Legal basis: Article 30 of the Regulations on the Registration of Enterprise Legal Persons in People's Republic of China (PRC) and Article 63 of the Detailed Rules for the Implementation of the Regulations on the Registration of Enterprise Legal Persons in People's Republic of China (PRC) stipulate that enterprises and institutions that start business without approval and registration shall be ordered to stop their business activities and their illegal income shall be confiscated.
Impose a fine of less than 3 times the illegal income. If there is no illegal income, a fine of 1000 yuan shall be imposed.
Article 26 of the Measures for the Administration of the Registration of Partnership Enterprises in People's Republic of China (PRC) stipulates that those who engage in business activities in the name of partnership enterprises without being approved and registered by the enterprise registration authority according to law may be ordered by the enterprise registration authority to stop their business activities and may be fined less than 5,000 yuan. These Regulations shall apply to those who engage in business activities in the name of partnership enterprises.
Article 35 of the Measures for the Administration of Registration of Sole proprietorship Enterprises stipulates that: those who engage in business activities in the name of sole proprietorship without legal approval and registration by the registration authority shall be ordered by the registration authority to stop their business activities and be fined up to 3,000 yuan.