State Administration for Industry and Commerce, Opinions on Duly Registering Company Mergers and Divisions so as to Support Enterprise Consolidation and Re-organisation

国家工商行政管理总局关于做好公司合并分立登记支持企业兼并重组的意见

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Companies may simultaneously carry out de-registration, establishment registration or amendment of registration for a merger or division.

Clp Reference: 2300/11.11.28 Promulgated: 2011-11-28

Main contents: If an application for company registration is made as a result of a company merger or division, the applicant may simultaneously apply for company de-registration, establishment registration or amendment of registration 45 days after the date of publication of the announcement (Article 2(4)).

The Opinions set forth the rules for the submission of materials for:

(1) the registration of company mergers;

(2) the application for the amendment of registration of a branch when a company is dissolved as a result of a merger;

(3) the amendment of registration of a company in which a company dissolved as a result of a merger has an equity interest;

(4) the registration of company divisions;

(5) the amendment of registration of a branch as a result of the division of a company; and

(6) the amendment of registration of a company in which a company that is divided has an equity interest (Annex 1).

clp reference:2300/11.11.28promulgated:2011-11-28

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