票据法英文翻译

适用本法。

Article 3

Activities of transacting negotiable instruments shall

abide by law, administrative regulations and decrees and shall

not in any way impinge upon the public interests,

Article 4

In drafting negotiable instruments, a drawer shall put

his/her signature or seal to the instruments according to the legal

conditions and bear the liabilities for the negotiable instruments

in compliance with the items recorded on them.

In exercising the rights arising out of the negotiable instruments,

a holder shall put his/her signature or seal to the negotiable

instruments according to the legal procedures and present the

instruments.

Other debtors who have put their signatures or seals on the

negotiable instruments shall be obliged to perform the

obligations arising out of the negotiable instruments.

The term

in this law refers to the rights of the holder to claim payment

according to the amount specified in the negotiable instruments,

including the right of claim and the right of recourse.

The term

used in this law refers to the obligations of the debtor to pay the

amount specified in the negotiable instruments to the holder.

Article 5

Parties to a negotiable instrument may entrust their

agents to put their signatures or seals to the instruments and

clearly indicate the agency relationship.

If a negotiable instrument bears the signature or seal in the name

of an agent without the power of attorney, the obligations arising

out of the negotiable instrument shall be performed by the

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本法所称票据，是指汇 票、本票

和支票。

第三条

【 票据活动基本原

则】票据活动应当遵守法律、行

政法规，不得损 害社会公共利

益。

第四条

【 票据行为、票据

权利与票据责任】票据出票人制

作票据，应当按 照法定条件在票

据上签章，并按照所记载的事项

承担票据责任。

持票人行使票据权利，应当按照

法定 程序在票据上签章，并出示

票据。

其 他票据债务人在票据上签章

的，按照票据所记载的事项承担

票据 责任。

本法所称票据权利，是指持票人

向票据债务人请求支付票据金额

的权利，包括付款请求权和追索

权。

本法所称票据责任，是指票据债

务人向持票人支付票据金额的义

务。

第五条

【票据代理】票据

当事人可以委托其代理人在票据

上签章，并应当在票据上表明其

代理关系。

没有代理权而以代理人名义在票

person or persons who have put the signatures or seals to the

negotiable instrument. If an agent has gone beyond the terms of

his/her reference, he/she shall perform the obligations arising out

of the negotiable instrument on the part that exceeds his/her term

of reference.

据上签章的，应当由签章人承担

票据责任；代理人超越代理权限

的，应当就其超越权限的部分承

担票据责任。

Article 6

If a negotiable instrument bears the signature or seal of

第六条

【非完全行为能力

a person who is incapable of civil acts or by a person whose civil

人盖章的效力】无民事行为能力

acts have been restricted, the signature or the seal is invalid, but

人或者限制民事行为能力人在票

that shall not affect the validity of other signatures and seals on

the same instrument.

Article 7

The signature and seal on a negotiable instrument

mean the signature or seal or signature plus seal.

The signature and seal of a legal person and other unit using

negotiable instruments shall be the seal of the legal person or

unit plus the signature or seal of the legal representative or its

authorized agent.

The signature on a negotiable instrument shall be the true name

of the person who signs it.

Article 8

The amount of a negotiable instrument shall be written

in both Chinese characters and in numerals and the two shall

tally. The negotiable instruments shall be invalid if the words

and figures do not tally.

Article 9

The items recorded in a negotiable instrument shall

conform to the provisions of this law. The amount, date and

name of the receiver shall not be altered. If they are altered, the

negotiable instrument shall become invalid.

Other matters recorded in a negotiable instrument may be altered

by the recorder and the alteration shall be certified by a signature

or seal put on it by the original recorder.

Article 10

The draft, acquisition and transfer of a negotiable

instrument shall follow the principle of authenticity and

creditability and be treated as a real act of trading or debt

payment.

A negotiable instrument shall be acquired against a

corresponding price, that is, the price acknowledged by both

parties to a negotiable instrument.

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据上签章的，其签章无效，但是

不影响其他签章的效力。

第七条

【票据签章】票据

名加盖章。

法人和其他使用票据的单位在票

据上的签章，为该法人或者该单

位的盖章加其法定代表人或者其

授权的代理人的签章。

在票据上的签名，应当为该当事

人的本名。

第八条

【票据金额的记

载】票据金额以中文大写和数码

同时记载，二者必须一致，二者

不一致的，票据无效。

第九条

【票据的记载事项

须符合本法的规定。

票据金额、日期、收款人名称不

得更改，更改的票据无效。

对票据上的其他记载事项，原记

载人 可以更改，更改时应当由原

记载人签章证明。

第十条

【票据与其基础关

系】票据的签发、取得和转让，

应当遵循诚实信用的原则，具有

真实的交易关系和债权债务关

系。

票据的取得，必须给付对价， 即

应当给付票据双方当事人认可的

相对应的代价。

Article 11

If a negotiable instrument is obtained free of charge

第十一条

【无对价的票据

according to law due to taxation, inheritance and donation, it is

取得】因税收、继承、赠与可以

not restricted by the corresponding price rule. But the rights to

依法无偿取得票据的，不受给付

the instrument enjoyed shall not be superior than those enjoyed

对价的限制。但是，所享有的票

by the prior holder.

