(Adopted at the Fourth Session of the Sixth National People's Congress, promulgated by
Order No. 37 of the President of the People's Republic of China on April 12, 1986,
and effective as of January 1, 1987)

Chapter II Citizen (Natural Person)

Section 1 Capacity for Civil Rights and Capacity for Civil Conduct

        Article 12 A minor aged 10 or over shall be a person with limited capacity for civil conduct and may engage in civil activities appropriate to his age and intellect; in other civil activities, he shall be represented by his agent ad litem or participate with the consent of his agent ad litem.
        A minor under the age of 10 shall be a person having no capacity for civil conduct and shall be represented in civil activities by his agent ad litem.

Section 2 Guardianship

        Article 16 The parents of a minor shall be his guardians.