President of the people's Republic of ChinaMake
(No. eighty-third)

"PRC Criminal Law" of the people's Republic of China the Eighth National People's Congress fifth conference was revised in March 14, 1997, we will publish the revised "the people's Republic of China Criminal Law", since October 1, 1997 1997.

President of the people's Republic of ChinaJiang Zemin

March 14, 1997

The people's Republic of China Criminal Law
(by July 1, 1979 Fifth National People's Congress second conference,
Revised March 14, 1997 eighth session of the Fifth National People's Congress)

 The directly responsible persons in charge and other directly responsible personnel, shall be punished in accordance with the provisions of the articles of this section.

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The third chapter destroy the order of socialist market economy

The eighth section crimes of disrupting market order

　　Article 224th in any of the following circumstances, for the purpose of illegal possession, in the process of signing and fulfilling the contract, for the other party property, large amount of,Is less than three years imprisonment or criminal detention, or be fined; if the amount involved is huge or other serious circumstances, three to ten years in prison, and shall also be fined; if the amount involved is especially huge or other especially serious circumstances, department for more than ten years of fixed-term imprisonment or life imprisonment, fined or confiscation of property:

(a) in the fictional units or infringe upon the name of the contract;

(two) secured by forged, altered, or invalid negotiable instruments or other false certificates of property rights as;

　　(three) no actual ability to perform, to fulfill the contract or small part to perform the contract, the other party into continuing to sign and fulfill the contract;

(four) receiving the other party goods, payment, advance payment guarantee property or go into hiding after;

　　(five) with other methods for the other party property.