Legal basis: A company established according to law in Article 7 of the Company Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) shall be issued a business license by the company registration authority. The date of issuance of the business license of the company is the date of establishment of the company. The company's business license shall specify the company's name, domicile, registered capital, business scope, name of legal representative and other matters. Where the matters recorded in the company's business license change, the company shall register the change according to law, and the company registration authority shall issue a new business license.
Article 5 of the Regulations on the Administration of Registration of Business Scope of Enterprises: To apply for a project business license, an application shall be submitted to the examination and approval authority in accordance with laws, administrative regulations and the State Council decisions. After approval, an application shall be submitted to the enterprise registration authority with the approval documents and certificates. If the examination and approval authority has restrictions on the operating period of the licensed project, the registration authority shall register the operating period, and the enterprise shall engage in business within the operating period approved by the examination and approval authority. To apply for general business projects, the applicant shall independently select one or more business categories with reference to the classification of national economic industries and relevant regulations, and apply for registration directly to the enterprise registration authority according to law.