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 |
Requirement for change of ownership of trademark to be recorded | Performance requirements (non-mandatory) | Science Technology and Environment Agency | Decree on Trademarks No. 06/PM, dated 18 January 1995 | 31-12-9999 |
Reporting obligations for Foreign Investors | Performance requirements (mandatory) | 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 |
Prohibition on providing raw database from the survey received from the Statistics Organizations to a third party for other purposes | Prohibition | Ministry of Planning and Investment | Statistics Law No. 03/NA, dated 30 June 2010 | 31-12-9999 |
Requirement for approval of cash withdrawals | Authorization / permit 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 |
Prohibition on reporting entities from dealing with anonymous banks, financial institutions, legal persons or organisations | Prohibition | Bank of the Lao PDR | Law on Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Financing of Terrorism No. 50/NA, dated 21 July 2014 | 31-12-9999 |
Prohibition on reporting entities from dealing with banks abroad that do not have regulations on Anti-Money Laundering and the countering of Financing Terrorism | Prohibition | Bank of the Lao PDR | Law on Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Financing of Terrorism No. 50/NA, dated 21 July 2014 | 31-12-9999 |
Requirement to comply with the international rules on radio frequency | Performance requirements (mandatory) | Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications | Decree regarding Radio Frequency No. 60/GOV, dated 03 February 2014 | 31-12-9999 |
Prohibition on reporting entities from dealing with or performing transactions with natural persons, legal persons or organisations on the United Nations security council list | Prohibition | Bank of the Lao PDR | Law on Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Financing of Terrorism No. 50/NA, dated 21 July 2014 | 31-12-9999 |
Prohibition on reporting entities from opening anonymous accounts | Prohibition | Bank of the Lao PDR | Law on Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Financing of Terrorism No. 50/NA, dated 21 July 2014 | 31-12-9999 |
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 crew andtechnical officers to be licensed | Licensing (based on qualifications / education) | Ministry of Public Works and Transport | Law on Civil Aviation No. 01/NA, dated 19 May 2005 | 31-12-9999 |
Requirement for exempted residents to open bank account abroad. | Other measures | 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 |
Prohibition on using data in an inappropriate manners | Prohibition | Ministry of Planning and Investment | Statistics Law No. 03/NA, dated 30 June 2010 | 31-12-9999 |
Prohibition on using data with the intention of destroying business operations | Prohibition | Ministry of Planning and Investment | Statistics Law No. 03/NA, dated 30 June 2010 | 31-12-9999 |
Requirement to inspect the radio frequency air connection equipment. | Administrative Requirements | Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications | Decree regarding Radio Frequency No. 60/GOV, dated 03 February 2014 | 31-12-9999 |
Requirement for foreign currency to be paid in national currency | Limitations on transfer of funds | 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 for establishment of recruitment service enterprises to be based on meeting technical requirements | Nationality (for services supplier) | Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare | Amended Labour Law No. 43/NA, dated 24 December 2013 | 31-12-9999 |
Requirement for notification of mergers of Large Enterprises | Authorization / permit requirements | Business competition commission | Law on Business Competition No. 60/NA, dated 14 July 2015 | 31-12-9999 |
Land Transport Enterprises (transport of passenger, goods, freight forwarding and logistics) Establishment requires capital and real property facilities | Licensing (based on experience, track record, technical requirements, and/or other) | Ministry of Public Works and Transport | Law on Land Transport (Amended version) No. 24/NA, dated 12 December 2012 | 31-12-9999 |