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Article 164 of the "Civil Procedure Law" If a party is dissatisfied with the judgment of the local people's court of first instance, he or she has the right to file a lawsuit within 15 days from the date of delivery of the judgment. An appeal will be filed with the higher people's court within the next few days.
Parties dissatisfied with the ruling of the local people's court of first instance have the right to appeal to the higher people's court within ten days from the date of delivery of the ruling.
Article 165 The appeal petition shall be attached. The content of the appeal shall include the names of the parties, legal persons and their legal representatives or other organizations and their principal persons in charge; the name, case number and cause of the case of the original people's court; and the request and reasons for the appeal.
Article 166: An appeal shall be filed through the original People's Court, and copies shall be submitted according to the number of parties or agents of the other party.
If the party appeals directly to the People's Court of second instance, the People's Court of second instance shall transfer the appeal petition to the People's Court of original instance within five days.