Decree of the Chairman of the People's Republic of China
No. 62

"Property Law of the People's Republic of China" has been approved on the 5th meeting of 10th NPC on March 16, 2007. It is now promulgated and shall come into effect as of October 1, 2007.

Hu Jintao, Chairman of the People's Republic of China
March 16, 2007

Property Law of the People's Republic of China

(Approved on the 5th meeting of 10th NPC on March 16, 2007)

Contents

Part I: General Provisions.

Chapter 1: Core Principle

Chapter 2: Establishment, modification, assignment and extinction of property

Section 1: Registration of immovable property

Section 2: Delivery of movable property

Section 3: Other provisions

Chapter 3: Protection of property right

Part II: Ownership

Chapter 4: General Provisions

Chapter 5: Governmental ownership, collective ownership and private ownership

Chapter 6: Differentiation of Ownership of Building

Chapter 7: Neighboring relationship

Chapter 8: Co-ownership

Chapter 9: Special provisions for ownership acquisition

Part III: Usufructuary Right

Chapter 10: General Provisions

Chapter 11: Right to the management of contracted land

Chapter 12: Right to the use of construction land

Chapter 13: Right to the use of curtilage

Chapter 14: Easement