Legal basis: Article 29 of the Administrative Licensing Law. Citizens, legal persons or other organizations that need to obtain an administrative license to engage in specific activities according to law shall apply to the administrative organ. If the application needs to be in a format, the administrative organ shall provide the applicant with the format text of the application for administrative license. The format text of the application shall not contain any content that is not directly related to the application for administrative license.
The applicant may entrust an agent to file an application for administrative license. However, unless the applicant should apply for an administrative license at the office of the administrative organ according to law.
The application for administrative license can be made by letter, telegram, telex, fax, electronic data interchange and e-mail.