Valid, signature and fingerprint have the same legal effect. What should you pay attention to when signing a contract? 1. Verify and confirm the subject qualifications of the other party 1. The other party to the contract is a natural person: verify and copy and save his or her identity document (do not replace it with a business card) to confirm his true identity and capacity. 2. If the counterparty to the contract is a legal person: Go to the local industrial and commercial department to check its industrial and commercial registration information and conduct an on-site inspection of its company to determine its authenticity; verify whether the contracting party is authorized by the company where it works, and check its power of attorney, letter of introduction, and contract The signed contract must be stamped with the official seal of the other party and the contract-specific seal. 3. If the counterparty to the contract is "other organization": the other party is an individual partnership or a sole proprietorship. Check whether the business license registration information is consistent with its introduction; the partners and sole proprietorship managers must sign and stamp the official seal. Legal Person Preparatory Office: Confirm the identity of the person in charge and the identity of the shareholders, and stamp the official seals of the Legal Person Preparatory Office and shareholders. 4. In addition to affixing the official seal and private seal, the other party to the contract must also sign. 2. Contract form: 1. The contract must be signed in written form; 2. If the contract is concluded verbally, by letter, or in the form of data message, a confirmation letter must be signed and signed with a seal; 3. Backdated contracts must indicate the background of the contract. 3. The necessary terms of the contract must be specific and clear: 1. The names of the parties must be true and consistent; 2. The subject matter, quantity, quality, price, and packaging method of the contract must be specific and clear; 3. Pay attention to the acceptance methods, procedures and time; 4. . The method of performance must be specific: delivery method, settlement method; 5. The performance period must be determined at a certain time point or time period; 6. Try to make it clear that the location of the company is the place where the contract will be performed; 7. The liability for breach of contract must be quantified as liquidated damages or determined Calculation method of liquidated damages; 8. The dispute resolution methods are negotiation and litigation, and it is agreed that the court where the company is located shall have jurisdiction or the Guangzhou Arbitration Commission shall arbitrate. 4. Contractual obligations before entering into the contract: 1. Assistance and notification obligations; 2. The other party’s business secrets obtained during the contract shall not be disclosed or used. 5. Authorization documents such as power of attorney, letters of introduction, and sealed contracts issued by the company must be tracked and managed. When issued, the name of the counterparty to the contract, the scope of authorization, and the validity period should be indicated, and they must be collected in a timely manner after the business is completed. When business personnel leave the company, they must collect the above documents in a timely manner. If they cannot be collected, they must promptly notify the relevant units in writing and preserve evidence. If it is found that a business person still signs a contract in the name of our company after the authorization is terminated, it shall be promptly determined whether to ratify it; if the contract is not ratified, the other party shall be notified in writing and evidence shall be preserved. If necessary, ask the police to intervene and pursue criminal responsibility. 6. In the event of a major misunderstanding, obvious unfairness, fraud, coercion, or taking advantage of others' predicament, collect and preserve evidence in a timely manner, and exercise the right of revocation within the expulsion period (i.e. one year). 7. After the contract is signed, the original contract must be handed over to the company for safekeeping. 8. The content of the contract shall not harm the interests of the public, shall not maliciously collude to damage the interests of the country, the collective, or a third party, and shall not contain exemption clauses that cause personal injury to the other party or cause property losses to the other party due to intentional or gross negligence.
Legal basis:
"People's Republic of China and Civil Code"
Article 491 Contracts in the form of letters, data messages and network contracts If the parties conclude a contract at the time of establishment by using letters, data messages, etc. and require signing of a confirmation letter, the contract shall be established when the confirmation letter is signed.
If the goods or service information released by one party through the Internet or other information networks meets the conditions of the offer, the contract will be established when the other party selects the goods or services and successfully submits the order, unless otherwise agreed by the parties.