Contract law of the people's Republic of China

Article 396 Entrustment Contract is a contract in which the principal and the agent agree that the agent shall handle the principal's affairs.

Article 397 The principal may entrust the agent to handle one or more specific matters, or may entrust the agent to handle all general matters.

Article 398 The principal shall prepay the expenses for handling the entrusted affairs. If the agent pays the necessary expenses for handling the entrusted affairs, the principal shall repay the expenses and interest.

People's Republic of China (PRC) Civil Procedure Law

Article 59

If another person is entrusted to represent the lawsuit, a power of attorney signed or sealed by the client must be submitted to the people's court.

The power of attorney must specify the entrusted matters and authority. An agent ad litem must have the special authorization of the client, and can admit, waive or change the claim, make a settlement, file a counterclaim or appeal on his behalf.

The power of attorney sent or entrusted by China * * and China citizens living abroad must be authenticated by China * * and China's embassy or consulate in that country; If there is no embassy or consulate, it shall be certified by the embassy or consulate of a third country that has diplomatic relations with the people of China, and then by the people of China and the embassy or consulate of China in a third country, or by the local patriotic overseas Chinese delegation.

Article 60

Where the authority of an agent ad litem is changed or revoked, the parties shall notify the people's court in writing, and the people's court shall notify the other party.