Legal basis: Detailed Rules for the Implementation of the Regulations of People's Republic of China (PRC) Municipality on the Administration of Registration of Enterprise Legal Persons.
Article 6 The market supervision and management department is the competent authority for enterprise legal person registration and industrial and commercial registration. The registration authority shall independently exercise its functions and powers according to law and implement the principle of hierarchical registration management.
The principles of registration management and authorized registration management of the State Administration of Market Supervision shall be implemented for foreign-invested enterprises.
The higher registration authority has the right to correct the decision of the lower registration authority that does not conform to the laws, regulations and policies of the state.
Article 7 The State Administration of Market Supervision shall be responsible for the registration administration of the following enterprises:
(1) National companies and large enterprises established with the approval of the State Council or the centralized management department of the industry are established by various departments and scientific and technological social organizations in the State Council;
(2) Companies established by various departments in the State Council to engage in import and export business, labor export business or foreign contracted projects shall be examined and approved by authorized departments in the State Council.
Article 8 The market supervision and administration departments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government shall be responsible for the registration administration of the following enterprises:
(1) Companies and enterprises established by government departments and scientific and technological social organizations with the approval of the people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government, or with the approval of the centralized management departments of industries;
(2) The departments authorized by the people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government examine and approve companies established by various government departments to engage in import and export business, labor export business or foreign contracted projects;
(3) Enterprises or branches transferred by the State Administration of Market Supervision according to relevant regulations.
Article 9 The market supervision and management departments of cities, counties and districts (referring to municipal districts above the county level, the same below) shall be responsible for the registration and management of enterprises other than those listed in Articles 7 and 8.