II. Company Law of the People's Republic of China
Article 12 Scope of Business The scope of business of a company shall be stipulated in its articles of association and registered according to law. A company may amend its articles of association and change its business scope, but it shall register the change.
Items within the company's business scope that are subject to approval according to laws and administrative regulations shall be approved according to law.
Iii. Provisions on the business scope of import and export companies Take a registered import and export company as an example. Its business scope must be confirmed when the company name is checked, and the business scope filled in when the company name is approved in the future shall prevail. In the course of business activities, an import and export trading company can increase or decrease its business scope, and it needs to go through the formalities of changing its business license, tax registration certificate and other company licenses.
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Legal procedures required for the company to change its business scope:
1. The shareholders' meeting (shareholders' meeting) shall amend the Articles of Association and change the business scope according to law;
2. Apply to the company registration authority for changing the business scope;
III. The company registration authority shall register the change according to law.
If the business scope belongs to the project subject to approval according to laws and administrative regulations, it shall apply to the company registration authority for changing the business scope after obtaining approval according to law.
Items within the business scope of the company that are subject to approval according to laws and administrative regulations shall be approved according to law. The so-called projects subject to approval refer to projects that should meet specific conditions and be approved by the relevant administrative departments of the government before they can be operated. If there are items in the company's business scope that must be approved by laws and administrative regulations, they must be approved by the relevant departments before registration. As for which projects must be approved according to the provisions of laws and administrative regulations, they shall be determined according to the provisions of laws and administrative regulations.
Reference Baidu Encyclopedia Business Scope