According to the first paragraph of Article 487 of the Interpretation of the Supreme People's Court on the Application of the Civil Procedure Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), which came into effect on February 4, 20 15, "the time limit for the people's court to freeze the bank deposit of the person subjected to execution shall not exceed one year, the time limit for sealing up or detaining movable property shall not exceed two years, and the time limit for sealing up immovable property and freezing other property rights shall not exceed three years."
The longest period of freezing deposits (accounts) can be one year, the longest period of sealing up movable property can be two years, and the longest period of freezing other property (such as real estate and equity) can be three years.
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Provisions on freezing assets
Article 4 Where property preservation measures are taken before litigation, during litigation or arbitration, they will be automatically converted into the measures of sealing up, distraining and freezing being executed after entering the execution procedure, and the provisions of Article 29 of these Provisions on the time limit for sealing up, distraining and freezing shall apply.
Article 5 The people's court shall not seal up, detain or freeze the following property of the person subjected to execution:
(1) Clothes, furniture, cookers, tableware and other articles necessary for family life of the person subjected to execution and his dependents;
(two) the necessary living expenses of the person subjected to execution and his dependents. Where there is a local minimum living standard, the necessary living expenses shall be determined according to this standard;
(3) Articles necessary for the person subjected to execution and his dependents to complete compulsory education;
(4) Unpublished inventions or works;
(5) Auxiliary tools and medical supplies necessary for the physical defects of the person subjected to execution and his dependents;
(six) medals and other honorary items obtained by the person subjected to execution;
(7) Property exempted from seizure, seizure and freezing in treaties, agreements and other documents concluded with foreign countries and international organizations in the name of the governments of People's Republic of China (PRC) and People's Republic of China (PRC) or their government departments according to the provisions of the Procedure Law on Concluding Treaties in People's Republic of China (PRC);
(eight) other property that may not be sealed up, detained or frozen according to laws or judicial interpretations.
Baidu Encyclopedia-Provisions on Freezing Property