外国公司分公司：设立前须了解的规定

Documents to prepare

• • 商业发展厅新出具的公司注册证明与股东名册
• • 章程、董事名单等按需文件
• • 董事会决议或授权书草稿
• • 签署董事的护照或身份证
• • 对方机构（银行、法院、投资局）的格式要求

Step-by-step process

1. 1. 调取核证副本 — 使用近期出具的版本，避免旧件被拒。
2. 2. 起草决议与授权书 — 按接收方措辞要求拟定，避免授权范围含糊。
3. 3. 签署与公证 — 由公证事务律师面前签署并出具证词。
4. 4. 翻译与外交部认证 — 完成后按目的国要求追加使领馆认证。

Pitfalls and rejection causes

• • 授权范围写得太宽或太窄都可能被银行退回。
• • 签署人须与登记的授权董事一致，并注意公司印章要求。

Tips from our team

• • 把接收方的样本条款作为起草基础，可显著提高一次通过率。
• • 为跨境交易预留公证与认证的完整时间窗。

• Use bilingual contracts with a governing version

  Cross-border contracts should state which language version prevails and how disputes are resolved.

• Keep complete source documents

  Tax invoices, receipts and contracts should be filed systematically per accounting period to support any later audit.

• Check for sector-specific licences

  Some activities need a licence from a specialist regulator before operating. Verify at the planning stage.

• Fix the structure before registration

  Shareholding, objectives and required licences should be settled before filing; later changes require amendment filings and extra time.

• Outdated company certificates

  Certificates submitted should be freshly issued and consistent with the current register, or the receiving authority will refuse them.

• Late statutory or tax filings

  Late filing triggers statutory surcharges and penalties and can affect renewal of foreign executives' work permits.

• Improper nominee shareholding

  Using nominees to bypass foreign business restrictions carries serious legal risk. Structure the company lawfully from the outset.

• Failing to file changes

  Changes of director, address or capital must be filed within the statutory period; omissions create mismatches that block other applications.