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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。
 

 

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  An offer may be withdrawn, if the withdrawal notice reaches the offeree before or at the same time when the offer arrives.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.