Title 15 — Commerce and TradeRelease 119-73

§145 Certificate of incorporation

Title 15 › Chapter CHAPTER 4— - CHINA TRADE › § 145

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

After an application is filed, the Secretary must issue a certificate of incorporation if three things are true: a $100 fee was paid; the articles meet the chapter’s rules and the incorporation is allowed under the chapter; and the corporation will help develop markets in China for goods made in the United States. A full copy of the articles must be attached to and printed on the certificate. If a required legal step was missed before the certificate was issued, that mistake cannot later cancel the certificate or change the corporation’s legal acts, unless the registrar starts a proceeding to revoke the certificate.

Full Legal Text

Title 15, §145

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The Secretary shall, upon the filing of such application, issue a certificate of incorporation certifying that the provisions of this chapter have been complied with and declaring that the incorporators are a body corporate, if (a) an incorporation fee of $100 has been paid him; (b) he finds that the articles of incorporation and statements therein conform to the requirements of, and that the incorporation is authorized by, this chapter; and (c) he finds that such corporation will aid in developing markets in China for goods produced in the United States. A copy of the articles of incorporation shall be made a part of the certificate of incorporation and printed in full thereon. Any failure, previous to the issuance of the certificate of incorporation, by the incorporators or in respect to the application for the certificate of incorporation, to conform to any requirement of law which is a condition precedent to such issuance, may not subsequent thereto be held to invalidate the certificate of incorporation or alter the legal status of any act of a China Trade Act corporation, except in proceedings instituted by the registrar for the revocation of the certificate of incorporation.

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Citation

15 U.S.C. § 145

Title 15 — Commerce and Trade

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73