Contents
Article 3. Words interpretation
Article 4. State’s Policy on Publishing
Article 5.Principles of the Publishing
Article 6.Scope of Applicability of the Law
Article 7. International Cooperation
Chapter 1:Printing’s Arrangement
Article 8.Printing’s Arrangement
Article 9.Arrangement of a Perfect Original Text
Article 10.Books, Printed Matters which will be reprinted
Article 11.Application for Authorization to Print
Article 12.Copyright on books and other Printed Matters
Article 13.Arrangement of the pages of Books
Article 14.Advertising inside books, other Printed Matters
Article 16.Types of Printing Services
Article 18.Obligations to Hand over Books, other Printed Matters
Article 19.The Review of the Books, other Printed Matters
Article 20.Forms of Distribution
Article 22.Leasing, Borrowing and Distribution
Article 23.Books, other Printed Matters’ Exhibition
Article e24.Distribution through Internet
Article 25.Books, Printed Matters Exportation-Importation
Part III:Organization and Activities of the Publishing
Chapter 1:Establishment and Activities of the printing house
Article 26.Establishment of the printing House
Article 27.Requirements to Establish a Printing House
Article 28. Organization of the Printing House
Article 29.Owner of the Printing House
Article 30.Duties and Rights of the owner of the Printing House
Article 31.Duties and Rights of the Printing House
Article 32.Personnel of the Printing House
Article 33.Managing Director and Deputy Managing Director
Article 34.Editor in chief and Editors
Article 35.Standard of the Managing Director, Deputy Managing Director, Editor in Chief, Editors
Article 36.Duties and Rights of the Managing Director
Article 37.Duties and Rights of the Editor in Chief
Article 38.Duties and Rights of Editors
Article 39.Technicians of the Printing House
Article 40.Collaborators of the Printing House
Article 41.Change of the Printing House
Chapter 2:Organization and Activities of the Printing Press, Printing shop and Printing Design shop
Article 42.Establishment of Printing Press, Printing Shop and Printing Design Shop
Article 45.Conditions on the Acceptance to Print Books and other Printed Matters
Article 46.Printing Books, other Printed Matters in Foreign Countries
Article 47.Change of Printing Press
Article 48.Bidding to Print Books, other Printed Matters
Chapter 3:Organization and Activities of the Company and the Distribution Store
Article 49.Establishment of a company and a Distribution Store
Article 50.Requirements for Establishing a Company and a Distribution Store
Article 51.Duties and Rights of the Head of the Company or the Owner of the Distribution store
Article 52.Prohibitions to the Printing Arrangement
Article 53. Prohibitions for the Printing
Article 54.Prohibitions for the Distribution
Article 55.A Dispute which has a General Characteristic
Article 56.Dispute which has an International Characteristic
Part VI:Management and Inspection
Chapter 1:Management of the Publishing
Article 57.Publishing Management Organization
Article 58.Duties and Rights of the Ministry of Information and Culture
Article 59.Duties and Rights of Provincial, city’s Information and Culture Divisions
Article 60.Duties and Rights of the District, Municipality’s Information and Culture Offices
Article 61.Duties and Rights of other Organizations
Article 62.Publishing’s Association
Chapter 2:Inspection of the Publishing
Article 63.Publishing’s Inspection organization
Article 64.Duties and Rights of the Inspection Organization
Article 65.Contents of the Inspection
Part VII:Day, Insignia and Seal of the Publishing
Article 68.Insignia and Seal of the Publishing
Part VIII:Privileges towards Productive Persons and Measures against Violators
Article 69.Privileges towards Productive Persons
Article 70.Measures against Violators
Unofficial Translation – Rely on Lao version for authoritative purposes
LAO PEOPLE’S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC
Peace Independence Democracy Unity Prosperity
National Assembly No 225/NA
RESOLUTION
of the
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
of the
LAO PEOPLE’S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC
on the adoption of the Law on Publishing
Following the wide and in depth discussion by the 6th ordinary session of the National Assembly (VIth legislature) regarding the contents of the law on Publishing in the morning session on 9 December 2008.
