Contract law of the people's Republic of China
Article 10 The parties may conclude a contract in writing, orally or in other forms. If laws and administrative regulations stipulate that it should be in writing, it should be in writing. If the parties agree to use written form, it shall be in written form.
Article 11 Written forms refer to forms such as contracts, letters and data messages (including telegrams, telexes, faxes, electronic data interchange and e-mails) that can tangibly express the contents contained.
People's Republic of China (PRC) electronic signature method
Article 4 A data message that can tangibly express its contents and can be retrieved for reference at any time shall be regarded as a written form that meets the requirements of laws and regulations.
Article 5 A data message that meets the following conditions shall be deemed to meet the original form requirements stipulated by laws and regulations:
(a) It can effectively express the content and can be used at any time;
(2) It can reliably ensure that the content remains complete and unchanged from the time it is finally formed. However, adding endorsements to data messages and changing forms in the process of data exchange, storage and display do not affect the integrity of data messages.
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Where electronic contracts are not allowed:
People's Republic of China (PRC) electronic signature method
Article 3 In civil activities, the parties may agree on the use or non-use of electronic signatures and data messages in contracts or other documents and documents. A document in the form of electronic signature or data message agreed by the parties shall not be denied its legal effect just because it is in the form of electronic signature or data message. The provisions of the preceding paragraph shall not apply to the following documents:
(a) involving marriage, adoption, inheritance and other personal relationships;
(two) involving the transfer of rights and interests of real estate such as land and houses;
(three) involving the cessation of water supply, heating, gas supply, power supply and other public utilities services;
(4) Other circumstances in which electronic documents are not applicable as stipulated by laws and administrative regulations.