Special Maritime Procedure Law of the PRC

中华人民共和国海事诉讼特别程序法

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Article 1 This Law is formulated for the purposes of maintaining the litigation rights, ensuring the ascertaining of facts by the people’s courts, distinguishing right from wrong, applying the law correctly, trying maritime cases promptly.

第一条为维护海事诉讼当事人的诉讼权利，保证人民法院查明事实，分清责任，正确适用法律，及时审理海事案件，制定本法。

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Article 2 Whoever engages in maritime litigation within the territory of the PRC shall apply the Civil Procedure Law of the PRC and this Law.

第二条在中华人民共和国领域内进行海事诉讼，适用《中华人民共和国民事诉讼法》和本法。

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Where otherwise provided for by this Law, such provisions shall prevail.

本法有规定的，依照其规定。

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Article 3 If an international treaty concluded or acceded to by the PRC contains provisions that differ from provisions of the Civil Procedure Law of the PRC and this Law in respect of foreign-related maritime procedures, the provisions of the international treaty shall apply, except those on which China has made reservations.

第三条中华人民共和国缔结或者参加的国际条约与《中华人民共和国民事诉讼法》和本法对涉外海事诉讼有不同规定的，适用该国际条约的规定，但中华人民共和国声明保留的条款除外。

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Article 4 The maritime court shall entertain the lawsuits filed in respect of a maritime tortious dispute, maritime contract dispute and other maritime disputes brought by the parties as provided for by laws.

第四条海事法院受理当事人因海事侵权纠纷、海商合同纠纷以及法律规定的其他海事纠纷提起的诉讼。

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Article 5 In dealing with maritime litigation, the maritime courts, the high people’s courts where such courts are located and the Supreme People’s Court shall apply the provisions of this Law.

第五条海事法院及其所在地的高级人民法院和最高人民法院审理海事案件的，适用本法。

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Article 6 Maritime territorial jurisdiction shall be conducted in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Civil Procedure Law of the PRC .

第六条海事诉讼的地域管辖，依照《中华人民共和国民事诉讼法》的有关规定。

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The maritime territorial jurisdiction below shall be conducted in accordance with the following provisions:

下列海事诉讼的地域管辖，依照以下规定:

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(1)A lawsuit brought on maritime tortious may be, in addition to the provisions of Articles 19 to 31 of the Civil Procedure Law of the PRC , under jurisdiction of the maritime court of the place of its port of registry;

(一)因海事侵权行为提起的诉讼，除依照《中华人民共和国民事诉讼法》第二十九条至第三十一条的规定以外，还可以由船籍港所在地海事法院管辖;

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(2)A lawsuit brought on maritime transportation contract may be, in addition to the provisions of Articles 82 of the Civil Procedure Law of the PRC , under jurisdiction of the maritime court of the place of its port of re-transportation;

(二)因海上运输合同纠纷提起的诉讼，除依照《中华人民共和国民事诉讼法》第二十八条的规定以外，还可以由转运港所在地海事法院管辖;

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(3)A lawsuit brought on maritime charter parties may be under jurisdiction of the maritime court of the place of its port of ship delivery, port of ship return, port of ship registry, port where the defendant has its domicile;

(三)因海船租用合同纠纷提起的诉讼，由交船港、还船港、船籍港所在地、被告住所地海事法院管辖;

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(4)A lawsuit brought on a maritime protection and indemnity contract may be under jurisdiction of the maritime court of the place where the object of the action is located, the place where the accident occurred or the place where the defendant has its domicile;

(四)因海上保赔合同纠纷提起的诉讼，由保赔标的物所在地、事故发生地、被告住所地海事法院管辖;

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(5)A lawsuit brought on a maritime contract of employment of crew may be under jurisdiction of the maritime court of the place where the plaintiff has its domicile, the place where the contract is signed, the place of the port where the crew is abroad or the port where the crew leaves the ship or the place where the defendant has its domicile;

(五)因海船的船员劳务合同纠纷提起的诉讼，由原告住所地、合同签订地、船员登船港或者离船港所在地、被告住所地海事法院管辖;

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(6)A lawsuit brought on a maritime guaranty may be under jurisdiction of the maritime court of the place where the property mortgaged is located or the place where the defendant has its domicile; a lawsuit brought on a ship mortgage may also be under jurisdiction of the maritime court in the place of registry port;

(六)因海事担保纠纷提起的诉讼，由担保物所在地、被告住所地海事法院管辖;因船舶抵押纠纷提起的诉讼，还可以由船籍港所在地海事法院管辖;

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(7)a lawsuit brought on ownership, procession, and use, maritime liens of a ship, may be under jurisdiction of the maritime court of the place where the ship is located, the place of ship registry or the place where the defendant has its domicile.

(七)因海船的船舶所有权、占有权、使用权、优先权纠纷提起的诉讼，由船舶所在地、船籍港所在地、被告住所地海事法院管辖。

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Article 7 The following maritime litigation shall be under the exclusive jurisdiction of the maritime courts specified in this Article:

第七条下列海事诉讼，由本条规定的海事法院专属管辖:

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(1)A lawsuit brought on a dispute over harbour operations shall be under the jurisdiction of the maritime court of the place where the harbour is located;

(一)因沿海港口作业纠纷提起的诉讼，由港口所在地海事法院管辖;

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(2)A lawsuit brought on a dispute over pollution damage for a ship’s discharge, omission or dumping of oil or other harmful substances, or maritime production, operations, ship scrapping, repairing operations shall be under the jurisdiction of the maritime court of the place where oil pollution occurred, where injury result occurred or where preventive measures were taken;

(二)因船舶排放、泄漏、倾倒油类或者其他有害物质，海上生产、作业或者拆船、修船作业造成海域污染损害提起的诉讼，由污染发生地、损害结果地或者采取预防污染措施地海事法院管辖;

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(3)A lawsuit brought on a dispute over a performance of a maritime exploration and development contract within the territory of the PRC and the sea areas under its jurisdiction shall be under the jurisdiction of the maritime court of the place where the contract is performed.

(三)因在中华人民共和国领域和有管辖权的海域履行的海洋勘探开发合同纠纷提起的诉讼，由合同履行地海事法院管辖。

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