Does the branch need a business license?

Legal subjectivity:

Where a business license is required, according to the Company Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), if a limited liability company establishes a branch after its establishment, it shall apply to the municipal or county industrial and commercial department where the branch is located for registration, obtain a business license, and submit the following documents: 1 Application for registration of branch establishment (stamped with the general official seal and signed by the legal representative of the head office); 2. The certificate of the designated representative or entrusted agent (stamped with the seal of the head office); 3. A copy of the articles of association of the head office is stamped with the seal of the head office, the establishment documents of the branch office and the resolutions of the shareholders' meeting (stamped with the seal of the head office and signed by the shareholders); 4. A copy of the business license of the head office (including a copy of the relevant qualification certificate) shall be stamped with the seal of the head office; 5. Certificate of use of the branch's business premises (copy of house lease contract and real estate license); 6. Letter of appointment and original ID card of the person in charge of the branch; 7, provincial construction industry corporation need to go through the merger formalities. (Building a window in the municipal government affairs hall)

Legal objectivity:

company law

Article 14

Companies can set up branches. The establishment of a branch company shall apply to the company registration authority for registration and obtain a business license. A branch company does not have legal person status, and its civil liability shall be borne by the company. A company may set up subsidiaries, which have legal personality and independently bear civil liabilities according to law.

civil law

Article 74

A legal person may set up branches according to law. Where laws and administrative regulations stipulate that branches should be registered, such provisions shall prevail.