Article 17 of the Regulations on the Administration of Registration of Enterprise Legal Persons in People's Republic of China (PRC) shall apply for registration of change if an enterprise legal person changes its name, domicile, business premises, legal representative, economic nature, business scope, mode of operation, registered capital and business term, or adds or cancels branches. Article 18 An enterprise as a legal person shall, after being approved by the competent department or the examination and approval authority, apply to the registration authority for change of registration within 30 days.