Issued by:    State Administration for Market Regulation
Issue No.:    Guoshijianzhufa[2026]No. 5
Release Date:    January 12, 2026
Effective Date:    May 1, 2026
Links:   https://www.samr.gov.cn/zw/zfxxgk/fdzdgknr/djzcj/art/2026/art_cccd.html

Starting from May 1, 2026, the State Administration for Market Regulation nationwide will adopt the 2026 versions of registration document standards and submission material standards. The main changes are as follows:
1. Simplify the standards for submitted materials. For change registration or filing, the entity's official seal is no longer required; instead, the signature confirmation shall be made by the entity's legal representative and the relevant persons involved in the change. For equity transfer, the equity transfer agreement is no longer required. If hard copies of business license have already been obtained, the original and duplicate of the business license do not need to be returned.
2. Add requirements for the register of shareholders. Submission of the register of shareholders is required in the following circumstances: (1) change in registered capital of a limited liability company, change in shareholders, or changes in the subscribed capital amount and method of capital contribution of shareholders; (2) registration of the establishment of equity pledge of a limited liability company. 
3. Standardize the capital contribution period. The registered “capital contribution (subscription) time” shall be adjusted to “capital contribution period”, with the subscribed capital amount, method of contribution, and the start and end dates of the payment period specified for each capital installment. 
4. Supplement and improve the material requirements for change registration of registered capital due to a shareholder's loss of rights, and for change registration of capital reduction due to loss compensation.
5. Standardize the name verification procedures. Natural persons and legal persons (organizations) related to the registration or filing matters are required to complete name verifications. Natural persons may complete the verification through facial recognition; if a person cannot complete the verification by himself, he may authorize a representative to complete the on his behalf, submitting a power of attorney notarized by a notary public or certified by a lawyer. Legal persons (organizations) shall preferably complete the verification using an electronic business license; if they are not able to complete verification using an electronic business license, their legal representative or an authorized representative shall complete the verification.
6. Strengthen information management of registration contact persons. An enterprise may appoint one to three registration contact persons. A registration contact person shall be a person who holds a Chinese Identity Card or has a habitual residence within China. The registration contact person can be served by the company's legal representative, director, supervisor, senior manager, shareholder, employee, or other such personnel.
7. Strengthen the protection of personal information. In the registration documents, personal information such as identity card numbers, domicile, and mobile phone numbers is listed on a separate page and not disclosed to the public.