要约
要约是希望和他人订立合同的意思表示,该意思表示应当符合下列规定:
(一)内容具体确定;
(二)表明经受要约人承诺,要约人即受该意思表示约束。
要约邀请是希望他人向自己发出要约的意思表示。寄送的价目表、拍卖公告、招标公告、招股说明书、商业广告等为要约邀请。商业广告的内容符合要约规定的,视为要约。
要约到达受要约人时生效。采用数据电文形式订立合同,收件人指定特定系统接收数据电文的,该数据电文进入该特定系统的时间,视为到达时间;未指定特定系统的,该数据电文进入收件人的任何系统的首次时间,视为到达时间。
要约可以撤回。撤回要约的通知应当在要约到达受要约人之前或者与要约同时到达受要约人。
要约可以撤销。撤销要约的通知应当在受要约人发出承诺通知之前到达受要约人。
有下列情形之一的,要约不得撤销:
(一)要约人确定了承诺期限或者以其他形式明示要约不可撤销;
(二)受要约人有理由认为要约是不可撤销的,并已经为履行合同作了准备工作。
有下列情形之一的,要约失效:
(一)拒绝要约的通知到达要约人;
(二)要约人依法撤销要约;
(三)承诺期限届满,受要约人未作出承诺;
(四)受要约人对要约的内容作出实质性变更。
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AN OFFER
An offer is a
proposal hoping
to enter into a
contract with
other parties.
The proposal
shall comply
with the
following
stipulations:
(1) Its
contents shall
be detailed and
definite;
(2) It
indicates the
proposal of the
offeror to be
bound in case of
acceptance.
An invitation
for offer is a
proposal for
requesting other
parties to make
offers to the
principal. Price
forms mailed,
public notices
of auction and
tender,
prospectuses and
commercial
advertisements,
etc. are
invitations for
offer.
Where the
contents of a
commercial
advertisement
comply with the
terms of the
offer, it may be
regarded as an
offer.
An offer
becomes
effective when
it reaches the
offeree.
If a contract
is concluded by
means of
data-telex, and
a recipient
appoints a
specific system
to receive the
data-telex, the
time when the
data-telex
enters the
system shall be
the time of
arrival; if no
specific system
is appointed,
the time when
the data-telex
first enters any
of the
recipient's
systems shall be
regarded as the
time of arrival.
An offer may
be withdrawn, if
the withdrawal
notice reaches
the offeree
before or at the
same time when
the offer
arrives.
An offer may
be revoked, if
the revocation
reaches the
offeree before
it has
dispatched an
acceptance.
An offer may
not be revoked,
if
(1) the
offeror
indicates a
fixed time for
acceptance or
otherwise
explicitly
states that the
offer is
irrevocable; or
(2) the
offeree has
reasons to rely
on the offer as
being
irrevocable and
has made
preparation for
performing the
contract.
An offer shall
be null and void
under any of the
following
circumstances:
(1) The notice
of rejection
reaches the
offeror;
(2) The
offeror revokes
its offer in
accordance with
the law;
(3) The
offeree fails to
make an
acceptance at
the time when
the time limit
for acceptance
expires;
(4) The
offeree
substantially
alters the
contents of the
offer. |