Enterprise Law 2014 allows enterprises the right to decide on the quantity, form, and content of their seals. However, in the following cases, enterprises are required to change their seals.
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When is it mandatory to change the company seal? (Illustrative photo)
According to current regulations, the content of the seal must reflect the information about the enterprise's name and enterprise code. Therefore, in cases where the seal of the enterprise no longer ensures these contents, it is mandatory to change it. The specific cases are as follows:
- Change of company name;- Change of enterprise type;- Consolidation of enterprise tax code;- Loss, damage, or the seal is blurred, worn out, or distorted and cannot be used anymore;- Change of form, content, or quantity of seals accordingly.
In the case that the old seal of the enterprise includes the address of the head office, when changing this address, it is also necessary to change the seal.
Some notes for enterprises when performing the procedure for changing the seal are as follows:
- For enterprises established before July 01, 2015, when making a new seal, they must return the old seal and the old seal registration certificate to the police authority that issued the seal registration certificate;- For those enterprises established before July 01, 2015, in the case of lost seal or lost seal registration certificate, it is required to notify the loss of the seal or the seal registration certificate to the police authority that issued the seal registration certificate;- For enterprises established after July 01, 2015, they can either retain or destroy the old seal after obtaining the new seal.
However, the regulations on mandatory contents of the seal are no longer inherited in the Enterprise Law 2020. Therefore, from January 01, 2021, detailed regulations on seals must be based on guiding documents for implementation.
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