The Session decides that:
Article 1.The Law on Publishing is adopted at qualified vote.
Article 2.The resolution shall enter into force on the date of its signature.
Vientiane capital, dated 9 December 2008
The President of the National Assembly
(Seal and Signature)
Thongsing THAMMAVONG
LAO PEOPLE’S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC
Peace Independence Democracy Unity Prosperity
President of the State No. 240/PO
Vientiane capital, dated 18 December 2008
DECREE
of the
PRESIDENT
of the
LAO PEOPLE’S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC
on the Promulgation of the Law on Publishing
The President
of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic decrees that:
Article 1.The Law on Publishing is hereby promulgated.
Article 2.The Decree shall enter into force from the date of its signing.
The President of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic
(Seal and Signature)
Choummaly SAYASONE
LAO PEOPLE’S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC
Peace Independence Democracy Unity Prosperity
National Assembly N. 05/NA
Vientiane Capital, 9 December 2008
LAW ON PUBLISHING
GENERAL PROVISIONS
The Law on Publishing determines principles, regulations and measures on the organization, activities, management, inspection, development of the publishing to be progressively expanded aiming to promote the invention in writing, reading, dissemination of directives, policies, laws and regulations, achievements in terms of intellectual property, providing knowledge, entertainment and others which are useful to the society, creating vision, qualification, a livelihood plan which is transparent to the readers, preventing any ideas and negative phenomena’s acts, contributing into the human resource development, the protection and the construction of the nation.
The publishing is an arrangement to publish, print and distribute by bringing all the results of a research, invention, translation, paintings or photos to correct, edit then compiling in a perfect original text in order to send to print in many copies under a form (of books, articles) electronic printed matters or other printed matters to distribute under different aspects.
Article 3. Words interpretation
Different words which are used in this law have the following meanings:
Article 4. State’s Policy on Publishing
The State promotes and develops the publishing to be expanded in quantity and quality, encourages the invention and writing, reading, seeking to widely, thoroughly learn and know through different policies such as: the building and recruitment of personal, the provision of budget, credit, vehicles, technical equipment, modern technology, the award of honorary titles and honorarium of inventor, writer, policy of exemption or reduction of tax and custom duty in accordance with laws and regulations.
The State promotes and encourages organizations, individuals both in domestic and in foreign countries to contribute by providing vehicles, materials and equipment, a fund into the development of publishing including the publishing operations which are not contradict to laws and regulations.
Article 5.Principles of the Publishing
The principles of the publishing are as follows:
Article 6.Scope of Applicability of the Law
This law is applied to individuals and organizations both domestic and foreign countries that are related to the publishing under this law except the printing which has a special characteristic: bank note, secret code.
Article 7. International Cooperation
The State promotes the relationship with foreign countries, regional and world organization regarding the publishing by encouraging the technical activities, exchanging experience, the result of the research and outstanding invention and writing, upgrading the ability of officials, seeking to attract fund, technology and others in order to make the publishing has a progress, modern based on the respect of independence, principles, integrity, liberty and gaining mutual benefits in consistent with international agreement and convention that the Lao PDR in a party.
PUBLISHING ACTIVITIES
Printing’s Arrangement
Article 8.Printing’s Arrangement
The printing arrangement is the gathering of the results of the research, invention and writing, the translation, paintings or photographs to correct, edit then comply in a perfect original text and applying the authorization to print.
Article 9.Arrangement of a Perfect Original Text
The printing house and the owner of the original text have the duties to correct together and edit the original text to become a perfect original text in order to apply for authorization to print.
The joint arrangement of the original text shall be conducted according to the agreement in different forms such as: mutually divide the benefits or the owner of the original text may definitely sell such original text or having a determined duration.
