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The study adopts the research method of comparative analysis and combines the case study method, aiming to study the impact of the epidemic on the compilation of China\u2019s Civil Code. We found that the official Civil Code adds, deletes, and adjusts several articles compared to the Civil Code (Draft), five of which are relevant to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Civil Code was enacted at the time of the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to some of its provisions being affected by the COVID-19; the \u201cCOVID-19 provisions\u201d not only provided legitimacy for the prevention and control of the pandemic but also improved China\u2019s system of governance of public health emergencies. 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