【正文】 legal representative39。s governments of provinces， autonomous regions or municipalities directly under the Central Government or departments authorized by them shall be examined and approved by the administrative departments for industry and merce of the provinces， autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government. The registration of other enterprises shall be examined and approved by the administrative departments for industry and merce of the cities of counties （districts） where the enterprises are located.　　Article 6 Registration authorities at various levels shall institute a file of the registration of enterprises as legal persons and a system for tabulating statistics relating to such registration， and collect basic information about the registration of enterprises as legal persons so as to serve the development of a planned modity economy. Registration authorities shall offer， in a planned manner and according to the needs of society， the service of providing the public with data about the registration of enterprises as legal persons.　　Chapter III Conditions for Registration and Entities to Apply for Registration　　Article 7 Entities applying for registration as enterprises as legal persons must satisfy the following conditions， . having：　　（1） name， organization and articles of association；　　（2） fixed sites for business operations and essential facilities；　　（3） funds and employees in conformity with State regulations and in line with their scale of production， operation or service；　　（4） 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