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American Legal system The meaning of a Certificate of Incorporation in the American context
usually refers to the Articles of Incorporation or the Articles of
Association.
How to certify & The foreign investor needs to prepare a copy of the Certificate of
notarize the Certificate Incorporation or get a copy of the Certificate of Incorporation from the
of Incorporation relevant government registry. The copy should be notarized by a
Notary Public or a lawyer to prove that it is a true copy. Next, the
notarized copy should be authenticated by the Chinese Consulate or
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Embassy in the investor’s country.
Hong Kong & Macau For Hong Kong & Macau, which are Special Administrative Regions
within China, the certified copy should be authenticated instead by
China Legal Service Ltd (as a Chinese Consulate is not present in the
region).
Natural Person If the investor is a Natural Person, the Passport and the ID card can
be provided instead of the Certificate of Incorporation.
No diplomatic relations If there is no diplomatic relations between China and the foreign
country, it is possible to seek the authentication from a 3rd country’s
consulate that has diplomatic relations with both countries. This is
done before seeking another additional authentication from the
China’s consulate.
How to get the Bank The bank reference letter is needed to verify the financial
Reference Letter circumstances of the foreign investor before allowing the investor to
set up the company in China.
Responsibility The bank reference letter is requested by the foreign investor from the
Bank. The investor can request this information from the Bank using
several methods such as calling, emailing or requesting online etc.
Two original copies of the bank reference letter are needed again for
the Municipal Foreign Economic Relation & Trade Commission and
the Administration Bureau for Industry and Commerce.
In the bank reference letter, the declaration usually does not involve
any responsibility on the bank’s part and that the bank is normally not
held liable or responsible for or by reason of the contents of the letter.
Corporate Services By SBA Stone Forest Corporate Advisory Company offers the following
SBA Stone Forest Corporate Compliance and Corporate Secretarial Services:
Entity establishment/incorporation advisory for WFOE, JV, FICE,
RO etc.
Branch companies establishment in China
Intermediate holding companies establishment eg. in Singapore
and Hong Kong, BVI etc.
Corporate Secretarial Services
Custodian for key documents
Custodian for seas/stamps
BOD meeting and minutes
Company de-registration and Liquidation
Non-routine Corporate Secretarial Services
Change of directors
Change of business address
Change of Chief Representative
etc.
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