Provisions on Several Issues Concerning Jurisdiction in Foreign-Related Civil and Commercial Cases

关于涉外民商事案件管辖若干问题的规定

Basic-level people's courts have jurisdiction over first instance foreign-related civil and commercial cases.

By Susan Mok

(Promulgated by the Supreme People's Court on November 14, 2022 and effective as of January 1, 2023.)

（最高人民法院于二零二二年十一月十四日公布，自二零二三年一月一日起施行。）

法释〔2022〕18号

SPC Interpretation [2022] No.18

为依法保护中外当事人合法权益，便利当事人诉讼，进一步提升涉外民商事审判质效，根据《中华人民共和国民事诉讼法》的规定，结合审判实践，制定本规定。

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