A business license and health permit are required. Staff also need to apply for a health certificate. To apply for a business license, go to the local industrial and commercial bureau, and for a health license, go to the health administration department. The health certificate needs to be checked and processed at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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 Industry and Commerce. 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, and they are not allowed to open bank accounts.
A health license is a health license certificate issued to units and individuals engaged in food production and business activities after review and approval by the food and drug supervision and administration department. Generally speaking, only units or individuals involved in food production need to apply for a food hygiene license.
According to the "Measures for the Administration of Food Hygiene Licenses" issued by the Ministry of Health in December 2005, "Any unit or individual engaged in food production and business activities must declare to the health administrative department and apply for a health license in accordance with regulations. Application procedures; only after review and approval by the health administrative department can you engage in food production and operation activities, and assume the food hygiene responsibility for food production and operation. "
According to the "Food Safety Law" and "Sanitary Management of Public Places". "Regulations" and other regulations, relevant personnel engaged in the five major industries of food production and operation, services in public places, professional production of cosmetics, disposable medical and sanitary products, toxic, hazardous, radioactive operations, and child care institutions must have health certificates.
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Business license application process
The first step is to approve the name
Time: 1-3 working days
Operation: After determining the company type, name, registered capital, shareholders and capital contribution ratio, you can go to the Industrial and Commercial Bureau to submit an application for verification on-site or online.
Result: The name verification passed, if failed, the name needs to be re-verified.
The second step is to submit information
Time: 5-15 working days
After the verification is passed, the address information, executive information, and business scope will be confirmed. Submit a pre-application online. After passing the online pre-examination, go to the Industrial and Commercial Bureau to submit application materials according to the appointment time.
Result: Received notification of approval of establishment registration.
The third step is to obtain the license
Time: On the day of the appointment
Operation: Bring the notice of establishment registration and the original ID card of the person in charge to the Industrial and Commercial Bureau to collect the business license Original and copy of license.