Application submission for investment in a concession business | Authorization / permit requirements | Ministry of Planning and Investment | Law on Investment Promotion (Amended) No.14/NA, dated 17 November 2016 | 31-12-9999 |
Application for establishing a representative office | Authorization / permit requirements | Ministry of Planning and Investment | Law on Investment Promotion (Amended) No.14/NA, dated 17 November 2016 | 31-12-9999 |
Individuals, legal entities, or organizations, both domestic and international, who desire to operate business on billboard, shall ask for technical permission from Information, Culture and Tourism sector. | Authorization / permit requirements | Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism | Law on billboard no. 50/NA, dated 21 June 2018 | 30-09-9999 |
Individuals, legal entities, or organizations, both domestic and international, who desire to operate business on billboard, shall ask for permission of enterprise establishment from relevant sectors as provided under law of enterprise, law of investment | Authorization / permit requirements | Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism | Law on billboard no. 50/NA, dated 21 June 2018 | 30-09-9999 |
Must obtain the approval from Information, Culture and Tourism sector to make billboard to be colorful and unique | Authorization / permit requirements | Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism | Law on billboard no. 50/NA, dated 21 June 2018 | 30-09-9999 |
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 for fee in the form of warranty to be deposited to conduct concession investment | Fee | 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 for nationals and foreigners who lease land or have land concession to meet criteria. | 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 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 investments to take 3 forms | Form of establishment | Ministry of Planning and Investment | Law on Investment Promotion No. 02/NA, dated 8 July 2009 | 31-12-9999 |
Requirement for investor to be a legal entity to conduct investment | Form of establishment | 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 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 |
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 | Form of establishment | Enterprise Management and Inspection Authority | Law on Enterprises No. 46/NA, dated 23 December 2013 | 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 |
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 |
Representative office shall be registered as legal entity | Form of establishment | Ministry of Planning and Investment | Decision on Establishment and Management of Representative Office for Foreign Legal Entities in Lao PDR no. 1815/MPI, dated 30 July 2018 | 19-09-9999 |
Representative office must be enterprise or limited company, sole limited company, state enterprise or public company | Form of establishment | Ministry of Planning and Investment | Decision on Establishment and Management of Representative Office for Foreign Legal Entities in Lao PDR no. 1815/MPI, dated 30 July 2018 | 19-09-9999 |