6月16日出版的第12期《求是》雜志將發表中共中央總書記、國家主席、中央軍委主席習近平的重要文章《充分認識頒布實施民法典重大意義，依法更好保障人民合法權益》。

The Civil Code is a fundamental law that holds an important position in the Chinese socialist system of laws, says the article.
文章強調，民法典在中國特色社會主義法律體系中具有重要地位。

The Civil Code is of great significance to advancing law-based governance in all fields, speeding up the building of a socialist country based on the rule of law, developing the socialist market economy and consolidating the basic socialist economic system, according to the article.
民法典對推進全面依法治國、加快建設社會主義法治國家，對發展社會主義市場經濟、鞏固社會主義基本經濟制度都具有重大意義。

It is also important for adhering to the people-centered development philosophy, protecting the people's rights and interests in accordance with law, promoting the development of China's human rights cause as well as modernizing the country's system and capacity for governance, the article adds.
對堅持以人民為中心的發展思想、依法維護人民權益、推動我國人權事業發展，對推進國家治理體系和治理能力現代化，都具有重大意義。

Noting that it embodies equal protection of rights in various areas, the article says the Civil Code has distinctive Chinese characteristics and keeps up with the practice and the times.
文章指出，民法典是一部對各方面權利平等保護的民法典，是一部具有鮮明中國特色、實踐特色、時代特色的民法典。

The article emphasizes better communicating with the public on the importance of the Civil Code, strengthening civil legislation, improving law enforcement and judicial activities related to the Civil Code, raising public awareness on the Civil Code, and strengthening theoretical research on the country's civil law system.
文章指出，要加強民法典重大意義的宣傳教育，加強民事立法相關工作，加強民法典執法司法活動，加強民法典普法工作，加強我國民事法律制度理論研究。