【Statute Title】Company Law of the People’s Republic of China (2005 Revision)[现行有效] 【法规标题】中华人民共和国公司法(2005修订) [Effective]Promulgation date:10-27-2005Effective date:01-01-2006Department:Standing Committee of the National People's Congress Subject:Companies 发布日期：2005-10-27生效日期：2006-01-01发布部门：全国人大常委会类别：公司Order of the President(No. 42 [2005])The Company Law of the People’s Republic of China was amended and adopted at the 18th session of the Standing Committee of the Tenth National People’s Congress of the People’s Republic of China on October 27, 2005. The amended Company Law of the People’s Republic of China is hereby promulgated and shall come into force on January 1, 2006.President of the People’s Republic of China Hu JintaoOctober 27, 2005Company Law of the People’s Republic of China(Adopted at the Fift h Session of the Standing Committee of the Eighth National People’s Congress on December 29, 1993. Revised for the first time on December 25, 1999 according to the Decision of the Thirteenth Session of the Standing Committee of the Ninth People’s Congress on Amending the Company Law of the People’s Republic of China. Revised for the second time on August 28, 2004 according to the Decision of the 11th Session of the Standing Co mmittee of the 10th National People’s Congress of the People’s Republic of China on Amending the Company Law of the People’s Republic of China. Revised for the third time at the 18th Session of the 10th National People’s Congress of the People’s Republic o f China on October 27, 2005)ContentsChapter I General ProvisionsChapter II Establishment and Organizational Structure of A Limited Liability CompanySection 1 EstablishmentSection 2 Organizational structureSection 3 Special Provisions on One-person Limited Liability CompaniesSection 4 Special Provisions on Wholly State-owned CompaniesChapter III Transfer of Stock Right of A Limited Liability CompanyChapter IV Establishment and Organizational Structure of A Joint Stock Limited Company Section 1 EstablishmentSection 2 Shareholders’ AssemblySection 3 Board of Directors, ManagersSection 4 Board of SupervisorsSection 5 Special Provisions on the Organizational Structure of A Listed CompanyChapter V Issuance and Transfer of Shares of A Joint Stock Limited CompanySection 1 Issuance of SharesSection 2 Transfer of SharesChapter VI Qualifications and Obligations of the Directors, Supervisors and Senior Managers of A CompanyChapter VII Corporate BondsChapter VIII Financial Affairs and Accounting of A CompanyChapter IX Merger and Split-up of Company; Increase and Deduction of Registered Capital Chapter X Dissolution and Liquidation of A CompanyChapter XI Branches of Foreign CompaniesChapter XII Legal LiabilitiesChapter XIII Supplementary Provisions中华人民共和国主席令（第42号）《中华人民共和国公司法》已由中华人民共和国第十届全国人民代表大会常务委员会第十八次会议于2005年10月27日修订通过，现将修订后的《中华人民共和国公司法》公布，自2006年1月1日起施行。

中华人民共和国主席胡锦涛2005年10月27日中华人民共和国公司法（1993年12月29日第八届全国人民代表大会常务委员会第五次会议通过根据1999年12月25日第九届全国人民代表大会常务委员会第十三次会议《关于修改〈中华人民共和国公司法〉的决定》第一次修正根据2004年8月28日第十届全国人民代表大会常务委员会第十一次会议《关于修改〈中华人民共和国公司法〉的决定》第二次修正2005年10月27日第十届全国人民代表大会常务委员会第十八次会议修订）目录第一章总则第二章有限责任公司的设立和组织机构第一节设立第二节组织机构第三节一人有限责任公司的特别规定第四节国有独资公司的特别规定第三章有限责任公司的股权转让第四章股份有限公司的设立和组织机构第一节设立第二节股东大会第三节董事会、经理第四节监事会第五节上市公司组织机构的特别规定第五章股份有限公司的股份发行和转让第一节股份发行第二节股份转让第六章公司董事、监事、高级管理人员的资格和义务第七章公司债券第八章公司财务、会计第九章公司合并、分立、增资、减资第十章公司解散和清算第十一章外国公司的分支机构第十二章法律责任第十三章附则Chapter I General Provisions 第一章总则Article 1 This Law is enacted for the purposes of regulating the organization and operation of companies, protecting the legitimate rights and interests of companies, shareholders and creditors, maintaining the socialist economic order, and promoting the development of the socialist market economy第一条【立法目的】为了规范公司的组织和行为，保护公司、股东和债权人的合法权益，维护社会经济秩序，促进社会主义市场经济的发展，制定本法。

Article 2 The term "company" as mentioned in this Law refers to a limited liability company or a joint stock company limited set up within the territory of the People’s Republic of China according to the provisions of this Law.第二条【调整对象】本法所称公司是指依照本法在中国境内设立的有限责任公司和股份有限公司。

Article 3 A company is an enterprise legal person, which has independent legal person property and enjoys the right to legal person property. It shall bear the liabilities for its debts with all its property. For a limited liability company, a shareholder shall be liable for the company to the extent of the capital contributions it has paid. For a joint stock limited company, a shareholder shall be liable for the company to the extent of the shares it has subscribed to.第三条【公司的界定】公司是企业法人，有独立的法人财产，享有法人财产权。