BRANCH OF FOREIGN-INVESTED PARTERNERSHIP ENTERPRISE

 

For the establishment, modification or cancellation of a foreign-invested partnership enterprise’s branch, the following documents are to be prepared and submitted respectively:

 

Establishment

1. Application form for branch registration;
2. For the branch of which the name is subject to pre-approval, relevant documents are to be submitted;
3. Decision on setting up a branch signed by all partners;
4. Certificate of the branch’s domicile;
5. Copy of the documents of approval or permit(s) (only for the branch of which the business scope is subject to approval prior to registration as required in relevant laws, administrative regulationsand the decisions by the State Council);
6. Copy of the partnership enterprise’s business license (with official seal on it).

 

Modification

1.  Application form for branch registration;

2.  Decision on modification by the partnership enterprise in accordance with laws and regulations;

3.  The following documents are to be submitted if any registration information is to be modified:

(1) Name: For the branch of which the name is subject to pre-approval, relevant documents are to be submitted;

(2) Domicile: certificate of the new domicile;

(3) Business scope: for the branch of which the business scope is subject to approval prior to registration as required, copy of the document(s) of approval or permit(s) are to be submitted;

(4) Person in charge: appointment document signed by all partners according to the partnership agreement, regarding the new person in charge and its certificate of ID (please attach the copy to the application form and confirm the information related to the dismissal and appointment);

(5) If the registration information of the branch is to be modified due to the change of the partnership enterprise, the copy of the partnership enterprise’s certificate of modification is to be submitted;

4.  Business license of the branch.

 

 Cancellation

1. Application form for branch registration;

2. Resolution or decision on cancelling the branch by the partnership enterprise in accordance with laws and regulations;

3. Tax clearance certificate (not required if the status of clearance can be confirmed by the registration authority by means of information sharing between government departments);

4. Business license of the branch.

 

• Note:

If the above-mentioned documents are in a foreign language, they are to be properly translated into Chinese, and the translated version with the seal of the translator (company or other organization) is to be submitted.

 

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