Title 15, Commerce and TradeRelease 119-102
§154 Investigations by Registrar; Revocation of Certificate of Incorporation
Title 15 › CHAPTER 4 — CHINA TRADE › § 154
Summary
The registrar can check a China Trade Act corporation to see if it broke this chapter, other laws, U.S. treaties, or its own articles or bylaws. If the registrar finds violations, he may ask the United States Court for China to cancel the corporation’s certificate of incorporation. While the case is pending, the court can order how the corporation must be run.
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Title 15, §154
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The registrar may, in order to ascertain if the affairs of a China Trade Act corporation are conducted contrary to any provision of this chapter, or any other law, or any treaty of the United States, or the articles of incorporation or bylaws of the corporation, investigate the affairs of the corporation. The registrar, whenever he is satisfied that the affairs of any China Trade Act corporation are or have been so conducted, may institute in the United States Court for China proceedings for the revocation of the certificate of incorporation of the corporation. The court may revoke such certificate if it finds the affairs of such corporation have been so conducted. Pending final decision in the revocation proceedings the court may at any time, upon application of the registrar or upon its own motion, make such orders in respect to the conduct of the affairs of the corporation as it deems advisable.
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United States Court for China, referred to in text, has been abolished. See Codification note set out under section 142 of this title.
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15 U.S.C. § 154
Title 15, Commerce and Trade
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102