第二十六章 送达、期间

Chapter XXVI Service and Time Periods

 

第二百四十七条 人民法院对在中华人民共和国领域内没有住所的当事人送达诉讼文书，可以采用下列方式：

Article 247 A people's court may serve litigation documents on a party who has no domicile within the territory of the People's Republic of China in the following ways:

 

（一）依照受送达人所在国与中华人民共和国缔结或者共同参加的国际条约中规定的方式送达；

 (1) in the way specified¹ in the international treaties concluded or acceded² to by both the People's Republic of China and the country where the person on whom service is to be made resides;

 

（二）通过外交途径送达；

 (2) by making the service through diplomatic channels;

 

（三）对具有中华人民共和国国籍的受送达人，可以委托中华人民共和国驻受送达人所在国的使领馆代为送达；

"(3) with respect to the person on whom the service is to be made and who is of the nationality of the People's Republic of China, service may be entrusted³ to the embassy or consulate⁴ of the People's Republic of China accredited⁵ to the country where the person resides;"

 

（四）向受送达人委托的有权代其接受送达的诉讼代理人送达；

 (4) by making the service on the agent ad litem who is authorized⁶ to receive the documents served;

 

（五）向受送达人在中华人民共和国领域内设立的代表机构或者有权接受送达的分支机构、业务代办人送达；

(5) by serving the documents on the representative office established in the People's Republic of China by the person on whom the service is to be made or on his branch office or business agents there who have the right to receive the documents;

 

（六）受送达人所在国的法律允许邮寄送达的，可以邮寄送达，自邮寄之日起满六个月，送达回证没有退回，但根据各种情况足以认定已经送达的，期间届满之日视为送达；

"(6) by making service by mail if the law of the country where the person on whom the service is to be made resides so permits; in the event that the receipt of delivery is not returned six months after the date on which the documents were mailed, and that circumstances justify⁷ the assumption that service has been made, the service shall be deemed completed upon the expiration⁸ of the said time period; "

 

（七）不能用上述方式送达的，公告送达，自公告之日起满六个月，即视为送达。

"and (7) by making service by public notice, if none of the above-mentioned methods can be employed. The service shall be deemed completed six months after the date on which the public notice was issued."

 

第二百四十八条 被告在中华人民共和国领域内没有住所的，人民法院应当将起诉状副本送达被告，并通知被告在收到起诉状副本后三十日内提出答辩状。

"Article 248 If a defendant⁹ has no domicile within the territory of the People's Republic of China, the people's court shall serve a copy of the statement of complaint on the defendant and notify him to submit his defence within 30 days after he receives the copy of the statement of complaint."

 

被告申请延期的，是否准许，由人民法院决定。

Extension of the period requested by the defendant shall be at the discretion¹⁰ of the people's court.

 

第二百四十九条 在中华人民共和国领域内没有住所的当事人，不服第一审人民法院判决、裁定的，有权在判决书、裁定书送达之日起三十日内提起上诉。被上诉人在收到上诉状副本后，应当在三十日内提出答辩状。当事人不能在法定期间提起上诉或者提出答辩状，申请延期的，是否准许，由人民法院决定。

"Article 249 If a party who has no domicile within the territory of the People's Republic of China is not satisfied with a judgment¹¹ or written order made by a people's court of first instance, he shall have the right to file an appeal within 30 days from the date the written judgment or order is served. The appellee shall submit his defence within 30 days after receipt of a copy of the appeal petition. If a party who is unable to file an appeal or submit a defence within the period prescribed by the law requests an extension of the period, the people's court shall decide whether to grant it."

 

第二百五十条 人民法院审理涉外民事案件的期间，不受本法第一百三十五条、第一百五十九条规定的限制。

Article 250 The period for the trials of civil cases involving foreign element by the people's court shall not be restricted by the provisions of Articles 135 and 159 of this Law.

点击收听单词发音