Prior to March 2018, the State Administration for Industry and Commerce (SAIC; Chinese: 国家工商行政管理总局) was the authority in the People's Republic of China responsible for advancing legislation concerning the administration of industry and commerce in the People's Republic.^[1] On a local level, the organizations responsibilities roughly mimicked those of the secretaries of individual states in the United States as a registration and licensing authority.^[2] The last minister was Zhang Mao (张茅).^{[citation needed]}

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State Administration for Industry and Commerce

国家工商行政管理总局 Guówùyuàn Gōngshāng Xíngzhèng Guǎnlǐ Zǒngjú
National Emblem of the People's Republic of China
Logo of SAIC
Agency overview
Formed	1953
Jurisdiction	People's Republic of China
Headquarters	Xicheng District, Beijing
Minister responsible	Zhang Mao
Parent agency	State Council of China
Website	www.saic.gov.cn

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As part of China's 2018 government administration overhaul, the SAIC was merged into the newly created State Administration for Market Regulation.^{[citation needed]}

The agency was organized into the following divisions:^[3]

• General Office
• Department of Law
• Antimonopoly and Anti-unfair Competition Enforcement Bureau
• Direct Selling Regulation Bureau
• Consumer Protection Bureau
• Department of Market Regulation
• Regulation Department for Market Circulation of Food
• Enterprise Registration Bureau
• Bureau for Registration of Foreign-Invested Enterprises
• Department of Advertising Regulation
• Department for Regulation of the Private Economy
• Department of Personnel
• Trademark Office
• Trademark Appeal Board

The head office of the agency is based in 8 Sanlihe Donglu, Xichengqu, Beijing, 100820, China.^[4] Locally, SAIC has offices on each regional and municipal level which oversee and regulate the businesses in their jurisdiction.^[5]

• List of company registers