The prior holder refers to a debtor who puts his/her signature or

seal to the negotiable instruments before they are acquired by the

present signer or holder.

Article 12

In the case of obtaining a negotiable instrument by

deception, theft or coercion or obtaining a negotiable instrument

which has been knowingly obtained by deception, theft or

coercion out of ulterior motives, the holder shall not enjoy the

rights arising out of the negotiable instruments.

A holder who has obtained the negotiable instruments not

conformable to the provisions of this law due to major errors

shall not enjoy the rights arising from the negotiable instruments

either,

Article 13

Negotiable instruments debtors shall not protest

against the holder by using the ground of protesting against the

drawer or the prior holder, except when the holder has obtained

the negotiable instruments with the clear knowledge of the

ground for protest.

Negotiable instruments debtors may protest against the holders

who have direct debtor-creditor relationship but refuse to

perform their agreed obligations.

The term

negotiable instruments debtors to refuse to perform obligations

to the creditors according to the provisions of this law.

Article 14

Matters recorded on the negotiable instruments shall

be true to the facts. Forging or alteration is not allowed. Those

who forge or alter the signatures or seals or other items recorded

on the negotiable instruments shall bear the legal responsibility.

The forged or altered signatures or seals do not affect the

validity of the true signatures or seals on the same negotiable

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据权利不得优于其前手的权利。

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前手是指在票据签章人或者持票

人之前签章的其他票据债务人。< /p>

第十二条

【恶意或重大过

盗或者胁迫等手段取得票据的，

取得票据的，不得享有票据权

利。

持票人因重大过失取得不符合本

法规定的票据的，也不得享有票

据权利。

第十三条

【票据抗辩】票

据债务人不得以自己与出票人或

者与持票人的前手之间的抗辩事

由，对抗持票人。但是，持票人

明知存在抗辩事由而取得票据的

除外。

票据债务人可以对不履行约定义

务的与自己有直接债权债务关系

的持票人，进行抗辩。

本法所称抗辩，是指票据债 务人

根据本法规定对票据债权人拒绝

履行义务的行为。

第十四条

【票据的伪造和

实，不得伪造、变造。伪造、变

的，应当承担法律责任。

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instruments.

If any item recorded on the negotiable instruments has been

altered, the person who signs the instrument before the alteration

shall be responsible for the matters originally recorded. The

person who signs the instruments after the alteration shall be

responsible for the matters recorded after the alterations. If it is

impossible to tell whether the signatures or seals are made

before or after the alteration, they are regarded as being made

before the alterations.

Article 15

In the case of loss of a negotiable instrument, the

person who loses it may timely notify the payer of the negotiable

instrument to refuse payment on the lost instrument, except in

the cases in which the payer is not recorded or it is impossible to

determine the payee and the agency payer.

The payer shall suspend payment after receiving the notice for

suspending payment due to lost instrument.

Owner of the lost negotiable instrument shall, within three days

of issuing the notice for suspending payment due to lost

instrument, or immediately after the negotiable instrument is

lost, apply for public summons with the people's court or indict

with the people's court.

Article 16

The exercising of the rights arising from the

negotiable instruments on instrument debtors or the right for the

protection of the negotiable instrument shall be conducted at the

business sites and during the business hours of the parties to the

negotiable instruments and, if the parties to the negotiable

instruments have no business sites, it shall be conducted in their

residences.

Article 17

The rights to the negotiable instruments shall be

deceased if they are not exercised within the following time

limits:

1. In two years from the time of the maturity of the negotiable

instruments for the right of the holder to the drawer and

acceptor, that is, in two years for bills and notes payable at sight;

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票据上有伪造、变造的签章的，

不影 响票据上其他真实签章的效

力。

票据 上其他记载事项被变造的，

在变造之前签章的人，对原记载

事项 负责；在变造之后签章的

人，对变造之后的记载事项负

责；不能 辨别是在票据被变造之

前或者之后签章的，视同在变造

之前签章 。

第十五条

【票据丧失及其

时通知票据的付款人挂失止付，

定付款人及其代理付款人的票据

收到挂失止付通知的付款人，应

当暂停支付。

失票人应当在通知挂失止付后三

日内，也可以在票据丧失后，依

法向人民法院申请公示催告，或

者向人民法院提起诉讼。

第十六条

【票据权利的行

使与保全】持票人对票据债务人

行使票据权利， 或者保全票据权

利，应当在票据当事人的营业场

所和营业时间内 进行，票据当事

人无营业场所的，应当在其住所

进行。

第十七条

【票据时效】票

灭：

承兑人的权利，自票据到期日起

自出票日起二年；