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 78 of the Civil Code of People's Republic of China (PRC), a profit-making legal person established according to law shall be issued a business license by the registration authority. The date of issuance of the business license is the date of establishment of the profit-making legal person.