Scope of application: all documents, letters of introduction and statements submitted in the name of the company shall be stamped with the official seal of the company;
If it belongs to the business scope of the department, it shall be stamped with the seal of the department;
Special seal for contract belonging to contract category;
Special financial seal is used for financial accounting business.
The scope of use and legal effect of the company's official seal, corporate seal and contract seal.
Company seal: generally square, it can be used for checks, contracts, statements, etc.
Company official seal: generally circular, it can be used for official documents, contracts, statements, etc.
Special financial seal: generally square, it can be used for checks, receipts, invoices, statements, etc.
Special seal for contract: generally circular, it can be used for all kinds of contracts.
Special seal for invoice: generally oval, it can be used on various invoices.
Purpose of the official seal of the company:
1. The official seal of the company shall be kept by a special person in the office and shall not be used, borrowed or lost without permission.
2. Scope of use of official seal: Any letter, official document, contract, letter of introduction, certificate or other company information issued in the name of the company can be stamped with official seal.
3. To apply for seal, you must fill in the official seal approval form. After being signed by the person in charge of the application department and approved by the general manager, the office can be sealed. In the absence of the general manager, the office must ask for instructions orally in advance, seal it after approval and go through the formalities. Registration is required after the office is stamped.
4. The stamped text shall not be copied or faxed, and the handwriting shall be clear and correct, and shall not be altered (or stamped at the altered place).
5. The official seal must be consistent with the name of the signatory, the seal should be correct and clear, and the month (day) of the year should be printed. If the signature and seal are together, the principle of signing first and then sealing must be followed.
6. It is forbidden to take the official seal out of the office for use. In case of special reasons, you can only go out with the official seal with the approval of the general manager, and the seal administrator will be present to supervise and seal. After stamping, a copy must be kept for filing.
legal ground
civil law
Article 490 Where the parties conclude a contract in the form of a contract, the contract is formed when the parties sign, seal or fingerprint it. Before signing, sealing or fingerprinting, one party has fulfilled its main obligations, and the contract is established when the other party accepts it. A contract shall be concluded in written form as stipulated by laws, administrative regulations or agreed by the parties. If the parties do not do this in writing, but one party has fulfilled its main obligations and the other party accepts it, the contract is established.