Requirement for consumer protection organisaitons to provide information on dangerous goods and services | Administrative Requirements | Ministry of Industry and Commerce | Consumer Protection Law No. 02/NA, dated 30 June 2010 | 31-12-9999 |
Requirement for individuals and organizations 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 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 to receivepermission to advertise goods and services | Advertising limitations | Ministry of Industry and Commerce | Consumer Protection Law No. 02/NA, dated 30 June 2010 | 31-12-9999 |
Application Requirement of foreign enterprises providing airline services to establish branches in the Lao PDR | Administrative Requirements | Ministry of Industry and Commerce | Guidelines for Establishment of Foreign Enterprise Branch (Legal Entity) in Lao PDR No. 1619/MOIC.ERM, dated 28 August 2013 | 31-12-9999 |
Licensing Requirements for Foreign Investment and Joint Ventures | Licensing (based on experience, track record, technical requirements, and/or other) | Ministry of Industry and Commerce | Instruction of the Minister of Industry and Commerce regarding the Declaration for Enterprise Registration in accordance with the Enterprise Law No. 0995/MOIC, dated 19 June 2008 | 31-12-9999 |
Notification Requirement of the establishment of branches by parent enterprises | Administrative Requirements | Ministry of Industry and Commerce | Guidelines for Establishment of Foreign Enterprise Branch (Legal Entity) in Lao PDR No. 1619/MOIC.ERM, dated 28 August 2013 | 31-12-9999 |
Parent enterprises to assign work to Branches | Form of establishment | Ministry of Industry and Commerce | Guidelines for Establishment of Foreign Enterprise Branch (Legal Entity) in Lao PDR No. 1619/MOIC.ERM, dated 28 August 2013 | 31-12-9999 |
Performance Requirements of Foreign Enterprises | Administrative Requirements | Ministry of Industry and Commerce | Guidelines for Establishment of Foreign Enterprise Branch (Legal Entity) in Lao PDR No. 1619/MOIC.ERM, dated 28 August 2013 | 31-12-9999 |
Registration Requirement for Domestic Private Investor | Administrative Requirements | Ministry of Industry and Commerce | Instruction of the Minister of Industry and Commerce regarding the Declaration for Enterprise Registration in accordance with the Enterprise Law No. 0995/MOIC, dated 19 June 2008 | 31-12-9999 |
Prohibition on engaging in business activities associated with Bullets and weapons of all kinds (except for explosives used in industries) and war vehicles. | Prohibition | Ministry of Industry and Commerce | List of Prohibited Business Activities in Lao PDR No. 1592/MOIC.ERM, dated 26 August 2013 | 31-12-9999 |
Prohibition on engaging in business activities involving all types of radioactive minerals | Prohibition | Ministry of Industry and Commerce | List of Prohibited Business Activities in Lao PDR No. 1592/MOIC.ERM, dated 26 August 2013 | 31-12-9999 |
Prohibition on engaging in business activities involving Banknote paper, banknote ink, banknote printer and coin making machine | Prohibition | Ministry of Industry and Commerce | List of Prohibited Business Activities in Lao PDR No. 1592/MOIC.ERM, dated 26 August 2013 | 31-12-9999 |
Prohibition on engaging in business activities involving chemicals of high-level danger type 1 | Prohibition | Ministry of Industry and Commerce | List of Prohibited Business Activities in Lao PDR No. 1592/MOIC.ERM, dated 26 August 2013 | 31-12-9999 |
Prohibition on engaging in business activities involving opium, opium balls, poppy seeds, opium poppies, other opium products, coco leaves, marihuana in various forms, cocaine and their derivatives. | Prohibition | Ministry of Industry and Commerce | List of Prohibited Business Activities in Lao PDR No. 1592/MOIC.ERM, dated 26 August 2013 | 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 reserve the enterprise name | Administrative Requirements | Ministry of Industry and Commerce | PROVISION on Application for Registration and Approval of Enterprise Names No. 0924/MOIC , dated 04 June 2008 | 31-12-9999 |
Business operating license shall be extended 30 days prior its expiration date | Administrative Requirements | Ministry of Industry and Commerce | Instruction on Business Operating License for Business Authorities under Industry and Commerce no. 0045/MOIC.ERM, dated 18 January 2019 | 23-09-9999 |
Business operating license, which is not required the technical monitoring and the assessment of periodic movements, shall be issued wihout expiration date | Numerical restrictions (duration license) | Ministry of Industry and Commerce | Instruction on Business Operating License for Business Authorities under Industry and Commerce no. 0045/MOIC.ERM, dated 18 January 2019 | 23-09-9999 |