Can the business scope of the company be changed?

The business scope of the company can be changed. However, the shareholders' meeting or shareholders' meeting of the company must make a resolution to agree to the change, and apply to the company registration authority for registration of change within 30 days from the date of making the resolution or decision. If the relevant departments need approval, they also need to go through the approval procedures.

Where a company changes its business scope, it shall apply for registration of change within 30 days from the date of making the resolution or decision on change; Where the change of business scope involves projects that must be approved before registration according to laws, administrative regulations or the State Council decisions, it shall apply for registration of change within 30 days from the date of approval by the relevant state departments.

First, the meaning of the company's business scope

Business scope refers to the categories, varieties and service items that the state allows enterprises to produce and operate, which reflects the content and direction of enterprise business activities, is the legal boundary of the scope of enterprise business activities, and embodies the core content of enterprise civil rights capacity and behavior capacity.

Simply put, the business scope refers to the production, operation and service items that an enterprise can engage in, and it is a required item when applying for company registration.

The General Principles of the Civil Law stipulates that "an enterprise as a legal person shall engage in business within the approved and registered business scope." This legally defines the scope of business activities of enterprise legal persons. Once the business scope is approved and registered, the enterprise has the right and ability within this scope, and at the same time undertakes the obligation not to operate beyond the scope. Once it is exceeded, it will not only be protected by law, but also be punished. The approved business scope of an enterprise is the legal boundary to distinguish between legal and illegal business operations of an enterprise.

Legal basis:

Article 11 of the Company Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) * * * To establish a company, the articles of association must be formulated according to law. The Articles of Association are binding on the Company, shareholders, directors, supervisors and senior management.

Article 12 The business scope of a company shall be stipulated in the articles of association and registered according to law. A company may amend its articles of association and change its business scope, but it shall register the change.

Projects that are required to be approved by laws and administrative regulations in the company's business scope shall be approved according to law.