A parent company refers to a company that owns more than a certain proportion of another company and can actually control another company through an agreement. Subsidiary is a legal concept corresponding to the parent company, which refers to a company whose shares are held by another company or actually controlled by another company through an agreement. A subsidiary company has the status of a legal person and can bear civil liability independently.
Head office and branches
Branch is a legal concept corresponding to the head office, which refers to a branch that is managed by the head office in terms of business, funds and personnel and does not have legal person status. The branch is not independent in law and economy, and belongs to the subsidiary of the head office. The head office manages its branches and has the right to exercise command, management and supervision over the production and operation, capital allocation and personnel management of its subsidiaries. It is qualified as a legal person and can independently bear civil liabilities.
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Subsidiaries and branches
Set in different ways.
The subsidiary is established by the shareholders of the company in accordance with the provisions of the Company Law, and meets the requirements of the Company Law on the conditions for the establishment of the company and the mode of capital contribution. The head office applies to the local industrial and commercial authorities outside its domicile for the establishment of a branch office, which belongs to the establishment of a branch office.
2. Different legal status.
A subsidiary is an independent legal person with legal personality, independent name, articles of association and organization, and engages in business activities in its own name. Branches have no legal personality, independent name, articles of association and organization, and engage in business activities in the name of branches of the head office.
3. Different control methods.
Generally, the parent company does not directly control its subsidiaries, but affects its production and operation activities by appointing and dismissing board members and making investment decisions. The personnel, business and property of the branch company are directly controlled by the head office and engaged in business activities within the business scope of the head office.
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