Legal basis: Article 26 of the Measures for the Administration of Registration of Partnership Enterprises in People's Republic of China (PRC), if a business license is obtained without the approval of the enterprise registration authority according to law, the enterprise registration authority shall order it to stop its business activities and may impose a fine of less than 5,000 yuan. These Regulations shall apply to those who engage in business activities in the name of partnership enterprises.
Article 35 of the Measures for the Administration of the Registration of Sole proprietorship Enterprises shall be ordered by the registration authority to stop its business activities and be fined not more than 3,000 yuan if it obtains a business license without the approval of the registration authority according to law.