Article 10.Books, Printed Matters which will be reprinted
Books, other printed matters which will be reprinted at each time shall obtain the consent from the owner of the copyright and shall be reviewed including books, other printed matters which were printed in foreign countries as original text or have been already brought to distribute in Laos.
Article 11.Application for Authorization to Print
The printing house shall bring the complete original text of all types of books, all titles to apply for authorization to print with the Ministry of Information and culture. For other printed matters it may apply the authorization to print with the Ministry of Information and culture or the relevant provincial, city information and culture division according to laws and regulations.
Such Publishing management organization shall consider for approval the authorization to print by issuing the publishing registration certificate within a period of fifteen official working days from the date of the receipt of the application onward. In case that it may not authorize to print, it shall answer to such printing house in writing.
Article 12.Copyright on books and other Printed Matters
The complete original text of books, other printed matters which are already registered the publishing may bring to register the copyright with the relevant science and technology sector in accordance with regulations.
The complete original text, other printed matters which are already registered the copyright will be acknowledged the right of the owner and will obtain the protection by laws.
Article 13.Arrangement of the pages of Books
The arrangement of the pages of books shall be carried out as follows:
For the contents, it may be printed next to the preface or after the text.
Article 14.Advertising inside books, other Printed Matters
The goods and service advertising shall be arranged to print inside the books, other printed matters in accordance with regulations.
Books, other printed matters concerning leaders shall not authorize to print goods and services advertisement.
Printing
The printing is able to operate in the printing press, printing shop, printing design shop which obtain the authorization in compliance with laws and regulations by using an appropriate technique in the printing such as type, offset, laser, mimeograph, ink jet photocopy, silk material and other.
The owner of the printing press, printing shop and printing design shop shall properly operate the printing in accordance with the complete original text of the books, other printed matters that are hand-over and perform in compliance with the contract related to the printing as provided in Article 17 of this law.
Article 16.Types of Printing Services
The printing services are as follows:
The establishment of printing press, printing shop and such printing design shop shall be carried out in accordance with the Enterprise Law of the Lao PDR.
After the print has been registered, the owner of the books, other printed matters with complete original texts and the owner of the printing press, printing shop or printing design shop have entered in contract together to print in writing which determines the rights, obligations and the responsibilities of each party including the quality, duration of the print and the payment of the print cost.
Article 18.Obligations to Hand over Books, other Printed Matters
After the completion of the printing the owner of such books, other printed matters has the obligations to hand over to the relevant publishing management organization for making photocopy and offer to the library in accordance with regulations.
Article 19.The Review of the Books, other Printed Matters
After receiving books, other printed matters from the owner, the relevant publishing management organization shall review books, other printed matters that have brought to make photocopy in the reasonable time.
In the event that it has seen books, other printed matters which have the contents are not proper to the directives, policies, laws and regulations and the complete original text, the relevant publishing management organization shall write an official letter to the owner of the books, other printed matters for improving the contents or ordering to distribution’s shop or seeking ways to solve in accordance with laws and regulations including to get back if it is deemed as a severe mistake.
The wage of the review books, other printed matters is provided in a specific regulation.
Distribution
Article 20.Forms of Distribution
The distribution of books, other printer matters has the following forms:
Books other printed matters may spread to sell with many methods through distribution’s companies, distribution shops, internet and others in consistent to laws and regulations.
Article 22.Leasing, Borrowing and Distribution
Books, other printed matters are able to lease in a certain period and may collect the leasing fees in accordance with regulations.
Individuals and organizations have the rights to bring their books, other printed matters to other people to borrow or distribute for reading, making research, collecting information in a certain period in accordance with regulations.
In case that the hirers or the borrowers make loss, tear apart, damage, become dirty that are not readable the interested person shall compensate in accordance with regulation.
Article 23.Books, other Printed Matters’ Exhibition
Individuals and organizations have the rights to exhibit their books other printed matters at the different places, at the time in accordance with regulations which have obtained the authorization from the publishing management organization and other relevant organization.
