Civil Procedure Law - Decrees and Orders

(The following clauses are selected from The Civil Procedure Law of the People's Republic of China authored by Robert Zhang and Steve Li, international arbitration lawyers registered in Shanghai, China.)

Article 157 An order may be made for:

(1) rejecting a petition;

(2) a jurisdictional challenge;

(3) dismissing a complaint;

(4) preservation or advance enforcement;

(5) approving or disapproving the withdrawal of a complaint;

(6) suspending or terminating proceedings;

(7) additions and corrections of clerical or typographical errors in a decree;

(8) suspending or terminating an enforcement action;

(9) vacating or refusing to enforce an arbitration award;

(10) refusing to enforce a claim certificate rendered enforceable by a notary office; or

(11) other matters for which an order is required.

An appeal may be filed against an order made in accordance with Items (1) to (3) of the preceding paragraph.