LAO PEOPLE’S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC
Peace Independence Democracy Unity Prosperity
The Office of Prime Minister | No. 68/PM |
Vientiane Capital, dated 28 April 2008 |
Decree
On Adoption of the List of Controlled Business
- According to the Law on Government of Lao PDR, No. 02/NA, dated 6 May 2007.
- According to the Enterprise Law, No. 11/NA, dated 9 November 2005.
- According to the proposal of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, No. 1557/IC, dated 31 August 2007.
The Prime Minister issues the Decree:
Article 1. Adopted the list of controlled businesses according to the enclosed annex “A” of this Decree.
Article 2. The list of the controlled businesses means the list of the business which is the high sensitive such as [relation to] the stability of the Nation, the public order, culture and the well-National tradition and the environment. [these businesses] must necessary considered looking over through the relevant authority before registering the enterprise. The list of the controlled business is not the list of prohibition business operation in the Lao PDR.
Article 3. The Government of Lao PDR promotes the investment and broadens the occupation creation for Lao people by gone through the registration on one stop-shop system which simpler and easier means that:
- The business types will be registered which is not in the list of controlled business, the official at the enterprise registration office of commerce sector must considers issuing the enterprise registration certificate which is not going through the consideration and looking over by the relevant authority, at the latest not more than 10 working days from the date of receiving the enterprise registration application onward.
- The business type will be registered of the enterprise if in the list of controlled business, the commerce sector must send immediately to related authority. The related authority must consider and reply not more than 10 working days at the latest, except some types of business that necessary to look over through the technical or technician may need a longer time. Thereafter, the commerce sector must consider issuing the enterprise certificate not more than three working days at the latest. If [commerce sector] does not issue the enterprise certificate must reply in writing, [and] also explain the reasons to the applicant.
Article 4. The relevant authority to improve or issue the legal acts regarding the consideration and looking over procedures before registering the enterprise which is in the list of controlled business within its own sector in detail, clear and simple according to the timeframe stated in the with paragraph two of article 14 of the enterprise law and this decree.
Article 5. The relevant authority can propose to the Government to consider increasing or decreasing the list of business type which is in the list of controlled business that the related authority in charges if it is an adequate and necessary from time to time.
It is prohibition for any authorities to increase or decrease the list of controlled business or extend the consideration time for issuing the enterprise certificate by contradiction with the enterprise law and this decree. In the case of violation, the measure mentioned in the enterprise law will be strictly used against the violator.
Article 6. The relevant authorities shall revoke the legal acts, rules and consideration procedures, looking over or issuing the approval within its authority before registration of the enterprise of any type of business which are not in the list of controlled business.
Article 7. The relevant authorities shall urgently improve the existing legal acts or issue the new legal acts if necessary, make it be clearer, sharper and comply with the laws and other legal acts of the government in order to strengthen management for the business activity adjustment for the enterprises that already registered with authority such: the determination of any condition for business activity, the looking over, the confirmation, an adoption or extension approval for the business within and with out the list of controlled business as determined in the second paragraph of Article 230 of the enterprise law.
Article 8. The Ministry of Industry and Commerce is the main authority in order to efficiency disseminates, instructs, monitors, and shoves for the implementation of this decree. All ministries, organizations and local administration authorities shall strictly implement this decree.
Article 9. This decree is effectiveness from the date of signing onward.
