### Mainland Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters (Reciprocal Enforcement) Ordinance 《內地民商事判決(相互強制執行)條例》

13. Registration orders
(1) On a registration application made in relation to a Mainland Judgment in a civil or commercial matter or any part of such a Judgment, the Court may order the Judgment, or any part of the Judgment, to be registered in accordance with this Division if it is satisfied that the application is made in compliance with sections 10 and 11.
(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), until the contrary is proved, a Mainland Judgment is presumed to be a Mainland Judgment in a civil or commercial matter that is effective in the Mainland if a certificate certifying those facts is issued by the original Mainland court.
(3) On the making of a registration order in relation to a Mainland Judgment in a civil or commercial matter or any part of such a Judgment—
(a) the Judgment or part is taken as registered in accordance with the registration order; and
(b) the applicant must serve a notice of registration of the Judgment or part on all persons, so far as known to the applicant, against whom the Judgment or part may be enforced.

14. Registration of Mainland Judgments given in criminal proceedings
(1) This section applies if—
(a) a Mainland Judgment in a civil or commercial matter, or any part of such a Judgment, is ordered to be registered under section 13(1); and
(b) the Judgment or part—
(i) is given in proceedings that are criminal in nature under the law of the Mainland; and
(ii) contains an order for the payment of a sum of money in respect of compensation or damages by a party to the proceedings.
(2) The Judgment or part may only be registered to the extent that it relates to the payment.

15. Registration of Mainland Judgments containing rulings on validity etc. of specified intellectual property rights
(1) This section applies if—
(a) a Mainland Judgment in a civil or commercial matter, or any part of such a Judgment, is ordered to be registered under section 13(1); and
(b) the Judgment or part contains a ruling on the validity, establishment or subsistence of a specified intellectual property right (subject ruling

### Mainland Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters (Reciprocal Enforcement) Ordinance 《內地民商事判決(相互強制執行)條例》

16. Registration of certain reliefs awarded under Mainland Judgments
(1) This section applies if—
(a) a Mainland Judgment in a civil or commercial matter, or any part of such a Judgment, is ordered to be registered under section 13(1); and
(b) the Judgment or part is given in proceedings brought in respect of—
(i) a tortious dispute over an infringement of a specified intellectual property right (other than an infringement of a right in a trade secret); or
(ii) a civil dispute over an act of unfair competition under Article 6 of the Mainland Anti-Unfair Competition Law.
(2) The Judgment or part must not be registered to the extent that it relates to an excluded relief.
(3) In subsection (2)—
excluded relief (被排除的濟助) means a relief other than monetary damages, including punitive or exemplary damages, awarded in proceedings brought in respect of a dispute over an infringement or act of unfair competition committed in the Mainland.

17. Registration of sums payable etc. under Mainland Judgments
(1) This section applies if—
(a) a registration application is made in relation to a Mainland Judgment in a civil or commercial matter, or any part of such a Judgment, that requires a sum of money or an act to be paid or performed by a party to the original proceedings for the Judgment (relevant sum or act

### Mainland Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters (Reciprocal Enforcement) Ordinance 《內地民商事判決(相互強制執行)條例》

18. Sums to be included on registration of Mainland Judgments
(1) This section applies to a Mainland Judgment in a civil or commercial matter, or any part of such a Judgment, ordered to be registered under section 13(1).
(2) The Judgment or part must also be registered for the following sums as if they were required to be paid under the Judgment or part—
(a) any interest that, under the law of the Mainland, becomes due under the Judgment or part up to the time of the registration;
(b) any costs duly certified by the original Mainland court;
(c) any fine or charge payable by a party to another party to the original proceedings for the Judgment for failing to comply with the Judgment or part within the time stipulated in the Judgment or part; and
(d) any reasonable costs of, or incidental to, the registration of the Judgment or part, including the costs of obtaining a copy of the Judgment duly sealed by the original Mainland court.
(3) To avoid doubt, the Judgment or part must not be registered for any of the following sums—
(a) a tax or other charge of a like nature;
(b) a fine or other penalty, other than a fine or charge described in subsection (2)(c);
(c) punitive or exemplary damages, other than those awarded in proceedings brought in respect of—
(i) a tortious dispute over an infringement of a specified intellectual property right committed in the Mainland; or
(ii) a civil dispute over an act of unfair competition under Article 6 of the Mainland Anti-Unfair Competition Law committed in the Mainland.

19. Sums denominated in currency other than Hong Kong dollars
(1) This section applies if—
(a) a sum of money is required to be paid under a Mainland Judgment in a civil or commercial matter or any part of such a Judgment; and
(b) the sum payable is denominated in a currency other than Hong Kong dollars.
(2) The Judgment or part, when registered in accordance with a registration order, must be registered as if the Judgment or part required the payment of a sum of money denominated in Hong Kong dollars that, on the basis of the rate of exchange prevailing at the day of registration of the Judgment or part, is equivalent to the sum payable under the Judgment or part.

20. Applications for setting aside registration
A person against whom a registered judgment may be enforced may, within the period mentioned in section 21(1) or specified under section 21(2) (or as extended under section 21(3)), apply to the Court to set aside the registration of the judgment or any part of the judgment.

### Mainland Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters (Reciprocal Enforcement) Ordinance 《內地民商事判決(相互強制執行)條例》

21. Time limit for making setting aside registration
(1) An application to set aside the registration of a registered judgment, or any part of such a judgment, may be made by a person within 14 days after the date on which a notice of registration is served on the person under section 13(3)(b).
(2) However, the Court may, when making a registration order for a Mainland Judgment in a civil or commercial matter, or any part of such a Judgment, to be registered, specify a longer or shorter period within which an application for setting aside the registration may be made.
(3) The Court—
(a) may extend the period mentioned in subsection (1) or specified under subsection (2); and
(b) may further extend any period as extended under this paragraph or paragraph (a).