What does the legal representative mean?

According to China's General Principles of Civil Law, "legal person" refers to an organization that has civil rights and capacity for civil conduct, independently enjoys civil rights and undertakes civil obligations according to law. Different from natural persons, legal persons are inanimate social organizations, and the essence of legal persons is the legal personification of some social organizations. "Legal representative" is a clear legal concept. Refers to the person in charge who usually exercises the functions and powers on behalf of the legal person according to the law or the articles of association of the legal person, and is the legal representative of the legal person. If there is no full-time person, the deputy in charge of the work shall serve as the legal representative, and the legal person shall take the board of directors, the legal representative shall take the chairman, and the legal person shall not take the chairman. The person in charge authorized by the board of directors may act as the legal representative of a legal person. The legal representative represents the interests of the enterprise as a legal person and exercises the rights of the legal person according to the will of the legal person. The legal representative is responsible for organizing and leading the production and business activities within the enterprise; Represent enterprises abroad and handle all civil activities with full authority. The power of the legal representative is endowed by the legal person, who bears civil liability for the normal activities of the legal representative. However, if the representative's behavior goes beyond the scope of rights granted by the legal person, the legal person may be responsible for it. Legal basis: Article 36 of General Principles of Civil Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) and General Principles of Civil Law of People's Republic of China (PRC). A legal person is an organization that has the capacity for civil rights and civil conduct, enjoys civil rights and undertakes civil obligations independently according to law. The legal person's capacity for civil rights and civil conduct arises when the legal person is established and disappears when the legal person is terminated. Article 38 of the General Principles of the Civil Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) In accordance with the provisions of the law or the articles of association of a legal person, the person in charge who exercises functions and powers on behalf of the legal person is the legal representative of the legal person.