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Article 7 In concluding or performing a contract, the parties shall abide by the relevant laws and administrative regulations, as well as observe social ethics, and may not disrupt social and economic order or harm the public interests. 

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 Article 7 The parties shall, in making and fulfilling the contract, abide by laws and administrative regulations and respect social ethics, and may not disrupt the socio-economic order nor impair social and public interests. 

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 Article 26 ….Where the acceptance does not require notification， it becomes effective once an act of acceptance is performed in accordance with the relevant usage or as required by the offer. 

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 Article 26… If an acceptance needs no notice, it becomes effective when an act of acceptance is performed in light of trade practices or as indicated by the offer.

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Article 36　Where a contract is to be concluded by a writing as required by the relevant law or administrative regulation or as agreed by the parties， if the parties failed to conclude the contract in writing but one party has performed its main obligation and the other party has accepted the performance, the contract is formed.

 Version 2  Article 36　 Where the parties fail to make a contract in written form as provided for by laws and administrative regulations or as agreed by the parties, but a party has already performed the major obligations and the other party has accepted the performance, the contract shall be considered as executed.  

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Article 41  In case of any dispute concerning the construction of a standard term,  such term shall be interpreted in accordance with common sense. 

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 Article 41  if a dispute arises over the understanding of a standard clause, the clause shall be interpreted in accordance with its common understanding.  

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 Article 97  Upon termination of a contract， a performance which has not been rendered is discharged； if a performance has been rendered， a party may， in light of the degree of performance　and the nature of the contract， require the other party to restore the subject matter to its original condition or otherwise remedy the situation， and is entitled to claim damages. 

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 Article 97 After the dissolution of a contract, for those clauses not yet performed, the performance shall cease. For those already performed, the party concerned may, in accordance with the situation of performance and the nature of the contract , demand their restoration to the original status or take other remedial measures, and have the right to claim compensation.