(AdoptedbytheFourthExecutiveMeetingoftheStateCouncilonMay13,1988,promulgatedbyDecreeNo.1oftheStateCouncilofthePeople'sRepublicofChinaonJune3,1988,andeffectiveasofJuly1,1988)颁布日期:19880603实施日期:19880701颁布单位:国务院ChapterIGeneralProvisionsArticle1InaccordancewithrelevantprovisionsoftheGeneralPrinciplesoftheCivilLawofthePeople'sRepublicofChina,thepresentRegulationsareformulatedwithaviewtoestablishingasystemforcontrollingtheregistrationofenterprisesaslegalpersons,confirmingtheirstatusassuch,safeguardingtheirlegitimaterightsandinterests,stampingoutillegalbusinessoperations,andpreservingsocialandeconomicorder.Article2AnyofthefollowingenterpriseswhicharequalifiedaslegalpersonsshallregisterassuchinaccordancewiththerelevantprovisionsofthepresentRegulations:(1)enterprisesownedbythewholepeople;(2)enterprisesundercollectiveownership;(3)jointlyoperatedenterprises;(4)Chinese-foreignequityjointventures,Chinese-foreigncontractualjointventuresandforeign-capitalenterprisesestablishedwithintheterritoryofthePeople'sRepublicofChina;(5)privatelyoperatedenterprises;(6)otherenterprisesrequiredbythelawtoregisteraslegalpersons.Article3ThoseenterprisesapplyingforregistrationaslegalpersonsshallbegivenBusinessLicensesforEnterprisesasLegalPersonsandthestatusoflegalpersonswhentheirapplicationsforregistrationhavebeenexaminedandapprovedbytheauthoritiesinchargeoftheregistrationofenterprisesaslegalpersonsandtheirlegitimaterightsandinterestsshallbeprotectedbylawsoftheState.Thoseenterprises,whicharerequiredbylawtoregisteraslegalpersonsbutwhichhavenotgonethroughtheproceduresofexaminationandapprovalregistrationbytheauthoritiesinchargeoftheregistrationofenterprisesaslegalpersons,shallnotbeallowedtoengageinbusinessoperations.ChapterIIRegistrationAuthoritiesArticle4Theauthoritiesinchargeoftheregistrationofenterprisesaslegalpersons(hereinafterreferredtoastheregistrationauthorities)aretheStateAdministrationforIndustryandCommerceandadministrativedepartmentsforindustryandcommerceatvariouslevels.Registrationauthoritiesatvariouslevelsshallperformtheirfunctionsaccordingtolawundertheleadershipofhigherregistrationauthoritiesandbefreefromunlawfulinterference.Article5Theregistrationofnationalcorporations,enterprisegroupsandcorporationshandlingimport-exportbusinesssetupwiththeapprovaloftheStateCouncilordepartmentsauthorizedbytheStateCouncilshallbeexaminedandapprovedbytheStateAdministrationforIndustryandCommerce.TheregistrationofChinese-foreignequityjointventures,Chinese-foreigncontractualjointventuresandforeign-capitalenterprisesshallbeexaminedandapprovedbytheStateAdministrationforIndustryandCommerceorbylocaladministrativedepartmentsforindustryandcommerceauthorizedbytheStateAdministrationforIndustryandCommerce.Theregistrationofson(orbranch)companiesofnationalcorporations,enterprises,enterprisegroupsorcompanieshandlingimport-exporttradeestablishedwiththeapprovalofthepeople'sgovernmentsofprovinces,autonomousregionsormunicipalitiesdirectlyundertheCentralGovernmentordepartmentsauthorizedbythemshallbeexaminedandapprovedbytheadministrativedepartmentsforindustryandcommerceoftheprovinces,autonomousregionsandmunicipalitiesdirectlyundertheCentralGovernment.Theregistrationofotherenterprisesshallbeexaminedandapprovedbytheadministrativedepartmentsforindustryandcommerceofthecitiesofcounties(districts)wheretheenterprisesarelocated.Article6Registrationauthoritiesatvariouslevelsshallinstituteafileoftheregistrationofenterprisesaslegalpersonsandasystemfortabulatingstatisticsrelatingtosuchregistration,andcollectbasicinformationabouttheregistrationofenterprisesaslegalpersonssoastoservethedevelopmentofaplannedcommodityeconomy.Registrationauthoritiesshalloffer,inaplannedmannerandaccordingtotheneedsofsociety,theserviceofprovidingthepublicwithdataabouttheregistrationofenterprisesaslegalpersons.ChapterIIIConditionsforRegistrationandEntitiestoApplyforRegistrationArticle7Entitiesapplyingforregistrationasenterprisesaslegalpersonsmustsatisfythefollowingconditions,i.e.having:(1)name,organizationandarticlesofassociation;(2)fixedsitesforbusinessoperationsandessentialfacilities;(3)fundsandemployeesinconformitywithStateregulationsandinlinewiththeirscaleofproduction,operationorservice;(4)abilitytobearcivilliabilitiesindependently;(5)ascopeofbusinessinconformitywiththeprovisionsoftherelevantlaws,regulationsandpoliciesoftheState.Article8Theapplicationofanenterpriseforregistrationasalegalpersonshallbefiledbythepersonresponsibleforestablishingtheenterprise.Theregistrationasalegalpersonofajointlyoperatedenterprisewhichbearscivilliabilitiesindependentlyshallbeappliedforbythepersonresponsibleforinitiatingthesaidenterprise.ChapterIVItemsofRegistrationArticle9Themajoritemstoberegisteredforanenterpriseasalegalpersonare:name,residence,siteforbusinessoperation,legalrepresentative,economicnature,scopeofbusiness,modeofoperation,registeredcapital,numberofemployees,durationofoperationandsubdivisions.Article10Anenterpriseasalegalpersonshalluseonlyonename.Thenametobeusedbytheenterpriseasalegalpersoninitsapplicationfor