A boilerplate clause that clarifies that separate copies of the agreement may be executed by different parties and each copy will be considered to be an original. (For a clause-by-clause guide to the value of boilerplate clauses and the effect of omitting them from business-to-business contracts, see Practice Note, Boilerplate: Do I Really Need This Clause and Why?.)

This clause is adapted from a boilerplate clause designed for use in documents governed by English law, which can be found at Standard Clause, Counterparts.

This standard clause is available in Chinese. To download a Word version of this standard document in Chinese, click Standard Clause, Counterparts: China (Chinese Language Version).