China aims to simply enterprise deregistration procedures
中国目标简化企业注销程序

On December 26, 2016, State Administration of Industry and Commerce issued Guidance on Promoting the Simplified Enterprise Deregistration Procedures, aiming to introduce a simplified enterprise deregistration procedure (the “Simplified Procedures”) for enterprises which meet certain requirements. The Simplified Procedures is planned to be implemented from 1 March, 2017.
国家工商总局于2016年12月26日公布了《关于全面推进企业简易注销登记改革的指导意见》，该指导意见拟为符合条件的企业提供简化的企业注销程序(下称“简易程序”)。该简易程序拟于2017年3月1日起施行。

The Simplified Procedures are applicable to enterprises, sole proprietorships and partnerships which have never started actual business operation after obtaining business licenses; have no debts or credits, or have settled all the debts and credits.
简易程序适用于领取营业执照后未开展经营活动、申请注销登记前未发生债权债务或已将债权债务清算完结的有限责任公司、非公司企业法人、个人独资企业、合伙企业。

However, if an enterprise, sole proprietorship and partnership is under any of the following circumstances, it is not allowed to apply Simplified Procedures:
1. it falls in the negatives lists for foreign investment, Lists of Enterprises with Abnormal Operations, or the Lists of Enterprises with Serious Illegal and Dishonest Acts;
2. its shares have been pledged;
3. it is under investigation or involved with administrative punishment or judicial assistance;
4. its branch has not been deregistred properly;
5. its application of Simplified Procedures once was terminated;
6. an approval from competent authority is condition precedent to its deregistration according to laws and regulations;
7. other circumstances which makes the Simplified Procedures inapplicable.
企业有下列情形之一的，不适用简易注销程序：涉及国家规定实施准入特别管理措施的外商投资企业；被列入企业经营异常名录或严重违法失信企业名单的；存在股权（投资权益）被冻结、出质或动产抵押等情形； 有正在被立案调查或采取行政强制、司法协助、被予以行政处罚等情形的；企业所属的非法人分支机构未办理注销登记的；曾被终止简易注销程序的；法律、行政法规或者国务院决定规定在注销登记前需经批准的；不适用企业简易注销登记的其他情形。

For enterprises, sole proprietorships and partnerships which are applicable to Simplified Procedures, they should first issue a public announcement on the National Enterprises Credit Information Public System before applying for deregistration. The public announcement period is 45 days. After the expiration of public announcement period, they can apply for deregistration and they only need to submit application letter, power of attorney, acknowledgment letter and business license to the company registration authorities. Documents such as liquidation report, investor decisions, tax clearance certificate, liquidation group filing certificate and newspaper announcement are no longer needed.
可适用简易程序的企业在申请注销登记前应当先通过国家企业信用信息公示系统进行公告，公告期为45天。公告期满后，企业方可向企业登记机关提出简易注销登记申请。在提出注销登记申请时只需要提交《申请书》《指定代表或者共同委托代理人授权委托书》《全体投资人承诺书》、营业执照即可，不再提交清算报告、投资人决议、清税证明、清算组备案证明、刊登公告的报纸样张等材料。