In case of necessity it may organize books, other printed matters’ fair including the cooperation with foreign countries.
Articlee24.Distribution through Internet
Books, other printed matters that are obtained the authorization to print have the rights to distribute through internet.
Article 25.Books, Printed Matters Exportation-Importation
Individuals and organizations wishing to export-import books, other printed matters shall apply for authorization from the publishing management organization and other relevant organization in accordance with laws and regulations.
Organization and Activities of the Publishing
Establishment and Activities of the printing house
Article 26.Establishment of the printing House
Organizations of the party, of the State, Lao National Front for Construction, mass organizations, social organizations, Professional associations and individuals wishing to establish their printing house shall submit their application to the Ministry of Information and Culture.
The Ministry of Information and Culture shall consider the application within a time limit of three official working days from the date of the receipt of such application onward. In case of failure they shall give reasons in writing to the applicants.
Article 27.Requirements to Establish a Printing House
The establishment of a printing house shall have the complete following conditions:
Article 28. Organization of the Printing House
The organization of the printing house is comprised of:
Article 29.Owner of the Printing House
The owner of a printing house is an organization of the party, of the State, of the National Front for Construction, Mass Organizations, social organizations and professional associations including the person who is the citizen which has obtained the authorization to establish a printing house and operate its activities on the arrangement of the printing in accordance with laws and regulations.
Article 30.Duties and Rights of the owner of the Printing House
The owner of the printing house has the main duties and rights as follows:
Article 31.Duties and Rights of the Printing House
A printing house has the main following duties and rights:
Article 32.Personnel of the Printing House
The personnel of the printing house is comprised of: Managing director, deputy managing director, editor in chief, editors, printing house’s technicians and colleagues which have been appointed or assigned from the owner of the printing house.
Article 33.Managing Director and Deputy Managing Director
The managing director is the highest administrator in the printing house and is directly responsible before the owner of the printing house and laws and regulations.
The deputy managing director is the assistant to managing director and is responsible to some works and acting on behalf of the managing director according to the assignment when the latter is unable to perform his duty.
The appointment, transfer or removal of a managing director and a deputy managing director is belonging to the owner of the printing house to make decision with the consent of the relevant publishing management organization.
Article 34.Editor in chief and Editors
The editor in chief is the person who has the rights to make decision on technical works in the printing house and is directly responsible before the managing director and laws and regulations.
The editor is the person who corrects the original texts of books; other printed matters and is responsible before the editor in chief and laws and regulations.
The appointment, transfer or removal of a editor in chief, editors is belong to the owner of the printing house to make decision with the consent of the relevant publishing management organization.
Article 35.Standard of the Managing Director, Deputy Managing Director, Editor in Chief, Editors
The managing director, deputy managing director, editor in chief, and editor shall have the following standard:
Article 36.Duties and Rights of the Managing Director
The managing director of a printing house has duties and rights as follows:
Article 37.Duties and Rights of the Editor in Chief
The editor in chief has duties and rights as follows:
Article 38.Duties and Rights of Editors
An editor has duties and rights as follows:
Article 39.Technicians of the Printing House
Technicians of the printing house are the personnel of the printing house that are comprised of the printing designer, painter, technician and other staff.Duties and rights of these technicians are defined in a specific regulation on printing house.
Article 40.Collaborators of the Printing House
The collaborators of the printing house are the persons who are not permanently posted to such printing house but they are experienced in writing editorials and participate into the invention and writing, review, compile books, other printed matters by receiving remunerations and other privileges from the printing house.Duties and rights of the collaborators are defined in a specific regulation on the printing house.
Article 41.Change of the Printing House
When the owner of the printing house wishing to change the name of the printing house, target to serve; the printing house shall request for authorization from the relevant publishing management organization according to the proposal of the owner of such printing house.
In case that there is a move of the place of the printing house or a dissolution of the printing house it shall report in writing to the publishing management organization the latest within fifteen official working days from the date of the move to another place or the dissolution onward.
