| 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 |
| Investment Approval Procedures | Authorization / permit requirements | Ministry of Planning and Investment | Law on Investment Promotion No. 02/NA, dated 8 July 2009 | 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 |
| Obligatory Performance Requirements 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 |
| Obligatory Performance Requirements 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 |
| Obligatory Requirements for Foreign Investors | Administrative 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 |
| Prohibition on activities of Foreign Investors | Prohibition | 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 Employment of Foreign Nationals | Nationality (for services supplier) | 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 |
| Requirement for approval for transferring concession rights or shares | Authorization / permit requirements | Ministry of Planning and Investment | Decree on the Implementation of the Investment Promotion Law No. 119/PM, dated 20 April 2011 | 31-12-9999 |
| Prohibition on the Ownership of Land by Foreign Investors, Foreign Investment Enterprise or Foreign National | Land Ownership | 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 the Transfer of the Investment License | Prohibition | 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 |
| Requirement for branches of foreign legal entity to be registered | Administrative Requirements | Ministry of Planning and Investment | Law on Investment Promotion No. 02/NA, dated 8 July 2009 | 31-12-9999 |
| Requirement for business cooperation contract to be declared and certified | Administrative Requirements | Ministry of Planning and Investment | Law on Investment Promotion No. 02/NA, dated 8 July 2009 | 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 |
| 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 |
