Comments on: The History of Chinese ICP and .CN Requirements http://www.utilitycomputing.com.cn/china/the-history-of-chinese-icp-and-cn-requirements 数 据 嘉 年 华 Sat, 05 Mar 2011 22:38:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: China Government Notice August 2010: ICP Application Process at Utility Computing dot China http://www.utilitycomputing.com.cn/china/the-history-of-chinese-icp-and-cn-requirements/comment-page-1#comment-7190 China Government Notice August 2010: ICP Application Process at Utility Computing dot China Tue, 17 Aug 2010 15:47:12 +0000 http://www.utilitycomputing.com.cn/?p=429#comment-7190 [...] History of ICP [...] [...] History of ICP [...]

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]]> By: richard http://www.utilitycomputing.com.cn/china/the-history-of-chinese-icp-and-cn-requirements/comment-page-1#comment-7135 richard Mon, 31 May 2010 12:43:11 +0000 http://www.utilitycomputing.com.cn/?p=429#comment-7135 Good questions. If you are not carrying out transactions on your site (Shopping cart) then a commercial ICP is not needed. Using a website as a "Commercial interest" as far as advertising your company is fine. In fact since individuals can no longer own a domain - only businesses are eligible so the bulk are and need to have an ICP and be, well..... organisations. The registered capital amount sounds about right from what I have heard as well (differing figures though!) You need to define "Internet startup". It goes to the point of if you are an ISP or not - in that case you need to be a local company. And what business your "Internet Startup" flows into as certain industries have other requirements as well. But being a net startup in the generic sense - a normal ICP is all that is needed...once you are a registered entity that is, with the normal registered capital for a joint venture being about 15K RMB or so.....again depending on the industry and your local officials and connections. As far as registered capital goes - well you get your hands on it like most businesses do here. It is a registration capital - not a working capital. Good questions.

If you are not carrying out transactions on your site (Shopping cart) then a commercial ICP is not needed.

Using a website as a “Commercial interest” as far as advertising your company is fine. In fact since individuals can no longer own a domain – only businesses are eligible so the bulk are and need to have an ICP and be, well….. organisations.

The registered capital amount sounds about right from what I have heard as well (differing figures though!)

You need to define “Internet startup”. It goes to the point of if you are an ISP or not – in that case you need to be a local company. And what business your “Internet Startup” flows into as certain industries have other requirements as well. But being a net startup in the generic sense – a normal ICP is all that is needed…once you are a registered entity that is, with the normal registered capital for a joint venture being about 15K RMB or so…..again depending on the industry and your local officials and connections.

As far as registered capital goes – well you get your hands on it like most businesses do here. It is a registration capital – not a working capital.

]]> By: Michael Cole http://www.utilitycomputing.com.cn/china/the-history-of-chinese-icp-and-cn-requirements/comment-page-1#comment-7134 Michael Cole Mon, 31 May 2010 11:56:40 +0000 http://www.utilitycomputing.com.cn/?p=429#comment-7134 Hi Richard, Thanks for the thorough explanation of the ICP regs. Of course, all of this brings me to a further question concerning commercial vs non-commercial ICP licenses. From my understanding, companies who are in the Internet business, or are using their websites for commercial purposes, need to get a commercial ICP license. I have also been told by a local lawyer that, in order to qualify for a commercial ICP license, that companies should have registered capital of at least RMB 10 million. In this case, what do Internet startups do about ICP licenses? Just use a non-commercial license and hope no one notices? Hi Richard,
Thanks for the thorough explanation of the ICP regs. Of course, all of this brings me to a further question concerning commercial vs non-commercial ICP licenses.

From my understanding, companies who are in the Internet business, or are using their websites for commercial purposes, need to get a commercial ICP license. I have also been told by a local lawyer that, in order to qualify for a commercial ICP license, that companies should have registered capital of at least RMB 10 million.

In this case, what do Internet startups do about ICP licenses? Just use a non-commercial license and hope no one notices?

]]> By: richard http://www.utilitycomputing.com.cn/china/the-history-of-chinese-icp-and-cn-requirements/comment-page-1#comment-7034 richard Thu, 08 Apr 2010 13:36:51 +0000 http://www.utilitycomputing.com.cn/?p=429#comment-7034 There are even more changes now - added an update.... There are even more changes now – added an update….

]]> By: xuedi http://www.utilitycomputing.com.cn/china/the-history-of-chinese-icp-and-cn-requirements/comment-page-1#comment-7025 xuedi Tue, 23 Mar 2010 08:50:29 +0000 http://www.utilitycomputing.com.cn/?p=429#comment-7025 Nice and massiv port! Thanks a lot ... now i don't see any way or point to register my forign hosted .cn for an icp anymore ... what a pity ... Cheers xuedi Nice and massiv port! Thanks a lot … now i don’t see any way or point to register my forign hosted .cn for an icp anymore … what a pity …

Cheers
xuedi

]]> By: Keith http://www.utilitycomputing.com.cn/china/the-history-of-chinese-icp-and-cn-requirements/comment-page-1#comment-7021 Keith Mon, 15 Mar 2010 22:31:12 +0000 http://www.utilitycomputing.com.cn/?p=429#comment-7021 Good write up! I was just getting ready to register a new domain here, and .... Good write up! I was just getting ready to register a new domain here, and ….

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