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Q&A Regarding Application of Electronic Business License

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As an enterprise's "electronic ID card", electronic business license has the same legal effect as paper business license. It is issued by the market supervision department to all market entities in accordance with relevant national laws and regulations and unified standards and norms. This article aims to solve frequently asked questions in the form of Q&A for clients’ reference.

Q:
How to apply for Electronic business license?
A: The legal representative of the company shall apply for and download the electronic business license through the electronic business license application program on the mobile phone for the first time of application or application for updated electronic business license after the registration of change. Before downloading the electronic business license, the legal representative needs to conduct real name authentication.

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If the legal representative is a foreign citizen, is it possible to proceed real name authentication through the electronic business license application program on his/her mobile phone?
A:
No. It is necessary to go to the registration authority for on-site real name authentication.

Q:
What occasions are electronic business licenses generally applied to?
A:
1.
Producing business license to indicate the identity of a market subject or using business license to authenticate and certify the identity of a market subject;
2. Handling registration business of market subject;
3. Logging on to the online system or platform as a market subject to handle various businesses and carry out business activities;
4. Logging on to the national enterprise credit information publicity system to submit annual reports and independent publicity of information;
5. Proceeding electronic signatures on electronic documents, forms or data as a market subject;
6. Disclosing business license information and link on the Internet;
7. Authorizing relevant individuals or units to share, transmit or obtain data and information of the market subject;
8. In accordance with laws, regulations and related provisions, it is necessary to use and provide business license.

Q:
If there is no hard copy business license, it will not need to hang the business license on the operation site, right?
A:
No. Market entities that only receive electronic business licenses shall download and print out the electronic business license and place it in a prominent position in their domiciles or business places, or display electronic business licenses through electronic display screens and other means.

Q:
Can electronic business license and hard copies of business license be applied for at the same time?
A:
Yes. After obtaining the electronic business license, an enterprise can apply for hard copies of business license with the registration authority at any time. The enterprise can apply for one original and several duplicates of the hard copies of business license.

Q:
Can other personnel be authorized to manage the electronic business license?
A:
Yes. After receiving the electronic business license, the legal representative may keep, hold and use the electronic business license by himself or authorize other certificate management personnel to keep, hold and use the electronic business license.

Q:
How to deal with the electronic business license after the enterprise is deregistered?
A:
The electronic business license will be automatically invalid after the enterprise is deregistered.

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