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Table of International Instruments |
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PART 1 MARITIME POLICY AND LEGAL SYSTEM IN CHINA |
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1 | (54) |
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1 | (4) |
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2 The Role of the Moc Under the Maritime Code |
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5 | (1) |
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3 International Standards |
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6 | (2) |
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4 Different Regimes for International Trade and Domestic Trade |
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8 | (3) |
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5 Limitation of Shipowner's Liability |
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11 | (8) |
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5.1 Claims subject to limitation |
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12 | (1) |
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5.2 Claims excepted from limitation |
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13 | (1) |
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5.3 The loss of the right to limit |
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14 | (1) |
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5.4 The limits of liability |
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15 | (1) |
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5.5 Limits for claims for loss of life or personal injury |
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15 | (2) |
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5.6 Claims for loss of life or personal injury to passengers |
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17 | (1) |
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5.7 Contradictions between Chapters 5 and 11 |
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17 | (2) |
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5.8 Bar to other actions and counter-claim |
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19 | (1) |
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19 | (2) |
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7 Strict Conditions for Ship Registration |
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21 | (1) |
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8 Maritime Courts and Jurisdiction |
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22 | (4) |
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8.1 International jurisdiction |
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23 | (1) |
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8.2 Regional jurisdiction |
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24 | (2) |
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9 Security Before Judgment |
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26 | (1) |
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27 | (1) |
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11 Sister-Ship Arrest and Other Permissible Arrests |
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28 | (2) |
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12 Wrongful Arrest and Counter-Security |
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30 | (1) |
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13 Re-Arrest and Multiple Arrest for the Same Claim |
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31 | (2) |
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33 | (1) |
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34 | (1) |
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35 | (2) |
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37 | (18) |
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Figure 1 Limitation of liability for personal injury claims |
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38 | (1) |
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Figure 2 Limitation of liability for other claims |
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39 | (1) |
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Figure 3 Limitation of liability for passenger injury claims |
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40 | (1) |
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Figure 4 Locations of Maritime Courts in the People's Republic of China |
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41 | (14) |
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Table 1 First-trial cases heard by People's Courts and Maritime Courts (1990--98) |
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42 | (1) |
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Table 2 China ratified maritime conventions |
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43 | (10) |
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Table 3 Comparison on arrest of ships in China with other regimes |
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53 | (2) |
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PART 2 THE MARITIME CODE OF THE PRC 1993 |
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55 | (56) |
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Chapter 1 General Provisions |
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56 | (1) |
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57 | (4) |
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Section 1 Ownership of ships |
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57 | (1) |
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Section 2 Mortgage of ships |
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57 | (2) |
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59 | (2) |
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Chapter 3 Master and Crew |
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61 | (2) |
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Section 1 Basic principles |
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61 | (1) |
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61 | (2) |
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Chapter 4 Contracts of Carriage of Goods By Sea |
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63 | (13) |
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Section 1 Basic principles |
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63 | (1) |
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Section 2 Carrier's responsibilities |
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64 | (4) |
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Section 3 Shipper's responsibilities |
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68 | (1) |
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Section 4 Transport documents |
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69 | (2) |
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Section 5 Delivery of goods |
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71 | (2) |
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Section 6 Cancellation of contract |
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73 | (1) |
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Section 7 Special provisions regarding voyage charter-party |
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73 | (2) |
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Section 8 Special provisions regarding multimodal transport contracts |
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75 | (1) |
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Chapter 5 Contracts of Carriage of Passengers By Sea |
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76 | (5) |
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Chapter 6 Charter-Parties |
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81 | (4) |
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Section 1 Basic principles |
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81 | (1) |
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Section 2 Time charter-party |
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81 | (3) |
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Section 3 Demise charter-party |
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84 | (1) |
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Chapter 7 Contracts of Sea Towage |
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85 | (2) |
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Chapter 8 Collision of Ships |
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87 | (1) |
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88 | (5) |
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Chapter 10 General Average |
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93 | (3) |
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Chapter 11 Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims |
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96 | (3) |
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Chapter 12 Contracts of Marine Insurance |
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99 | (8) |
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Section 1 Basic principles |
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99 | (1) |
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Section 2 Conclusion, termination and assignment of contract |
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100 | (3) |
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Section 3 Obligations of the insured |
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103 | (1) |
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Section 4 Liability of the insurer |
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103 | (2) |
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Section 5 Loss of or damage to the subject matter insured and abandonment |
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105 | (1) |
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Section 6 Payment of indemnity |
