第一编 总 则 第七章 期间、送达 第一节 期 间

Chapter VII Time Periods and Service　Section 1 Time Periods

第七十五条 期间包括法定期间和人民法院指定的期间。

Article 75 Time periods shall include those prescribed by the law and those designated by a people's court.

期间以时、日、月、年计算。

"Time periods shall be calculated by the hour, the day, the month and the year. "

期间开始的时和日，不计算在期间内。

The hour and day from which a time period begins shall not be counted as within the time period.

期间届满的最后一日是节假日的，以节假日后的第一日为期间届满的日期。

"If the expiration date of a time period falls on a holiday, then the day immediately following the holiday shall be regarded as the expiration date."

期间不包括在途时间，诉讼文书在期满前交邮的，不算过期。

A time period shall not include travelling time. A litigation document that is mailed before the deadline shall not be regarded as overdue.

第七十六条 当事人因不可抗拒的事由或者其他正当理由耽误期限的，在障碍消除后的十日内，可以申请顺延期限，是否准许，由人民法院决定。

"Article 76 In case of failure on the part of a party to an action to meet a deadline due to force majeure or for other justified reasons, the party concerned may apply for an extension of the time limit within 10 days after the obstacle is removed. The extension applied for shall be subject to approval by a people's court."