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request for contracting.20 An article regarding transpor- 璧??绱ф?ヤ?搴??淇??绀句????????藉?搴凤??藉?
tation contracts states that a carrier engaged in public ??互???浜ч??ゆ???????告????涓??杈惧己?惰?
transportation shall not refuse the normal and reason- 璐т换?★?寮哄?璁㈢?杩?被涔板????锛?????浼??涓?
able carriage request of a passenger or consignor;21 and 寰??缁??绔??绫诲?????

ii. that such party has a mandatory obligation to en- b. 棰?害????跺害
ter into a contract to undertake national orders. When
the State issues national orders and directive tasks in 棰?害??????褰??浜哄??圭害瀹?????涓?瀹?????
an emergency for disaster relief, epidemic prevention 璁㈢???????璁????箍娉???ㄧ?涓?绉?????璁㈢?
and control, the relevant civil subjects shall conclude ?瑰?锛??璁よ喘涔????璐?功??????棰?????涔?
contracts in accordance with the rights and obligations 绛???
set forth in relevant laws and administrative regula-
tions.22 For example, during the outbreak of Covid-19, ??????????????瀵归?绾??????鸿?瀹??浣??
in order to ensure the emergency supply of epidemic ??拱??????娉?В????23绗???¤?瀹????浜?汉绛?
prevention materials and safeguard the public lives and 璁㈣?璐?功???璐?功???璁?功?????功???蹇??绛?
health, the State may issue mandatory orders to com- 棰?害???锛?害瀹??灏??涓?瀹?????璁㈢?涔板???
panies that manufacture protective clothing or ventila- ???涓??逛?灞ヨ?璁㈢?涔板????????★?瀵规?璇?
tors and force them to enter into such purchase and 姹??涓?饱琛???挎?棰?害???杩?害璐ｄ换?????姹?В
sale contracts. In principle, companies shall not refuse ?ら?绾????苟涓诲????璧?????浜烘?娉??搴????
to enter into such contracts. ?????????娉????????灏??绾?????搴?????
浠?拱??????澶у?????????锛??瀹??褰??浜虹害
b. Preliminary Contract System 瀹??灏??涓?瀹?????璁㈢???????璐?功???璐?
涔????璁?功绛?????棰?害??????浜?汉涓??逛?灞?
A preliminary contract is an agreement where the par- 琛??绾????害瀹??璁㈢????涔?????瀵规???互璇?
ties agree to conclude a contract by a certain time in 姹???挎?棰?害??????绾?矗浠汇??
the future. It is a kind of contract formation method
widely used in subscriptions, purchase orders, com- c. ?煎??℃??跺害
mercial housing reservation agreements, etc.
???娉?????澶т??煎??℃???ず???????＄???
The previous Contract Law did not set forth provisions ?ㄨ??淬????ㄦ?寮??娆剧?涓??归?浜??瑕??绀哄???
for a preliminary contract. However, Judicial Interpre- ?????????瀹????ず?????????惰矗浠荤??℃?
tation of Purchase and Sales Contract23, Article 2 reads: 澶??瀵规????瀵规????澶у?瀹冲?绯荤??℃??藉?褰?
??f a party signs a preliminary contract such as a sub- 灞ヨ???ず???????°???涔????ぇ?╁??崇郴??
scription, purchase order, reservation, letter of intent, 娆撅????娉????????涓???¤?瀹?????涓????
memorandum, and agrees to conclude a sales and pur- ??????娆俱??????璇达?璇ユ???妇????????
chase contract by a certain time in the future, but ei- ????川????环娆炬????????饱琛????????瑰???
ther party fails to perform its obligation to conclude 寮????绾?矗浠汇??В?充?璁???规?绛??娆惧?灞??涓?
such sales and purchase contract, the other party may 瀵规????澶у?瀹冲?绯荤??℃???釜???寰?腑涔????
request the non-performing party to assume liability 澶у?瀹冲?绯绘?娆剧?瑙??锛??濡??娑?垂???涓????
for breach of preliminary contract, or request termina- ???褰?互?捐??瑰????娑?垂??敞???????????
tion of the preliminary contract, and claim damages. A ??????璐ㄩ???环娆炬???垂?ㄣ??饱琛???????
people?? court shall sustain such request??. The chapter 寮?????ㄦ敞???椤瑰?椋??璀?ず???????°???浜?
on contracts in the Civil Code extends the scope of the 璐ｄ换绛?24??

20 Civil Code, Article 648 and Article 656 ????煎??℃?????规?灞ヨ???ず???????＄?锛?
21 Civil Code, Article 810 ?稿??规???富寮???煎??℃?涓??涓哄????瀹圭?涓?
22 Civil Code, Article 494 ?ㄥ?锛?????????????????ら???
23 The Judicial Interpretation of Purchase and Sales Contracts, refers
to the Interpretation by the Supreme People?? Court on Issues of Ap- 23 ??拱??????娉?В??????ㄧО涓恒???楂?汉姘???㈠?浜?
plicable Laws for Review of Disputed Cases regarding Purchase and 瀹＄?涔板????绾?悍妗?欢???娉???????В????
Sales Contracts 24 ???璐硅???????ゆ????浜?????绗??娆?

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