Provisions on the "time limit for proof" in civil proceedings mainly include the following aspects:
1. The defendant shall submit a statement of defense before the expiration of the defense period, stating his opinions on the plaintiff's claim and the facts and reasons on which it is based.
2. The people's court shall serve the Notice of Acceptance of the Case and the Notice of Respondent on the parties. The notice of proof shall specify the distribution principle and requirements of the burden of proof, the circumstances in which an application can be made to the people's court for investigation and evidence collection, the time limit for proof specified by the people's court according to the circumstances of the case, and the legal consequences of providing evidence beyond the time limit.
3. Time limit for adducing evidence: According to Article 65 of the latest Civil Procedure Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), the people's court determines the evidence that the parties should provide and its time limit according to their claims and the trial of the case.
4, the people's court to determine the time limit for adducing evidence, the ordinary procedure of the case of first instance shall not be less than fifteen days, the parties to provide new evidence of the case of second instance shall not be less than ten days.
5. The parties shall submit evidence materials to the people's court within the time limit for adducing evidence. If a party fails to submit evidence within the time limit for adducing evidence, it shall be deemed as giving up the right to adduce evidence.
6. If a party adds or changes a claim or makes a counterclaim, it shall do so before the expiration of the time limit for adducing evidence.
7. If a party changes his claim, the people's court shall re-specify the time limit for adducing evidence.
8. If it is really difficult for a party to submit evidence materials within the time limit for adducing evidence, it shall apply to the people's court for an extension of adducing evidence within the time limit for adducing evidence. With the permission of the people's court, the time limit for adducing evidence may be appropriately extended. If it is still difficult for the parties to submit evidence materials within the extended time limit for adducing evidence, they may apply for an extension again, and whether or not to grant it shall be decided by the people's court.
According to Article 23 of the Supreme People's Court's Several Provisions on Evidence in Civil Procedure, if a party applies to the people's court for evidence preservation according to Article 74 of People's Republic of China (PRC)'s Civil Procedure Law, it shall not be later than 7 days before the expiration of the time limit for adducing evidence. If the parties apply for evidence preservation, the people's court may require them to provide corresponding guarantees.