The business license of a company will generally specify the company 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.
1. How long will it take to change the company name and business scope?
It usually takes 3-5 working days for a company to apply for changing its business scope. The company shall apply for registration of change within 30 days from the date when the resolution or decision on change is made, and submit relevant documents. Without the change registration, the company shall not change the registered items without authorization.
How long does it take to change the company name and business scope?
Two, the legal procedures for enterprises to apply for business scope
Where the business scope of an enterprise applying for registration belongs to the business items that must be approved before registration as stipulated by laws, administrative regulations or the State Council decisions (hereinafter referred to as pre-licensed business items), it shall apply for registration with the enterprise registration authority on the strength of the approval documents and certificates of the examination and approval authority before applying for registration.
Where the business scope of the enterprise applying for registration belongs to the business projects that must be approved after registration as stipulated by laws, administrative regulations or the State Council decisions (hereinafter referred to as licensed business projects), the business activities of the licensed business projects shall be approved and registered by the enterprise registration authority according to law before they can be carried out.
If the business scope of an enterprise includes licensed projects, the enterprise shall, within 20 working days from the date of obtaining the approval documents and certificates from the examination and approval authorities, publicize the approval documents, certificates, examination and approval authorities, examination and approval contents, validity period and other matters to the public through the enterprise credit information publicity system. Among them, if the business scope applied for when an enterprise is established includes pre-licensed business projects, the enterprise shall publicize it to the public within 20 working days from the date of establishment.
3. What is the process of changing the company's business scope?
(1) Prepare the materials and submit the application.
Enterprises applying for company name change shall prepare materials according to the needs of company change.
Materials to be submitted for changing the business scope:
An application for company change registration signed by the legal representative of the company;
A copy of the shareholder's power of attorney and the client's identity certificate (the original must be checked);
Revision of the articles of association;
Original and duplicate of business license;
Other relevant materials: resolutions of the shareholders' meeting, including reasons for changes, changes, amendments to the Articles of Association, etc. Projects that need to be submitted for approval according to laws and administrative regulations shall submit the approval documents of relevant departments.
Note: The application form and other application materials should be submitted on A4 paper.
(2) Review
After receiving the application for registration, the administrative department for industry and commerce shall examine whether the application materials are complete and conform to the legal form.
The administrative department for industry and commerce shall make a decision on whether to accept the application within 5 days from the date of receiving the application documents and materials.
(3) Audit
The Administration for Industry and Commerce examined the application for registration submitted by the applicant. In accordance with the statutory conditions and procedures, the substantive contents of the application materials are reviewed.
(4) Decide and publish photos.
The administrative department for industry and commerce shall make a decision on whether to approve the application for registration within the prescribed time limit. If the application materials are complete and conform to the legal form, the business license shall be renewed.
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Legal basis: Article 7 of the Company Law of People's Republic of China (PRC).
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.