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RA 5980 (Financing Company Act) Section 7

RA 5980 (Financing Company Act) Section 7

Section 7

SEC. 7. Requirement for Registration.&mdashAside from requiring compliance with the provisions of the Corporation Law and the New Civil Code in case of partnership the Securities and Exchange Commission shall not register the articles of incorporation or the articles of partnership of any financing company unless his office is satisfied on the evidence submitted to it, that: (a) all the requirements of existing laws to engage in the business for which the applicant is proposed to be incorporated or organized have been complied with; (b) the organization, direction, and administration, as well as the integrity and responsibility of the organizers and administrators reasonably assume the protection of the interest of the general public; and (c) all the requirements of this Act have been complied with: Provided That financing companies duly incorporated or registered prior to the approval of this Act, and which are actually existing and operating as such, shall file an information sheet with the Securities and Exchange Commission in the form to be prescribed by the Securities and Exchange Commission within sixty (60) days after notice from the said Commission. No person, association, partnership, or corporation shall hold itself out as doing business as a "financing company" or "finance and investment company" or any other title or name tending to give the public the impression that it is engaged in the operations and activities of a financing company, unless so authorized under this Act.

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CitationRA 5980 (Financing Company Act) Section 7 (LawPlayer, data as of July 4, 2026)

Source: Supreme Court E-Library, Republic of the Philippines. Philippine laws are public documents (works of the government).

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