| Type 2 of Representative office is valid for 1 year | Numerical restrictions (duration license) | 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 | 16-09-9999 |
| Type 1 of Representative office is valid for 1 year and can be extended for 3 times (1 time/1 year) | Numerical restrictions (duration license) | 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 | 16-09-9999 |
| Requirement for short term lease to be maximum of 5 years | Numerical restrictions (duration license) | 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 terms of concession investment not to exceed 99 years | Numerical restrictions (duration license) | Ministry of Planning and Investment | Law on Investment Promotion No. 02/NA, dated 8 July 2009 | 31-12-9999 |
| 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 |
| Business operating license on billboard shall be issued for life-time movement of enterprise | Numerical restrictions (duration license) | Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism | Law on billboard no. 50/NA, dated 21 June 2018 | 30-09-9999 |
| Requirement for maximum time in which foreign labor can be employed | Numerical restrictions (other) | Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare | Amended Labour Law No. 43/NA, dated 24 December 2013 | 31-12-9999 |
| Rates of Value Added Tax to be levied | Other measures | Ministry of Finance | Law on Value-Added Tax (Revised Version) No. 52/NA, dated 23 July 2014 | 31-12-9999 |
| 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 |
| Requirement for a Tax Identification Number | Other measures | Ministry of Finance | Ministerial Instruction On Tax Revenue Collection Management No. 3281/MOF, dated 6 October 2014 | 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 |
| Requirement for notification of use of foreign bank accounts | 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 |
| Requirement to declare foreign currency | 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 |
| Requirement to repatriate foreign currency income | 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 |
| Requirement for Import of Foreign Investment Capital | Other measures | Bank of the Lao PDR | Law on the Management of Foreign Currency No. 55/NA, dated 22 December 2014 | 31-12-9999 |
| Accounts Keeping for entities under the Value Added System | Other measures | Ministry of Finance | Law on Value-Added Tax (Revised Version) No. 52/NA, dated 23 July 2014 | 31-12-9999 |
| Requirement for moving cash currency | Other measures | Bank of the Lao PDR | Law on the Management of Foreign Currency No. 55/NA, dated 22 December 2014 | 31-12-9999 |
| Availability and accessibility of documents | Other measures | Ministry of Finance | Law on Value-Added Tax (Revised Version) No. 52/NA, dated 23 July 2014 | 31-12-9999 |
| Business Owner to return Certificate of Tax Identification Number in instances of permanent Business cessation | Other measures | Ministry of Finance | Ministerial Instruction On Tax Revenue Collection Management No. 3281/MOF, dated 6 October 2014 | 31-12-9999 |
| Requirement for use of foreign currency within the Lao PDR | Other measures | Bank of the Lao PDR | Law on the Management of Foreign Currency No. 55/NA, dated 22 December 2014 | 31-12-9999 |
