How is the change of legal representative of a joint-stock company regulated?

According to Article 31 of the 2014 Enterprise Law regarding the registration for changes in the contents of the Certificate of Enterprise Registration, it is stipulated as follows:

- Enterprises must register with the business registration agency when changing the contents of the Certificate of Enterprise Registration as stipulated in Article 29 of this Law.

- The legal representative of the enterprise is responsible for registering the changes in the contents of the Certificate of Enterprise Registration within 10 days from the date of the change.

- The business registration agency is responsible for reviewing the validity of the dossier and issuing a new Certificate of Enterprise Registration within 03 working days from the date of receipt of the dossier. In case of refusal, it must notify the enterprise in writing. The notification must clearly state the reason and the requirements for amendments or supplements (if any).

When changing the legal representative, you need to register with the business registration agency.

The dossier for changing the legal representative is implemented according to the provisions of Clause 1 Article 43 of Decree 78/2015/ND-CP as follows:

Registration for changing the legal representative of a limited liability company or a joint-stock company includes the following documents:

+ Notification of the change of legal representative;

+ A valid copy of one of the personal identification documents of the person being added or replaced as the legal representative of the company;

+ Decision of the company owner for a single-member limited liability company; Decision and valid copy of the meeting minutes of the Members' Council for a limited liability company with two or more members regarding the change of the legal representative;

Decision and valid copy of the meeting minutes of the General Meeting of Shareholders for a joint-stock company regarding the change of the legal representative in case the change of the legal representative alters the contents of the company's charter;

Decision and valid copy of the meeting minutes of the Board of Directors for a joint-stock company in case the change of the legal representative does not alter the contents of the company's charter except for the contents of the surname, first name, and signature of the legal representative of the company as stipulated in Article 25 of the Enterprise Law.

The decision, meeting minutes must clearly state the content to be amended in the company's charter.

=> You submit the above dossier to the business registration office where your company is registered; or submit the enterprise registration dossier online according to the procedure on the national business registration portal.

Respectfully!