Legal basis: Regulations of People's Republic of China (PRC) Municipality on the Administration of Registration of Enterprise Legal Persons.
Article 20 An enterprise as a legal person shall cancel its registration with the registration authority if it is closed, revoked, declared bankrupt or terminated for other reasons.
Article 21 When an enterprise as a legal person goes through the cancellation of registration, it shall submit the application report for cancellation of registration signed by its legal representative, the approval document of the competent department or the examination and approval authority, the debt liquidation certificate or the document that the liquidation organization is responsible for clearing the creditor's rights and debts. After being approved by the registration authority, they shall receive the Business License for Enterprise as a Legal Person, the copy of the Business License for Enterprise as a Legal Person and the official seal, and notify their bank to cancel the registration.
Article 22 If an enterprise as a legal person fails to carry out business activities or stops business activities for 1 year after receiving the Business License for Enterprise as a Legal Person, it shall be deemed to be closed down, and the registration authority shall collect the Business License for Enterprise as a Legal Person, the copy of the Business License for Enterprise as a Legal Person and the official seal, and notify the bank where it opened the account to cancel the registration.
Company Law of the People's Republic of China
Article 6 To establish a company, it shall apply to the company registration authority for registration of establishment according to law. Those that meet the conditions for establishment as stipulated in this Law shall be registered as limited liability companies or joint stock limited companies respectively by the company registration authority; Those who do not meet the conditions for establishment as stipulated in this Law shall not be registered as a limited liability company or a joint stock limited company.
Where laws and administrative regulations stipulate that the establishment of a company must be approved, the approval procedures shall be handled according to law before the company is registered.
The public may apply to the company registration authority to inquire about the registered items of the company, and the company registration authority shall provide inquiry services.
Article 7 A company established according to law shall be issued a business license by the company registration authority. The date of issuance of the business license of the company is the date of establishment of the company.
The company's business license shall specify the company's name, domicile, registered capital, business scope, name of legal representative and other matters.
Where the matters recorded in the company's business license change, the company shall register the change according to law, and the company registration authority shall issue a new business license.