Prohibition on using certain Enterprise Names | Other measures | Enterprise Management and Inspection Authority | Law on Enterprises No. 46/NA, dated 23 December 2013 | 31-12-9999 |
Registered Capital to reside in the Lao PDR | Minimum capital requirements | Enterprise Management and Inspection Authority | Law on Enterprises No. 46/NA, dated 23 December 2013 | 31-12-9999 |
Registration of Branches of Foreign Partnerships | Administrative Requirements | Enterprise Management and Inspection Authority | Law on Enterprises No. 46/NA, dated 23 December 2013 | 31-12-9999 |
Registration of Enterprises | Administrative Requirements | Enterprise Management and Inspection Authority | Law on Enterprises No. 46/NA, dated 23 December 2013 | 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 |
Requirements governing Cancellation of Name | Administrative Requirements | Enterprise Management and Inspection Authority | Law on Enterprises No. 46/NA, dated 23 December 2013 | 31-12-9999 |
Requirements governing the drafting of Partnership Contract | Administrative Requirements | Enterprise Management and Inspection Authority | Law on Enterprises No. 46/NA, dated 23 December 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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Establishment of Branches or Representative Offices by a Foreign Owned Investment Enterprise | Form of establishment | Ministry of Planning and Investment | Decree of the Prime Minister Regarding the Implementation of the Law on the Promotion and Management of Foreign Investment in the Lao People's Democratic Republic No. 46/PM, dated 23 March 2001 | 31-12-9999 |
Forms of Establishment of Enterprises for a Foreign Investor | Form of establishment | Ministry of Planning and Investment | Decree of the Prime Minister Regarding the Implementation of the Law on the Promotion and Management of Foreign Investment in the Lao People's Democratic Republic No. 46/PM, dated 23 March 2001 | 31-12-9999 |
Forms of Investments for Foreign Investors | Form of establishment | Ministry of Planning and Investment | Decree of the Prime Minister Regarding the Implementation of the Law on the Promotion and Management of Foreign Investment in the Lao People's Democratic Republic No. 46/PM, dated 23 March 2001 | 31-12-9999 |
Limitation on Entities and branches to be established by Foreign Investors | Form of establishment | Ministry of Planning and Investment | Decree of the Prime Minister Regarding the Implementation of the Law on the Promotion and Management of Foreign Investment in the Lao People's Democratic Republic No. 46/PM, dated 23 March 2001 | 31-12-9999 |
Minimum capital requirement for foreign investment enterprises | Minimum capital requirements | Ministry of Planning and Investment | Decree of the Prime Minister Regarding the Implementation of the Law on the Promotion and Management of Foreign Investment in the Lao People's Democratic Republic No. 46/PM, dated 23 March 2001 | 31-12-9999 |
Minimum capital requirement for Foreign Investors engaging in joint ventures | Minimum capital requirements | Ministry of Planning and Investment | Decree of the Prime Minister Regarding the Implementation of the Law on the Promotion and Management of Foreign Investment in the Lao People's Democratic Republic No. 46/PM, dated 23 March 2001 | 31-12-9999 |
Obligatory Performance Requirements for Foreign Investors | Restrictions to foreign employment (e.g labour market test) | Ministry of Planning and Investment | Decree of the Prime Minister Regarding the Implementation of the Law on the Promotion and Management of Foreign Investment in the Lao People's Democratic Republic No. 46/PM, dated 23 March 2001 | 31-12-9999 |