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Resuming Operations After Temporary Suspension

Detailed instructions on the procedure for resuming operations after a temporary suspension.

The process resumes operation after a temporary suspension.

When a business is ready to resume operations after a temporary suspension, it needs to follow the prescribed procedures to ensure...

Step 1: Make the decision to temporarily suspend operations.

The business decides to temporarily suspend operations in accordance with its charter or internal regulations.

  • Limited Liability Companies, Joint Stock Companies: Hold Board of Directors/General Meeting of Shareholders and issue Resolutions
  • Private enterprise: The business owner makes the decisions.
Treatment time: 1-3 days

Step 1: Make the decision to temporarily suspend operations.

The business decides to temporarily suspend operations in accordance with its charter or internal regulations.

  • Limited Liability Companies, Joint Stock Companies: Hold Board of Directors/General Meeting of Shareholders and issue Resolutions
  • Private enterprise: The business owner makes the decisions.
Treatment time: 1-3 days

Step 1: Make the decision to temporarily suspend operations.

The business decides to temporarily suspend operations in accordance with its charter or internal regulations.

  • Limited Liability Companies, Joint Stock Companies: Hold Board of Directors/General Meeting of Shareholders and issue Resolutions
  • Private enterprise: The business owner makes the decisions.
Treatment time: 1-3 days

Procedures for resuming operations

  • Making the decision to continue operations.
    The owner of a private enterprise or the Board of Members/General Meeting of Shareholders of a limited liability company or joint-stock company may decide to resume business operations before the announced suspension period expires.
  • Prepare notification documents.
    Prepare a notice of resuming operations ahead of schedule, along with the decision to resume operations and legal documents of the business's legal representative.
  • Submit notification documents
    Submit the application to the business registration authority where the company's head office is located. This can be done in person or electronically if approved by the authority.
  • Receive confirmation of continued operation
    The business registration authority will issue a confirmation that the business is allowed to continue operating within 3 working days of receiving a valid application.
  • Notify relevant parties.
    Businesses notify tax authorities, social insurance agencies, banks, partners, and customers about resuming business operations.
Note: The entire procedure takes approximately 5–7 working days, depending on the completion of the application and the processing time of the relevant agencies.

Related documents

To resume business operations, enterprises need to prepare and submit the following documents:
  1. Announcement regarding the resumption of business operations ahead of schedule.

    • Prepared according to the prescribed form issued by the business registration authority.

  2. Decision to continue operations

    • For private businesses: The decision rests with the business owner.

    • For limited liability companies and joint-stock companies: Decisions and minutes of the meeting of the Board of Directors or the General Meeting of Shareholders.

  3. A copy of the legal documents of the business's legal representative.

  4. The certificate confirming the temporary suspension of business operations was previously issued by the business registration authority.

Obligations of businesses when resuming operations after a period of suspension.

With the tax authorities

  • Register to continue filing tax returns at the tax authority that directly manages your tax affairs.
  • Notification of invoice issuance (if the business needs to use new invoices or continues to use electronic/paper invoices).
  • Declare and pay taxes as required, ensuring that all tax obligations arising from the resumption of business operations are fully met.
  • Re-register the employee's social insurance contributions as required by regulations.
  • Re-declare the list of employees participating in social insurance, health insurance, and unemployment insurance.
  • Continue to fulfill your obligations to pay social insurance, health insurance, and unemployment insurance contributions for employees fully and on time.

With Social Insurance

  • Re-register the employee's social insurance contributions as required by regulations.
  • Re-declare the list of employees participating in social insurance, health insurance, and unemployment insurance.
  • Continue to fulfill your obligations to pay social insurance, health insurance, and unemployment insurance contributions for employees fully and on time.
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