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106 | (1) |
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Chapter 13 Limitation of Time |
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107 | (1) |
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Chapter 14 Application of Law In Relation to Foreign-Related Matters |
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108 | (1) |
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Chapter 15 Supplementary Provisions |
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109 | (2) |
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PART 3 THE MARITIME PROCEDURE LAW OF THE PRC 1999 |
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111 | (22) |
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Chapter 1 General Principles |
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111 | (1) |
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112 | (2) |
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Chapter 3 Maritime Preservation |
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114 | (7) |
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Section 1 General provisions |
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114 | (1) |
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Section 2 Arrest and auction of ships |
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115 | (5) |
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Section 3 Attachment and auction of goods carried on board |
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120 | (1) |
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Chapter 4 Maritime Injunctions |
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121 | (1) |
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Chapter 5 Preservation of Maritime Evidence |
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122 | (2) |
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Chapter 6 Maritime Security |
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124 | (1) |
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125 | (1) |
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Chapter 8 Trial Procedures |
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125 | (3) |
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Section 1 Collision cases |
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125 | (1) |
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Section 2 General average cases |
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126 | (1) |
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Section 3 Subrogation in marine insurance |
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126 | (1) |
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Section 4 Summary, supervision and public notice |
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127 | (1) |
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Chapter 9 Constitution of Limitation Funds |
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128 | (1) |
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Chapter 10 Registration and Payment of Claims |
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129 | (2) |
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Chapter 11 Maritime Liens |
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131 | (1) |
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131 | (2) |
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PART 4 THE ARBITRATION LAW OF THE PRC 1994 |
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133 | (14) |
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Chapter 1 General Provisions |
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133 | (1) |
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Chapter 2 Arbitration Commissions and Associations |
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134 | (1) |
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Chapter 3 Agreement for Arbitration |
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135 | (1) |
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Chapter 4 Arbitration Procedure |
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136 | (6) |
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Section 1 Application and acceptance |
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136 | (2) |
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Section 2 Composition of arbitration tribunal |
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138 | (4) |
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Chapter 5 Application for Cancelling Arbitral Ruling |
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142 | (1) |
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143 | (1) |
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Chapter 7 Special Provisions On Arbitration Involving Foreign Interests |
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143 | (2) |
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Chapter 8 Supplementary Provisions |
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145 | (2) |
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PART 5 ARBITRATION RULES OF THE CHINA MARITIME ARBITRATION COMMISSION 2001 |
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147 | (18) |
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Chapter 1 General Provisions |
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147 | (3) |
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147 | (2) |
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149 | (1) |
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Chapter 2 Arbitration Proceedings |
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150 | (10) |
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Section 1 Application for arbitration, defence and counter-claim |
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150 | (3) |
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Section 2 Formation of arbitration tribunal |
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153 | (1) |
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154 | (4) |
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158 | (2) |
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Chapter 3 Summary Procedure |
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160 | (2) |
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Chapter 4 Supplementary Provisions |
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162 | (3) |
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PART 6 INSURANCE LAW OF THE PRC 1995 |
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165 | (28) |
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Chapter 1 General Provisions |
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165 | (1) |
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Chapter 2 Insurance Contracts |
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166 | (12) |
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Section 1 General provisions |
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166 | (5) |
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Section 2 Property insurance contracts |
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171 | (3) |
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Section 3 Personal insurance contracts |
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174 | (4) |
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Chapter 3 Insurance Companies |
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178 | (4) |
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Chapter 4 Insurance Business Rules |
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182 | (3) |
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Chapter 5 Supervision and Administration of the Insurance Industry |
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185 | (2) |
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Chapter 6 Insurance Agents and Insurance Brokers |
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187 | (1) |
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Chapter 7 Legal Liability |
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188 | (4) |
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Chapter 8 Supplementary Provisions |
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192 | (1) |
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PART 7 THE SHIP REGISTRATION REGULATIONS OF THE PRC 1994 |
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193 | (14) |
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Chapter 1 General Provisions |
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193 | (2) |
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Chapter 2 Registration of Ownership |
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195 | (1) |
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Chapter 3 Nationality of Ships |
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196 | (2) |
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Chapter 4 Registration of Ship Mortgage |
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198 | (1) |
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Chapter 5 Registration of Demise Charter |
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199 | (1) |
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Chapter 6 Ship's Marking and Company Flag |
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200 | (1) |
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Chapter 7 Alteration and Deletion of Registration |
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201 | (3) |
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Chapter 8 Renewal and Reissue of Certificates |
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204 | (1) |
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Chapter 9 Legal Responsibility |
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204 | (2) |
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Chapter 10 Supplementary Provisions |
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206 | (1) |
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