Legal basis: A company established according to law in Article 7 of the Company Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) 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 9 stipulates that the change of a limited liability company into a joint stock limited company shall meet the conditions of a joint stock limited company as stipulated in this Law. When a joint stock limited company is changed into a limited liability company, it shall meet the conditions of a limited liability company as stipulated in this Law. Where a limited liability company is changed into a joint stock limited company, or a joint stock limited company is changed into a limited liability company, the creditor's rights and debts before the company change shall be inherited by the changed company.