I. Business License
1. Business license is a certificate issued by the administrative department for industry and commerce to allow industrial and commercial enterprises and individual operators to engage in certain production and business activities. Its format shall be uniformly stipulated by the State Administration of Market Supervision.
2. The registered items include: name, address, person in charge, amount of funds, economic composition, business scope, mode of operation, number of employees, term of operation, etc. Business licenses are divided into originals and duplicates, which have the same legal effect. The original shall be placed in a prominent position in the company's domicile or business premises, and the business license shall not be forged, altered, leased, lent or transferred.
3. Without a business license, industrial and commercial enterprises or individual operators may not start business. They are not allowed to carve official seals, sign contracts, register trademarks or advertise, and banks are not allowed to open accounts.
Second, the difference between the original and the duplicate of the business license.
The original and duplicate of the business license have the same legal effect, and there is no difference in essence. If there is a difference, it is only a form of representation. In terms of use, it was originally "must be hung" in an obvious place in the business premises, otherwise it may be fined for not hanging the license; Copies are generally used for going out to handle business, such as handling bank account opening license, enterprise organization code certificate, tax registration certificate, signing contract, etc.
Three. Materials required for business license
The following items need to be prepared for industrial and commercial registration:
1. Application for company establishment registration signed by the legal representative of the company;
2. Articles of Association signed by all shareholders;
3. corporate shareholders qualification certificate or identity card of natural person shareholder and its copy;
4. Copies of appointment documents and ID cards of directors, supervisors and managers;
5. Certificate of designated representative or entrusted agent;
6. The agent's ID card and its copy;
7. Certificate of residence and use.
Note: The preparation of residential use certification materials can be divided into the following three situations:
(1) If it is your own property, you need a copy of the property ownership certificate and your own ID card;
(2) If renting a house, it is necessary to provide a copy of the real estate license signed by the landlord, a copy of the landlord's ID card, a lease contract signed and sealed by both parties, and a rent invoice;
(3) If you rent an office building in the name of the company, you need a copy of the real estate license sealed by the company, a copy of the company's business license, a lease contract signed and sealed by both parties, and a rent invoice.