Organization and Activities of the Printing Press, Printing shop and
Printing Design shop
Article 42.Establishment of Printing Press, Printing Shop and Printing Design Shop
Individuals and organizations wishing to establish a printing press, printing shop and printing design shop shall submit their application to the relevant publishing management organization.
The publishing management organization shall consider within a period of fifteen official working days from the date of receiving such application onward. Incase that can not authorize it shall inform to the applicant in writing.
The authorization to establish the printing press, printing shop and printing design shop are defined in a specific regulation.
Article 43.Requirements for the establishment of Printing press, Printing Shop and Printing Design Shop
The establishment of printing press, printing shop and printing design shop shall have conditions as follows:
Article 44.Duties and Rights of the Director of the Printing Press, the owner of the Printing Shop and Printing Design shop
The director of the printing press has duties and rights as follows:
For the duties and rights of the owner of the printing shop and printing design shop are defined in a specific regulation.
Article 45.Conditions on the Acceptance to Print Books and other Printed Matters
The acceptance to print books and other printed matters has conditions as follows:
Article 46.Printing Books, other Printed Matters in Foreign Countries
Individuals and organizations wishing to print books, other printed matters in foreign countries shall submit their applications to the relevant printing house together with two sets of the original text of books, other printed matters.
Such printing house shall consider reviewing, compiling into a complete original text then submitting to request the authorization to print from the relevant publishing management organization. Such organization shall consider within a period of fifteen official working days from the date of receipt such proposal onward.
In case that it can not authorize, it shall give the reasons in writing to the applicant for information.
Article 47.Change of Printing Press
When there is an intention to change the name, target to serve, transfer or dissolve the printing press, printing shop and printing design shop shall be performed in accordance with Article 41 of this law.
Article 48.Bidding to Print Books, other Printed Matters
The bidding to print books, other printed matters shall be performed as follows:
Organization and Activities of the Company and the Distribution Store
Article 49.Establishment of a company and a Distribution Store
Individuals and organizations wishing to establish a company or a books, other printed matters distribution store shall submit their applications to the relevant sector in accordance with laws and regulations.
Such sector shall consider within the period as provided in the enterprise law and other relevant laws. In case that it can not authorize it shall inform with reasons in writing to such applicant.
Article 50.Requirements for Establishing a Company and a Distribution Store
The establishment of a company shall have the conditions as follows:
Requirements to establish a distribution store is defined in a specific regulation.
Article 51.Duties and Rights of the Head of the Company or the Owner of the Distribution store
The Head of a company has duties and rights as follows:
For duties and rights of the distribution store are defined in a specific regulation.
Prohibitions
Article 52.Prohibitions to the Printing Arrangement
The printing house is prohibited to arrange books, other printed matters as follows:
Article 53. Prohibitions for the Printing
It is prohibited to the printing press, printing shop and the printing design shop to act as follows:
Article 54.Prohibitions for the Distribution
It is prohibited to a company or a distribution store having acts as follows:
Resolution of Dispute
Article 55.A Dispute which has a General Characteristic
The resolution of a dispute which has a general characteristic concerning the establishment and activities or business operation on the distribution of books, other printed matters is to let the parties to settle by the method of conciliation. If there is a failure, it is to submit to the publishing management organization at the place where one’s is subject to be the body to settle.
In case that the publishing management organization can not settle, it is to submit to the relevant economic arbitration to be the organ to mediate and arbitrate in accordance with laws and regulations.
In case that it can not be mediated and arbitrated; the parties have the rights to submit the application to the people’s court to consider adjudicating in accordance with laws and regulations.
Article 56.Dispute which has an International Characteristic
The resolution of dispute which has an international characteristic regarding the publishing of books, other printed matters is be performed in compliance to agreement, convention of which the Lao PDR is a party.
Management and Inspection
Management of the Publishing
Article 57.Publishing Management Organization
The State manages the publishing in centralized manner and is uniformity throughout the country by assigning to the Ministry of Information and Culture to be the focal in the management through coordination with other sectors and relevant local administration.
