Legal analysis: without articles of association, a branch is a branch under the jurisdiction of the head office, which refers to an organization established by the company outside its residence and engaged in activities in its own name. The branch company does not have the qualification of enterprise legal person, and its civil liability shall be borne by the head office. Although there is the word company, it is not a real company, but it does not have its own articles of association. Branches do not bear civil liability independently, have no articles of association of their own, and have no corporate decision-making and business executive body in the form of board of directors.
Legal basis: Branch companies can be established in Article 14 of People's Republic of China (PRC) Company Law. The establishment of a branch company shall apply to the company registration authority for registration and obtain a business license. A branch company does not have legal person status, and its civil liability shall be borne by the company. A company may set up subsidiaries, which have legal personality and independently bear civil liabilities according to law.