Who applies to the company registration authority for registration of the establishment of a joint stock limited company?

Article 15 of China's "Regulations on the Administration of Company Registration" stipulates: To establish a limited liability company, the representative designated by all shareholders or the agent entrusted by all shareholders shall apply to the company registration authority for pre-approval of the name; To establish a joint stock limited company, the representative designated by all the promoters or the agent entrusted by * * * shall apply to the company registration authority for name pre-approval.

Article 18 stipulates: To establish a joint stock limited company, the board of directors shall apply to the company registration authority for registration of establishment within 30 days after the founding meeting.

It can be seen that when applying for the pre-approval of the company name, the representatives designated by all promoters or the agents entrusted by * * * apply to the company registration authority for the pre-approval of the name; When applying for company registration, the board of directors shall apply.