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China 2026 New Regulations on Registration of Business Entities
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When a business license is lost and needs to be reissued, is it still required to publish a newspaper announcement? |
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The new version of the regulations cancels the mandatory requirement of newspaper publication. You only need to submit a loss announcement through the National Enterprise Credit Information Publicity System, and then you can directly apply for a new license. |
| Q: |
When changing the person-in-charge of a branch, does the head office need to issue an additional resolution? |
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For changing the person-in-charge of a branch, only the appointment and removal documents for the branch's person-in-charge are required, and no additional shareholders' meeting resolution issued by the head office is needed. |
| Q: |
For an enterprise's cross-district relocation, is it still necessary to complete tax settlement at the original registration authority first? |
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No need. The 2026 new regulations open up the data mutual recognition channel for cross-district relocation. There is no need to complete tax settlement procedures at the original location first. You can directly submit the relocation application to the market supervision bureau of the relocation destination, and the files will be transferred online throughout the process. |
| Q: |
When a self-employed industrial and commercial household transforms into an enterprise, is it necessary to cancel the original self-employed household before registering a new one? |
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No need. The new regulations open a one-stop channel for "self-employed households transforming into enterprises". You only need to submit a transformation application, and the original self-employed household's name and business data can be directly inherited, without going through the redundant process of cancellation and then new registration. |
| Q: |
When did the new registration regulations come into effect, and are the old version application documents still valid? |
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The new registration regulations came into effect on May 1, 2026. For registration and filing applications submitted using the old version of documents before May 1, they will still be accepted by the registration authority. |