中华人民共和国公司法英文版新版

1公司法英文版新版中华人民共和国CompanyLawofthePeople'sRepublicofChinaTheCompanyLawofthePeople'sRepublicofChinahasbeenamendedandadoptedatthe18thsessionoftheStandingCommitteeoftheTenthNationalPeople'sCongressofthePeople'sRepublicofChinaonOctober27,2005.TheamendedCompanyLawofthePeople'sRepublicofChinaispromulgatedherebyandshallgointoeffectasofJanuary1,2006.ThePresidentofthePeople'sRepublicofChinaHuJintaoOctober27,2005TheCompanyLawofthePeople'sRepublicofChina(revisedin2005)(AdoptedattheFifthSessionoftheStandingCommitteeoftheEighthNationalPeople'sCongressonDecember29,1993.RevisedforthefirsttimeonDecember25,1999inaccordancewiththeDecisionoftheThirteenthSessionoftheStandingCommitteeoftheNinthPeople'sCongressonAmendingtheCompanyLawofthePeople'sRepublicofChina.RevisedforthesecondtimeonAugust28,2004inaccordancewiththeDecisionofthe11thSessionoftheStandingCommitteeofthe10thNationalPeople'sCongressofthePeople'sRepublicofChinaonAmendingtheCompanyLawofthePeople'sRepublicofChina.Revisedforthethirdtimeatthe18thSessionofthe10thNationalPeople'sCongressofthePeople'sRepublicofChinaonOctober27,2005)ContentsChapterIGeneralProvisionsChapterIIEstablishmentandOrganizationalStructureofaLimitedLiabilityCompanySection1EstablishmentSection2OrganizationalStructureSection3SpecialProvisionsonOne-personLimitedLiabilityCompaniesSection4SpecialProvisionsonSolelyState-ownedCompaniesChapterIIITransferofStockRightofaLimitedLiabilityCompanyChapterIVEstablishmentandOrganizationalStructureofaJointStockLimitedCompanySection1EstablishmentSection2Shareholders'MeetingSection3BoardofDirectors,ManagersSection4BoardofSupervisorsSection5SpecialProvisionsontheOrganizationalStructureofaListedCompanyChapterVIssuanceandTransferofSharesofaJointStockLimitedCompanySection1IssuanceofSharesSection2TransferofSharesChapterVIQualificationsandObligationsoftheDirectors,SupervisorsandSeniorManagersofaCompanyChapterVIICompanyBondsChapterVIIIFinancialAffairsandAccountingofaCompanyChapterIXMergerandSplit-upofaCompany;IncreaseandDeductionofRegisteredCapitalChapterXDissolutionandLiquidationofaCompanyChapterXIBranchesofaForeignCompanyChapterXIILegalLiabilitiesChapterXIIISupplementaryProvisions2ChapterIGeneralProvisionsArticle1ThisLawisformulatedforthepurposesofregulatingtheorganizationandoperationofcompanies,protectingthelegitimaterightsandinterestsofcompanies,shareholdersandcreditors,maintainingthesocialisteconomicorder,andpromotingthedevelopmentofthesocialistmarketeconomyArticle2ThetermcompanyasmentionedinthisLawreferstoalimitedliabilitycompanyorajointstockcompanylimitedestablishedwithintheterritoryofthePeople'sRepublicofChinainaccordancewiththeprovisionsofthislaw.Article3Acompanyisanenterprisejuridicalperson,whichhasindependentjuridicalpersonpropertyandenjoysthepropertyrightofthejuridicalperson.Anditshallbeartheliabilitiesforitsdebtswithallitsproperty.Asforalimitedliabilitycompany,theshareholdersshallberesponsibleforthecompanytotheextentofthecapitalcontributionstheyhavepaid.Asforajointstocklimitedcompany,theshareholdersshallberesponsibleforthecompanytotheextentofthesharestheyhavesubscribedto.Article4Theshareholdersofacompanyshallbeentitledtoenjoythecapitalproceeds,participateinmakingimportantdecisions,choosemanagersandenjoyotherrights.Article5Whenundertakingbusinessoperations,acompanyshallcomplywiththelawsandadministrativeregulations,socialmoralityandbusinessmorality.Itshallactingoodfaith,acceptthesupervisionofthegovernmentandthegeneralpublic,andbearsocialresponsibilities.Thelegitimaterightsandinterestsofacompanyshallbeprotectedbylawsandmaynotbeinfringed.Article6Fortheestablishmentofacompany,anapplicationforestablishmentandregistrationshallbefiledwiththecompanyregistrationauthority.IftheapplicationmeetstherequirementsforestablishmentofthisLaw,thecompanyregistrationauthorityshallregisterthecompanyasalimitedliabilitycompanyorajointstocklimitedcompany.IftheapplicationfailstomeettherequirementsforestablishmentofthisLaw,itshallnotberegisteredasalimitedliabilitycompanyorajointstocklimitedcompany.Ifanylaworadministrativeregulationstipulatesthattheestablishmentofacompanyshallbesubjecttoapproval,therelevantapprovalformalitiesshallbegonethroughpriortotheregistrationofthecompany.Thegeneralpublicmayconsulttherelevantmattersoncompanyregistrationatacompanyregistrationauthority,whichshallprovideconsultingservices.Article7Foralawfullyestablishedcompany,thecompanyregistrationauthorityshallissuethecompanybusinesslicensetoit,andthedateofissuanceofthecompanybusinesslicenseshallbethedateofestablishmentofthecompany.Thecompanybusinesslicenseshallstatethename,domicile,registeredcapital,actuallypaidcapital,businessscope,thenameofthelegalrepresentativeandetc.Ifanyoftheitemsasstatedinthebusinesslicenseischanged,thecompanyshallmodifytheregistration,andthecompanyregistrationauthorityshallreplacetheoldbusinesslicensebyanewone.Article8ForalimitedliabilitycompanyestablishedaccordingtothisLaw,itshallindicateinitscompanynamethewordslimitedliabilitycompanyorlimitedcompany.Forajointstocklimitedcompanyestablishedaccordingtot