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ations and essential facilities; ?。?) funds and employees in conformity with State regulations and in line with their scale of production, operation or service; ?。?) ability to bear civil liabilities independently; ?。?) a scope of business in conformity with the provisions of the relevant laws, regulations and policies of the State. Article 8 The application of an enterprise for registration as a legal person shall be filed by the person responsible for establishing the enterprise. The registration as a legal person of a jointly operated enterprise which bears civil liabilities independently shall be applied for by the person responsible for initiating the said enterprise. Chapter IV Items of Registration Article 9 The major items to be registered for an enterprise as a legal person are: name, residence, site for business operation, legal representative, economic nature, scope of business, mode of operation, registered capital, number of employees, duration of operation and subdivisions. Article 10 An enterprise as a legal person shall use only one name. The name to be used by the enterprise as a legal person in its application for registration shall be examined by the registration authorities and, after it is approved and registered, the enterprise as a legal person shall enjoy the right to the exclusive use of the registered name within a definite limit. Those who apply for establishing Chineseforeign equity joint ventures, Chineseforeign contractual joint ventures or foreigncapital enterprises shall apply to the registration authorities for registering the names of the enterprises before their contracts and articles of association are examined and approved. Article 11 The legal representative of an enterprise as a legal person, which has been registered after examination and approval by a registration authority, shall be the signatory who exercises functions and powers on behalf of the enterprise. The signature of the legal representative shall be submitted to the registration authority for the record. Article 12 The registered capital of an enterprise as a legal person represents the total value of the property the State entrusts to it for operation and management or that of the property owned by the enterprise itself. When an enterprise as a legal person registers for starting operations, the discrepancy between the sum of capital it applies for registration and the sum of capital it actually possesses shall be handled in accordance with specific regulations of the State. Article 13 The scope of business of an enterprise as a legal person shall be in harmony with its capital, sites, equipment, employees and technical force. It may focus on one line of business as its main operation while engaging in other operations simultaneously in accordance with relevant regulations of the State. An enterprise as a legal person shall engage in operations within the scope of business as approved in registration. Chapter V Registration for Starting Operations Article 14 An enterprise as a legal person shall apply to a registration authority for registration for starting operations within 30 days after the approval of the department in charge of it or that of an authority for examination and approval. For an enterprise which does not have a department in charge or authority for examination and approval, its application for registration for starting operations shall be examined by a registration authority. The registration authority shall make a decision of approval or disapproval of the application for registration within 30 days after receiving it. Article 15 An enterprise as a legal person shall submit the following papers when applying for registration for starting operations: ?。?) an application for registration signed by the person responsible for its establishment; ?。?) the document of approval issued by the department in charge or the authority for examination and approval; ?。?) its articles of association; ?。?) a certificate of its credit worthiness, a certificate of the verification of its capital or a guarantee for its capital; (5) a certificate of the identity of the principal responsible person of the enterprise; ?。?) a certificate of the right to use the residence and site for operation; ?。?) other relevant papers and certificates. Article 16 When the application filed by an entity for starting operations as an enterprise as a legal person has been examined and approved by a registration authority and a Business Licen