The contract is made in duplicate and only one will be effective if signed. A party holding an unsigned contract may face legal risks.

Legal Analysis

The contract is the consensus of both parties. It is best to have two copies. If there is only one copy, it will be valid as long as it is signed by both parties. For a contract to be effective, the following requirements must be met: (1) The parties to the contract must have the corresponding capacity for civil rights and civil conduct. The parties to the contract must have the corresponding capacity for civil rights, capacity for civil conduct, and the ability to contract in order to become a qualified contract subject. If the subject is unqualified, the contract cannot produce legal effect. (2) The expression of intention of the parties to the contract is true, and the expression of intention of the parties is true, which means that the actor's expression of intention should truly reflect his inner intention. After a contract is established, it is often difficult to judge from the outside whether the parties’ intentions are true or not, and the law generally does not actively intervene in this matter. The lack of the requirement of true expression of intention means that the expression of intention is untrue, which does not absolutely render the contract invalid. (3) The contract does not violate the law or social public interests. The contract does not violate the law or social public interests. (4) It must have the formal requirements required by laws and administrative regulations for a contract to be effective. The so-called formal requirements refer to the formal requirements for a contract imposed by laws and administrative regulations. Formal requirements are usually not the requirements for a contract to be effective.

Legal Basis

"People's Republic of China and Civil Code"

Article 490: Where the parties conclude a contract in the form of a contract, the parties shall The contract is established when all parties sign, seal or fingerprint. Before signing, sealing or fingerprinting, one party has performed its main obligations and the contract is established when the other party accepts it. Laws and administrative regulations stipulate or the parties agree that a contract should be concluded in written form. If the parties do not use written form but one party has performed its main obligations and the other party accepts it, the contract is established.

Article 491: If the parties conclude a contract in the form of letters, data messages, etc. and require the signing of a confirmation letter, the contract shall be established when the confirmation letter is signed. If the product or service information published by one party through the Internet or other information networks meets the offer conditions, the contract is established when the other party selects the product or service and successfully submits the order, unless otherwise agreed by the parties.