The publishing management organization is comprised of:
Article 58.Duties and Rights of the Ministry of Information and Culture
In the management of the publishing activities the Ministry of Information and Culture has duties and rights as follows:
Article 59.Duties and Rights of Provincial, city’s Information and Culture Divisions
In the management of the publishing activities the provincial and city’s information and culture divisions have duties and rights as follows:
Article 60.Duties and Rights of the District, Municipality’s Information and Culture Offices
In the management of the publishing works the district and municipality’s information and culture offices have duties and rights as follows:
Article 61.Duties and Rights of other Organizations
Other organizations which are involved in relation with the publishing have duties and rights to coordinate with the relevant information and culture sector in respect to their roles and responsibilities;
Article 62.Publishing’s Association
The association of publishing is a social-professional organization of the publishing, printing, distribution that have obtained the approval to establish by the Ministry of Information and Culture and has the role to educate, assemble the solidarity and has the duties to protect the equitable rights and benefits of its members including the adherence of directives, policies, laws and regulation regarding the publishing.
Duties and rights of the publishing’s association are defined in a specific regulation.
Inspection of the Publishing
Article 63.Publishing’s Inspection organization
The publishing’s inspection organization is comprised of:
Article 64.Duties and Rights of the Inspection Organization
The inspection organization has the duties and rights as follows:
Article 65.Contents of the Inspection
The inspection of the publishing has the main contents as follows:
The inspection of the publishing has three forms as follows:
A regular inspection refers to an inspection which is performed according to plans on a regular basis and at a specified time.
An inspection upon an advance notification refers to an inspection outside the plan when deemed necessary and of which the person to be inspected is notified in advance.
An immediate inspection refers to an emergency inspection of which the person to be inspected is not notified in advance.
In performing the publishing inspection, the inspection organization shall strictly comply with laws and regulations.
Day, Insignia and Seal of the Publishing
The publishing day is the 13 August, of which each year shall have a celebration and commemoration of the belief, achievements, experience in order to improve and develop the publishing activities to become better.
Article 68.Insignia and Seal of the Publishing
The publishing has its own insignia and seal to use in its official activities operations which are set out by the Ministry of Information and Culture.
Privileges towards Productive Persons and Measures against Violators
Article 69.Privileges towards Productive Persons
Individuals or organizations which have outstanding deeds in the implementation of this law especially in the invention, writing, printing arrangement, printing, distribution or a participation in the publishing management activities will receive commendations such as: medals, congratulation certificates, honorific titles and other privileges according to regulations.
Article 70.Measures against Violators
Individuals or organizations which violate law and regulations on publishing, prohibitions as prescribed in Article 52, 53 and 54 of this law including the publishing organization which obtain the authorization to establish, but does not operate within a period of one year, will be imposed measures depending on the severity of the case such as: will be educated, admonished, disciplinary sanction, fined, civil compensation of damages or be criminally punished in compliance with laws and regulations, temporary suspension of activities, withdrawn the license of publishing activities.
Final Provisions
The government of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic implements this law.
This law is effective after sixty days from the date the President of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic issues a decree to promulgate it.
Any provisions, regulations which contradict to this law are hereby repealed.
