of the contract needs to be stamped with the official seal of the company or the special seal of the contract according to the specific contents of the contract. If the contract has multiple pages, it needs to be stamped with a riding seal, and all seals should be clear.