中华人民共和国合同法（二）

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　　第二章 合同的订立
　　Chapter Two: Formation of Contracts
　　第九条 当事人订立合同，应当具有相应的民事权利能力和民事行为能力。当事人依法可以委托代理人订立合同。
" ~( G' v' F1 k　　Article 9 Capacity; Contract through Agent
　　In entering into a contract, the parties shall have the appropriate capacities for civil rights and civil acts.A party may appoint an agent to enter into a contract on its behalf under the law.
　　第十条 当事人订立合同，有书面形式、口头形式和其他形式。法律、行政法规规定采用书面形式的，应当采用书面形式。当事人约定采用书面形式的，应当采用书面形式。
　　Article 10 Forms of Contract; Writing Requirement
　　A contract may be made in a writing, in an oral conversation, as well as in any other form. A contract shall be in writing if a relevant law or administrative regulation so requires. A contract shall be in writing if the parties have so agreed.
　　第十一条 书面形式是指合同书、信件和数据电文（包括电报、电传、传真、电子数据交换和电子邮件）等可以有形地表现所载内容的形式。
　　Article 11 Definition of Writing
　　A writing means a memorandum of contract, letter or electronic message (including telegram, telex, facsimile, electronic data exchange and electronic mail), etc. which is capable of expressing its contents in a tangible form.
0 b5 g) b. p9 N6 S　　第十二条 合同的内容由当事人约定，一般包括以下条款：
2 U5 \7 A/ t) Y( Q　　（一）当事人的名称或者姓名和住所；
　　（二）标的；
　　（三）数量；
　　（四）质量；
. z6 i4 L" `" p　　（五）价款或者报酬；
! ~, U4 _  E) l. n: F. X　　（六）履行期限、地点和方式；
　　（七）违约责任；
　　（八）解决争议的方法。
2 I/ x* P! p/ G' J( k, `　　当事人可以参照各类合同的示范文本订立合同。
　　Article 12 Terms of Contract
　　The terms of a contract shall be prescribed by the parties, and generally include the following:
　　(i) names of the parties and the domiciles thereof;
2 Y1 v, u) a, i) e" C　　(ii) subject matter;
, ^9 i  f* M/ {" w: E! Q4 K. y3 L* T, U　　(iii) quantity;
　　(iv) quality;
8 u; t+ Y( S# F; n% R　　(v) price or remuneration;
　　(vi) time, place and method of performance;
) a7 X7 J9 p# o+ l　　(vii) liabilities for breach of contract;
9 u, e; T5 O& l6 `/ ^2 N1 ^　　(viii) method of dispute resolution.
　　The parties may enter into a contract by referencing a model contract for the relevant contract category.
& V, P. `( c7 y0 [! g　　第十三条 当事人订立合同，采取要约、承诺方式。
( |& h+ w1 g" b8 @' e" B! {　　Article 13 Offer-Acceptance
　　A contract is concluded by the exchange of an offer and an acceptance.
　　第十四条 要约是希望和他人订立合同的意思表示，该意思表示应当符合下列规定：
4 I$ `- i8 I- \1 l8 ~1 W% Y　　（一）内容具体确定；
6 ^  J4 T4 x% C1 @, t: w0 I7 A　　（二）表明经受要约人承诺，要约人即受该意思表示约束。
- C$ ?) K8 w, ^* K　　Article 14 Definition of Offer
　　An offer is a party's manifestation of intention to enter into a contract with the other party, which shall comply with the following:
　　(i) Its terms are specific and definite;
　　(ii) It indicates that upon acceptance by the offeree, the offeror will be bound thereby.