The President of the National Assembly
(Signed and sealed)
Thongsing THAMMAVONG
Name | Description | Status |
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Age Requirement of Senior Personnel of the Printing House | Senior Personnel of a Printing House including the managing director, deputy managing director, editor in chief, and editor must be at least 21 years of age | Active |
Application for authorization to print books | A printing house desirous of printing books shall bring the complete original text of all books and titles to apply for authorization to print from the Ministry of Information Culture and Tourism. | Active |
Application for authorization to print other printed materials | A printing house desirous of printing other printed materials shall apply for authorization to print with the Ministry of Information Culture and Tourism or the relevant provincial, city information and culture division according to laws and regulations. | Active |
Authorization to Change the name Printing House | When the owner of the printing house is desirous of changing the name of the printing house or the target audience, the printing house must request authorization from the relevant publishing management organization according to the proposal of the owner of such printing house | Active |
Change of Name of Printing design Shop | Individuals and organisations which intend to change the name of the printing design shop and/or its target audience must request authorization from the relevant publishing management organization according to the proposal of the owner of such printing press | Active |
Change of Name of Printing Press | Individuals and organisations which intend to change the name of the printing press and/or its target audience must request authorization from the relevant publishing management organization according to the proposal of the owner of such printing press | Active |
Change of Name of Printing Shop | Individuals and organisations which intend to change the name of the printing shop and/or its target audience must request authorization from the relevant publishing management organization according to the proposal of the owner of such printing press | Active |
Consent required for reprinting of books and other printed materials | An individual or organisation desirous of reprinting Books and other printed materials, whether published locally or abroad, must seek and obtain consent from the owner of the copyright | Active |
Establishment of a Books Company | Individuals and organizations wishing to establish a books company must submit their application to the relevant sector for authorization to do so in accordance with laws and regulations, detailing the name, objective, targets to serve and feasibility study; Location, vehicles, technical equipment, capital in order to ensure the activities operations; and personnel who has qualifications, knowledge, capability in the field of marketing | Active |
Establishment of a Company dealing with other printed materials | Individuals and organizations wishing to establish a company dealing with other printed materials must submit their application to the relevant sector for authorization to do so in accordance with laws and regulations, detailing the name, objective, targets to serve and feasibility study; Location, vehicles, technical equipment, capital in order to ensure the activities operations; and personnel who has qualifications, knowledge, capability in the field of marketing | Active |
Establishment of a Distribution Company | Individuals and organizations wishing to establish a books and/or other printed materials distribution company must submit their application to the relevant sector for authorization to do so in accordance with laws and regulations, detailing the name, objective, targets to serve and feasibility study; Location, vehicles, technical equipment, capital in order to ensure the activities operations; and personnel who has qualifications, knowledge, capability in the field of marketing | Active |
Establishment of a Printing design Shop | Individuals and organisations desirous of establishing a printing design shop must obtain approval from the relevant sector | Active |
Establishment of a Printing design Shop | Individuals and organizations desirous of establishing a printing design shop must submit their application, detailing the name, objective, targets, technical feasibility study and environmental impact; location, vehicles, technical equipment, capital in order to ensure the activities operations; and personnel with qualifications, knowledge, capability in the field of printing, to the relevant publishing management organization for authorization to do so. | Active |
Establishment of a Printing House | Organizations of the party, of the State, Lao National Front for Construction, mass organizations, social organizations, Professional associations and individuals wishing to establish their printing house must apply to the Ministry of Information Culture and Tourism to do so. | Active |
Establishment of a Printing Shop | Individuals and organisations desirous of establishing a printing shop must obtain approval from the relevant sector | Active |
Establishment of a Printing Shop | Individuals and organizations desirous of establishing a printing shop must submit their application, detailing the name, objective, targets, technical feasibility study and environmental impact; location, vehicles, technical equipment, capital in order to ensure the activities operations; and personnel with qualifications, knowledge, capability in the field of printing, to the relevant publishing management organization for authorization to do so. | Active |
Experience requirement for the Senior Personnel of the Printing House | The managing director and deputy managing director must possess experience in the management of general services | Active |
Experience requirement for the Senior Personnel of the Printing House | The managing director, deputy managing director and editor must possess experience in the field of publishing | Active |
Nationality of Senior Personnel of the Printing House | Senior Personnel of a Printing House including the managing director, deputy managing director, editor in chief, and editor must be a national of Lao PDR | Active |
Notification of change in location of the Printing House | In instances where the location of the printing house has changed, the printing house shall report such change in writing to the publishing management organization within fifteen official working days from the date of the move to the new location | Active |