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A Study on the Product Liability Law of China

  Product liability is becoming a real issue to exporters, manufacturers world wide.   In China, Product Liability Law was enacted on February 22, 1993 and entered into force on September 1, 1993. Afterwards the above Act was revised on July 8, 2000 and entered into force on September 1, 2000.   The purpose of this study is to examine the current Product Liability Laws and Regulations of China.   For this purpose, firstly I considered the definitions of the "product", "defect", a person who is responsible for product liability, exemptions, time limitations, etc. under Product Liability Laws and Regulations of China. Secondly I did a comparative study on the above points between Product Liability Law of China and Product Liability Law of Korea.   As a result, I presented the helpful suggestions to Korean Exporters, Manufacturers, etc.   Finally, this paper contributes to help the Korean Exporters, Manufacturers, etc. to build up the proper countermeasures regarding product liability under the Product Liability Laws and Regulations of China.