What does the legal representative mean and what is his duty?

Legal analysis: the legal representative refers to the person in charge who exercises the functions and powers on behalf of the legal person in accordance with the provisions of the law or the articles of association of the legal person. The legal representative of the company is in the core position of company management internally, and it is the company's behavior to represent the company and act in its name externally, and the legal consequences of this behavior shall be borne by the company.

Legal basis: People's Republic of China (PRC) Company Law.

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.

Article 13 The legal representative of a company shall be the chairman, executive director or manager in accordance with the articles of association, and shall be registered according to law. Where the legal representative of the company changes, it shall go through the registration of change.