It is recommended that you study the "Commercial Franchise Management Regulations" (Order No. 485 of the State Council of the People's Republic of China), the "Commercial Franchise Filing Management Measures" and the "Commercial Franchise Information Disclosure Management Measures" 》, everything will be clear. Supplement from the respondent 2009-07-09 13:21 The above are the regulations that franchise chains need to abide by. There are three types of chain enterprises: direct chain (regular chain), franchise chain (franchise chain), and free chain (voluntary chain).
The comparison of the three types is as follows: Respondent’s Supplement 2009-07-09 17:05 Direct sales and free chains do not require approval. However, franchising requires approval (recording). If you are engaging in a franchise in a province, just register it with the Commerce Department of the province. If you chain across provinces, it must be registered with the Ministry of Commerce. There seems to be a notice recently that cross-provincial franchise chains can also register in this province. Materials that should be prepared for filing:
1. Basic information on commercial franchise operations.
2. The distribution of stores of all franchisees in China.
3. The franchisor’s market plan.
4. A copy of the business license of the enterprise or other subject qualification certificate.
5. Copies of registration certificates of trademark rights, patent rights and other business resources related to franchise activities.
6. Certification documents that comply with the "two stores for one year" issued by the districted municipal commerce department; if the directly-operated store is located overseas, the franchisor shall provide the directly-operated store business certificate (including Chinese version) Translation), notarized by the local notary institution and certified by the Chinese embassy or consulate in the local area.
Franchisors that have engaged in franchise activities before May 1, 2007 are not subject to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, but must submit the first franchise contract signed between the franchisor and the franchisee in China. .
7. Sample of franchise contract.
8. Contents of Franchise Operation Manual.
(The number of pages for each section and the total number of pages in the manual must be indicated, and for such manuals provided on a licensed system intranet, an estimate of the number of printed pages must be provided).
9. National laws and regulations stipulate that products and services that can only be franchised upon approval must submit approval documents from the relevant competent authorities.
10. Franchisor’s commitment signed and sealed by the legal representative