Legal basis: People's Republic of China (PRC) Administrative Licensing Law.
Article 2 The term "administrative license" as mentioned in this Law refers to the act that an administrative organ grants a citizen, a legal person or any other organization to engage in a specific activity upon application and examination according to law.
Paragraph 1 of Article 31: To apply for an administrative license, the applicant shall truthfully submit relevant materials and reflect the real situation to the administrative organ, and be responsible for the authenticity of the substantive contents of his application materials. The administrative organ shall not require the applicant to submit technical data and other materials unrelated to the administrative licensing matters it applies for.
Regulations on the Administration of Registration of Industrial and Commercial Enterprises Article 2 The following production and business units (hereinafter referred to as industrial and commercial enterprises) in the industries of industry, transportation, construction, commerce, foreign trade, catering, service, tourism, handicrafts and repair shall be registered in accordance with the provisions of these Regulations: (1) State-owned industrial and commercial enterprises; (2) Cooperative camps under collective ownership and other industrial and commercial enterprises; (3) Joint ventures or joint ventures; (4) Industrial and commercial enterprises owned by railways, civil aviation, post and telecommunications departments and other public utilities. Other industrial and commercial enterprises that the people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government think need to be registered.