To administrations of industry and commerce and market supervision administrations in all provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities and separately planned cities as well as sub-provincial cities:
The “Measures On Administering The Establishment Of Partnerships In China By Foreign Enterprises Or Individuals” (the Measures) issued by the State Council will come into force on 1 March 2010. For the purpose of fully implementing the Measures, the State Administration for Industry and Commerce has consulted the “Partnership Law”, “Measures on Administering the Partnership Registration”, Measures and “Provisions on the Administration of the Foreign-Invested Partnership Registration” to formulate the “Foreign-Invested Partnership Business Licence” (the Licence) and “Foreign-Invested Partnership’s Branch Business Licence” (the Branch Business Licence), which are in use on and after 1 March 2010. The relevant issues are hereby announced as follows:
I. Design of the Business Licence and Branch Business Licence
(1) The Business Licence and Branch Business Licence are issued in duplicate. The original is to be hung with the size of 420mm×297mm. The copy is foldable with the size of 210mm×297mm. The copies of the both Licences are carried by deep greed folder.
(2) The original of the Business Licence contains the national emblem of the People’s Republic of China, name of the Licence, registration details, expression of “Printed by State Administration for Industry and Commerce of the People’s Republic of China” and security logos. The copy of the Business Licence as well as the original and copy of the Branch Business Licence does not contain the national emblem but the rest of the contents is same as those on the original of the Business Licence.
II. Contents of the Business Licence and Branch Business Licence
(1) The original and copy of the Business Licence indicate the term, “Foreign-Invested Partnership Business Licence” as well as the registration details: registration number, name, principal business venue, executive partner(s), scope of business, partners, term of the partnership, incorporation date, registry, issue date (dd/mm/yyyy) and notes.
(2) The original and copy of the Branch Business Licence indicate the term, “Foreign-Invested Partnership’s Branch Business Licence” as well as the registration details: registration number, name, business venue, head officer, scope of business, incorporation date, registry, issue date (dd/mm/yyyy) and notes.
(3) The originals and copies of the Business Licence and Branch Business Licence indicate the expression of “Printed by State Administration for Industry and Commerce of the People’s Republic of China”.
III. Format and Printing
(1) The formats of the Business Licence and Branch Business Licence shall be determined and announced by State Administration for Industry and Commerce.
(2) The Business Licence and Branch Business Licence shall be printed by the State Administration for Industry and Commerce.
State Administration for Industry and Commerce
12 February 2010