八届全国人大常委会第七次会议5月12日通过了《中华人民共和国对外贸易法》,这是我国对外经济贸易历史上具有划时代意义的一件大事,它既是我国对外贸易法制化的良好开端,也是与世界经济接轨的重要步骤. 改革开放的今天,我国对外贸易已发生了翻天覆地的变化。1993年我国进口总额已达1957.2亿美元。如此巨大规模的经济活动,急需纳入法制轨 The Seventh Session of the Eighth NPC Standing Committee passed the “Law of the People’s Republic of China on Foreign Trade” on 12 May. This is an epoch-making event in the history of China’s foreign economic relations and trade. It is both a well-established legal system for foreign trade in our country The beginning is also an important step in keeping pace with the world economy. Today, with the reform and opening up, tremendous changes have taken place in our country’s foreign trade. In 1993, China’s total import volume reached 195.72 billion U.S. dollars. Such a huge economic activity urgently needs to be incorporated into the legal system