As you known, when set up a new WOFE/JV or Representative office in China, you need to provide a copy of the shareholder’s certificate which must be notarized by notarized organization and legalization by China Consulate(Consular authentication )

Now good new coming, Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalization for Foreign Public Documents enters into force on 7^th Nov. 2023. According to the Convention, official documents sent between China and other contracting counties don’t need to provide Consular authentication by their countries’ Consulate, an Apostille Certificate issued by countries they come from replace the Consular authentication issued by countries they will come to.

So if now registration a new company in China, the shareholder’s certificate will be prepared more simple and convenient. Still notarized process needs to be done in the shareholder’s country, after notarization, just get an Apostille certificate from the shareholder’s country, no need to get consular authentication from China Consulate.

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