| 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 the arrangement of shareholders’ meeting of listed companies | Administrative Requirements | Security Exchange commission | INSTRUCTION on Convening a Shareholders’ Meeting for Listed Companies No. 0001/SMCO, dated 10 February 2016 | 31-12-9999 |
| Requirement for the Filing of Notification for Enterprise Registration | Administrative Requirements | Enterprise Management and Inspection Authority | Law on Enterprises No. 46/NA, dated 23 December 2013 | 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 currency within the Lao PDR | Other measures | Bank of the Lao PDR | Law on the Management of Foreign Currency No. 55/NA, dated 22 December 2014 | 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 for Air Ticket Sale and Booking Agency business operation license | Administrative Requirements | Ministry of Public Works and Transport | Decision On the Management of Reception Halls, Restaurants, Food Gardens and Cafés Business No. 059/NTA, dated 26 February 2007 | 31-12-9999 |
| Requirement to apply for enterprise name in all sectors | Administrative Requirements | Ministry of Industry and Commerce | Notification regarding the Instruction on Name and Code of Enterprise No. 0064/MOIC.ERO, dated 10 January 2013 | 31-12-9999 |
| Requirement to apply to buy foreign currency | Administrative Requirements | Bank of the Lao PDR | Additional Instruction for Implementation of Some Articles of The Instruction No. 01/BOL, dated 05 Feb 2004 | 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 combat money laundering and financing of terrorism | Performance requirements (mandatory) | National Committee for Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism | Law on Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Financing of Terrorism No. 50/NA, dated 21 July 2014 | 31-12-9999 |
