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Article 14 of the Regulations of People's Republic of China (PRC) Municipality on the Administration of Enterprise Legal Person Registration.
An enterprise as a legal person shall apply to the registration authority within 30 days after the approval of the competent department or the examination and approval authority; The application for industrial and commercial registration by an enterprise without a competent department or examination and approval authority shall be examined by the registration authority. The registration authority shall, within 30 days after accepting the application, make a decision on whether to approve or disapprove the registration.