The Prime Minister of Lao PDR
Official seal and signature
Bousone Boupphavanh
Annex “A”
The list of the controlled business or the list of the business types need to be prior looking over
by the relevant authorities before registering the Enterprise
(in accordance to Article 2 of enterprise law)
Sectors |
ISIC codes |
Type of Business |
Respond Sector |
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishery |
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|
0170 |
Hunting, Trapping and other similar activities |
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry |
|
0210 |
Plantation and forestry activities |
MOAF |
|
0220 |
Logging |
MOAF |
|
0230 |
Harvesting the forest productions |
MOAF |
|
0312 |
Fishery |
MOAF |
Operate various mines and gravel-sand |
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|
0510 |
Exploitation of Coal |
Ministry of Energy and Mine |
|
0520 |
Exploitation of Lignite |
MoEM |
|
0610 |
Exploitation of Oil Crude |
MoEM |
|
0620 |
Exploitation of Natural gas |
MoEM |
|
0710 |
Exploitation of Iron ore |
MoEM |
|
0721 |
Exploitation of Uranium and Thorium |
MoEM |
|
0729 |
Exploitation of other minerals not iron ore |
MoEM |
|
0810 |
Exploitation of limestone, sandstone and Clay |
MoEM |
|
0891 |
Exploitation of Chemicals and natural fertilizer |
MoEM |
|
0892 |
Exploitation of peat sediment |
MoEM |
|
0893 |
Exploitation of Salt |
MoEM |
|
0899 |
Exploitation of other minerals and stones not classify |
MoEM |
Electricity supply, gas, hot air and air modification |
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|
3510 |
Produce, transmit, and distribution |
MoEM |
|
3520 |
Gas production, gas distribution through the big pipeline |
MoEM |
Water supply, the treatment of waste in the channel, management of the waste and improvement activities |
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|
3600 |
Store up, treatment and water supply |
MCTPC |
|
3700 |
The treatment of waste by channel |
MCTPC |
|
3812 |
Storage of the dangerous waste |
MCTPC |
|
3822 |
Remain and destroy the dangerous wastes |
MCTPC |
Transportation and storage of goods |
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|
4911 |
Railway transportation for passengers |
MCTPC |
|
4912 |
Railway transportation for goods |
MCTPC |
|
4930 |
Transportation by pipe |
MCTPC |
|
5110 |
Air transportation for passengers |
MCTPC |
|
5120 |
Air transportation for goods |
MCTPC |
|
5310 |
Postage activities |
MCTPC |
Information and Telecommunication |
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|
5811 |
Reading material publishment |
Ministry of Information and Culture |
|
5813 |
Newspaper, Article and Magazine publishment |
MoIC |
|
5911 |
Produce film, VIDEO and television programs |
MoIC |
|
5912 |
Modify the film, VIDEO and television program |
MoIC |
|
5913 |
Distribution of film, VIDEO and television program |
MoIC |
|
5920 |
Publishment of songs and audio |
MoIC |
|
6010 |
Radio broadcasting |
MoIC |
|
6021 |
Television broadcasting |
MoIC |
|
6022 |
Lease-buy the program through the cable TV, satellite and others |
MoIC |
|
6110 |
Landline Telecommunication services |
MCTPC |
|
6120 |
Wireless Telecommunication services |
MCTPC |
|
6130 |
Satellite Telecommunication services |
MCTPC |
|
6190 |
Other types of telecommunication services |
MCTPC |
Finance Activities and Insurance |
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|
6411 |
Banking activity |
Bank of Lao PDR |
|
6419 |
Financial brokers |
BOL |
|
6420 |
Holding company |
MOF |
|
6430 |
Treasury, funds and other financial mechanisms |
BOL |
|
6491 |
Financial leasing |
BOL |
|
6492 |
Other credit providing |
BOL |
|
6499 |
Other financial activities except the insurance and retirement fund |
BOL |
|
6511 |
Life Insurance |
MOF |
|
6512 |
Other insurance except life insurance |
MOF |
|
6520 |
Sub-insurance |
MOF |
|
6530 |
Retirement fund |
MOF |
|
6611 |
Financial market management |
MOF |
|
6612 |
Security and purchase-sell brokers contract |
MOF |
|
6619 |
The activities that support financial activities |
MOF |
|
6630 |
Management fund activity |
MOF |
Public health and social activities |
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|
8610 |
Hospital activity |
MOH |
|
8620 |
Medical and dental activities |
MOH |
|
8690 |
Other public health activities |
MOIH |
Art, Entertainment and Pleasure |
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|
9200 |
Lucky draw and gambling activities |
MoIC |
|
9321 |
Amusement park LNTA, |
MoIC |