Requirement for periodic increase of fees for lease or concession of land | Fee | Land inspection Authority | Prime Minister’s Decree on the Leasing of State Land No. 135/PM, dated 25 May 2009 | 31-12-9999 |
Requirement for registation to invest in (specific) economic zone business | Authorization / permit requirements | Ministry of Planning and Investment | Law on Investment Promotion No. 02/NA, dated 8 July 2009 | 31-12-9999 |
Requirement for registered capital amount to be maintained | Minimum capital requirements | Ministry of Planning and Investment | Law on Investment Promotion No. 02/NA, dated 8 July 2009 | 31-12-9999 |
Requirement for registration of certificate service providers | Licensing (based on experience, track record, technical requirements, and/or other) | Ministry of Science and Technology | Decree and Law on Electronic Transaction No. 20/NA, dated 7 December 2012 | 31-12-9999 |
Requirement for representative offices of foregn busininess to be registered, with prohibition on conducting business in Lao PDR | Form of establishment | Ministry of Planning and Investment | Law on Investment Promotion No. 02/NA, dated 8 July 2009 | 31-12-9999 |
Requirement for short term lease to be maximum of 5 years | Numerical restrictions (duration license) | Land inspection Authority | Prime Minister’s Decree on the Leasing of State Land No. 135/PM, dated 25 May 2009 | 31-12-9999 |
Requirement for suppliers to comply with law | Performance requirements (mandatory) | Ministry of Industry and Commerce | Consumer Protection Law No. 02/NA, dated 30 June 2010 | 31-12-9999 |
Requirement for suppliers to refrain from harmful conduct | Prohibition | Ministry of Industry and Commerce | Consumer Protection Law No. 02/NA, dated 30 June 2010 | 31-12-9999 |
Requirement for terms of concession investment not to exceed 99 years | Numerical restrictions (duration license) | Ministry of Planning and Investment | Law on Investment Promotion No. 02/NA, dated 8 July 2009 | 31-12-9999 |
Requirement for threshold to be met to recognise digital certificate | Other measures | Ministry of Science and Technology | Decree and Law on Electronic Transaction No. 20/NA, dated 7 December 2012 | 31-12-9999 |
Requirement for trademark assignees to register it in Lao PDR | Administrative Requirements | Science Technology and Environment Agency | Decree on Trademarks No. 06/PM, dated 18 January 1995 | 31-12-9999 |
Requirement for use of each category of land to be conducted according to sectoral law | Performance requirements (mandatory) | Land inspection Authority | Prime Ministerial Decree on the Implementation of the Land Law No. 88/PM, dated 3 June 2008 | 31-12-9999 |
Requirement for use of foreign labor to be subject to numerical restrictions | Restrictions to foreign employment (e.g labour market test) | Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare | Amended Labour Law No. 43/NA, dated 24 December 2013 | 31-12-9999 |
Requirement that state land be owned by national community | Land Ownership | Land inspection Authority | Law on Land No. 04/NA, dated 21 October 2003 | 31-12-9999 |
Requirement to apply to receive authorisation for land use rights or land utilisation rights | Authorization / permit requirements | Land inspection Authority | Prime Ministerial Decree on the Implementation of the Land Law No. 88/PM, dated 3 June 2008 | 31-12-9999 |
Requirement to determine the amount of foreign labor based on needs | ENTs | Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare | Amended Labour Law No. 43/NA, dated 24 December 2013 | 31-12-9999 |
Requirement to get authorisation to maintan, repair or modify national heritage | Authorization / permit requirements | Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism | Ordinance of the President of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic On the Preservation of National Cultural, Historical, and Natural Heritage No. 03/PR, dated 20 June 1997 | 31-12-9999 |
Requirement to have minimum capital and registered capital | Minimum capital requirements | Ministry of Planning and Investment | Decree on the Implementation of the Investment Promotion Law No. 119/PM, dated 20 April 2011 | 31-12-9999 |
Requirement to make capital payment and receive certificate | Minimum capital requirements | Ministry of Planning and Investment | Decree on the Implementation of the Investment Promotion Law No. 119/PM, dated 20 April 2011 | 31-12-9999 |
Requirement to notify this to the authorities that owner of a trademark agreed to allow another person to use it | Administrative Requirements | Science Technology and Environment Agency | Decree on Trademarks No. 06/PM, dated 18 January 1995 | 31-12-9999 |