SAMR Issues Measures for the Implementation of the Compulsory Deregistration of Company Registration System

On September 5, the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) announced the Measures for the Implementation of the Compulsory Deregistration of Company Registration System (the “Measures”), which will take effect on October 10, 2025.

The Measures consist of twenty articles, stipulating that if a company has had its business license revoked, been ordered to close, or been deregistered, and fails to apply for deregistration within three years, the company registration authority may proceed with compulsory deregistration. Compulsory deregistration requires a public announcement for ninety days, during which interested parties may raise objections. If no objections are raised during the announcement period or the objections are deemed unfounded, a deregistration decision shall be made and announced within ten days. A company that has been deregistered may apply for reinstatement of registration within three years, provided that circumstances involving litigation, administrative penalties, liquidation, and others justify reinstatement. Company registration authorities shall strengthen interconnection and coordination of information systems among departments to improve the facilitation of deregistration.