To apply for a business license in an economic development zone, you must go to the local industrial and commercial administration department.
The industrial and commercial administration department is in charge of the registration of industrial and commercial enterprises, institutions and scientific and technological business groups engaged in production and business activities, confirms their corporate legal person qualifications or legal operating status in accordance with the law, and issues "Enterprise Legal Person Business License" or "Business License" License" to supervise their production and business activities. Responsible for the approval, registration and licensing of various companies according to state authorization.
A business license is a certificate issued by the industrial and commercial administration authority to industrial and commercial enterprises and individual traders allowing them to engage in certain production and business activities. Its format is uniformly stipulated by the State Administration for Market Regulation.
The registration matters are: name, address, person in charge, amount of funds, economic composition, business scope, business method, number of employees, business period, etc. The business license is divided into original and duplicate, both of which have the same legal effect. The original copy shall be placed in a conspicuous place at the company's residence or business premises, and the business license shall not be forged, altered, rented, lent or transferred.
Industrial and commercial enterprises or self-employed individuals without a business license are not allowed to open their business. They are not allowed to engrave official seals, sign contracts, register trademarks, or publish advertisements. They are not allowed to open bank accounts.
The maximum validity period of the business license of an individual industrial and commercial household is 4 years; the registration authority can determine the validity period of the business license based on the usage period of the individual industrial and commercial household's business premises, and the minimum validity period is 6 months. Individual industrial and commercial households shall apply to the registration authority for a new business license within one month before the expiration of the business license, and the registration authority shall renew it in a timely manner in accordance with the law.
Citizens with business capabilities must register with the industrial and commercial administration department, obtain a business license for individual industrial and commercial households, and carry out business activities in accordance with the law.
The business license of an individual industrial and commercial household is divided into an original and a duplicate. The original and duplicate have the same legal effect. The original business license shall be placed in a conspicuous place in the business premises of the individual industrial and commercial household.
Individual industrial and commercial households shall apply to the registration authority for annual license verification every year. The registration authority shall verify the registration matters and operating conditions of the individual industrial and commercial households in the previous year in accordance with the regulations for individual industrial and commercial households.
If the registration change of an individual industrial and commercial household involves matters specified in the business license, the business license shall be renewed. If the business license is lost or damaged, the individual industrial and commercial household shall declare it invalid in a publicly distributed newspaper and apply to the registration authority for a replacement or replacement.
Legal Basis
"Company Law of the People's Republic of China"
Article 7 A company established in accordance with the law shall be issued a business license by the company registration authority. license. The date of issue of the company's business license is the date of establishment of the company.
The company's business license shall state the company's name, address, registered capital, business scope, name of the legal representative and other matters.
If the matters recorded in the company's business license change, the company shall handle the change registration in accordance with the law, and the company registration authority shall renew the business license.