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Amendment to the Civil Procedure Law of the People's Republic of China to be effective from January 1, 2024

The focus of this revision of the Civil Procedure Law is on the part of foreign-related civil litigation procedures, which is related to the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Civil and Commercial Judgments signed and confirmed by the Chinese delegation and the Hague Conference on Private International Law in 2019, and paves the road for future accession and implementation of the Convention. The main revisions are as follows.


1. Revise relevant regulations on jurisdiction and further expand the jurisdiction of Chinese courts over foreign-related civil cases.

2. Comply with international trends and add relevant provisions such as general provisions on parallel litigation and the principle of forum non-convenience.

3. Further revise the relevant regulations on foreign-related delivery, focus on solving the problem of "difficult delivery" in foreign-related cases, improve delivery efficiency, and effectively safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of parties involved in foreign-related cases;

4. Improve the judicial assistance system for foreign-related civil cases, and add relevant regulations for extraterritorial investigation and evidence collection.

5. Improve the basic rules for the recognition and enforcement of effective judgments and rulings by foreign courts.