Legal basis:
Article 16 of the Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) on Farmers' Specialized Cooperatives shall submit the following documents to the administrative department for industry and commerce for registration: (1) an application for registration; (2) Minutes of the founding meeting signed and sealed by all promoters; (3) Articles of Association signed and sealed by all promoters; (four) the legal representative, director of the office certificate and identity certificate; (5) List of capital contributions signed and sealed by the investors; (six) the certificate of residence use; (seven) other documents as prescribed by laws and administrative regulations. The registration authority shall, within 20 days from the date of accepting the application for registration, complete the formalities and issue a business license to the applicant who meets the registration conditions. The registration type is farmers' professional cooperatives. Where the statutory registration items of farmers' professional cooperatives change, they shall apply for registration of change. The registration authority shall notify the relevant departments such as agriculture at the same level of the registration information of farmers' professional cooperatives. Measures for the registration of farmers' professional cooperatives shall be formulated by the State Council. There is no charge for registration.