The general principles of the civil law of the peoples republic of china chinese is a law in the prc that was promulgated on april 12 1986 and came into force on january 1 1987 it is heavily influenced by the german civil code it is the main source of civil law in the prc and seeks to provide a uniform framework for interpreting the prcs civil laws. General principles of the civil law of the peoples republic of china practical issue version chinese edition amazonde ben she bucher wahlen sie ihre cookie einstellungen wir verwenden cookies und ahnliche tools um ihr einkaufserlebnis zu verbessern um unsere dienste anzubieten um zu verstehen wie die kunden unsere dienste nutzen damit wir verbesserungen vornehmen konnen und um . Article 7 civil activities shall have respect for social ethics and shall not harm the public interest undermine state economic plans or disrupt social economic order article 8 the law of the peoples republic of china shall apply to civil activities within the peoples republic of china except as otherwise stipulated by law. General principles of civil law of the peoples republic of china translation practical experience in civil activities this law is enacted to protect the law ful civil rights and interests of citizens and legal persons and to regulate correctly civil relations article 2 the civil law of the peoples republic of china regulates property2 re lations and personal relations between . General principles of civil law of the peoples republic of china translated by whitmore gray and henry ruiheng zhengt adopted april 12 1986 at the fourth session of the sixth national peoples congress to take effect on january 1 19871 chapter 1 basic principles article 1