Legal basis: Regulations on the Administration of Commercial Franchise

Article 9 The competent commercial department shall put on record and notify the franchisor within 10 days from the date of receiving the documents and materials submitted by the franchisor that conform to the provisions of Article 8 of these Regulations. If the documents and materials submitted by the franchisor are incomplete, the competent commercial department may require it to submit supplementary documents and materials within 7 days.

Article 10 The competent commerce department shall publish the list of franchisers for filing on the government website and update it in time.