建国以来的第一部《中华人民共和国对外贸易法》已由第八届全国人民代表大会常务委员会第七次会议于1994年5月12日通过公布,并自同年7月1日起施行。这是我国经济生活中的一件大事。这项《对外贸易法》,从草拟至颁布,经过漫长时间的反复研究和修改,广泛听取各方面的意见,并参照相应的国际经济形势的变迁和发展,最后才形成这项不仅其内容比较全面、且十分吻合现 The first “Foreign Trade Law of the People’s Republic of China” since the founding of PRC was promulgated by the Seventh Session of the Standing Committee of the Eighth National People’s Congress on May 12, 1994 and came into effect on July 1, the same year. This is a major event in our economic life. This “Foreign Trade Law” has extensively listened to the opinions of all parties from drafting to promulgation through repeated study and revision over a long period of time, and has made reference to the changes and developments in the corresponding international economic situation. Only then has this not been achieved. Comprehensive, and very consistent with the present