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Title | Description | Create Date | Update Date | Issued By | File Download |
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Application for Company Registration | Application for Company Registration | 2019-11-08 | 2019-11-08 | Ministry of Industry and Commerce | |
Application for Company LTD Registration | Application for Company LTD Registration | 2019-11-08 | 2019-11-08 | Ministry of Industry and Commerce | |
Application for Public Company Registration | Application for Public Company Registration | 2019-11-08 | 2019-11-08 | Ministry of Industry and Commerce | |
Application for Partnership LTD Registration | Application for Partnership LTD Registration | 2019-11-08 | 2019-11-08 | Ministry of Industry and Commerce | |
Application for Ordinary Partnership Registration | Application for Ordinary Partnership Registration | 2019-11-08 | 2019-11-08 | Ministry of Industry and Commerce | |
Application For Sole Proprietiship Registration | Application For Sole Proprietiship Registration | 2019-11-08 | 2019-11-08 | Ministry of Industry and Commerce |
Name | Measure Type | Agency | Description | Comments | Legal Document | Validity |
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Form of Establishment of a Commercial Bank | Form of establishment | Bank of the Lao PDR | A commercial bank shall be established and operated as any form of company, except a one-person limited company | - | Law On Commercial Banks No. 03/NA, dated 26 December 2006 | 31-12-9999 |
Requirement for a registration to establish telecommunications enterprises | Administrative Requirements | Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications | A domestic and foreign individual, legal entity or organization wishing to establish a telecommunication enterprise must file an application for establishment and registration. The article specifies a list of operations of a telecommunication enterprise that require approval from the Ministry | - | Law on Telecommunication (Amended) No. 09/NA, dated 21 December 2011 | 31-12-9999 |
Application to operate as a joint venture company | Joint Venture | Ministry of Finance | A foreign investor may apply to operate an insurance business as a joint venture company in accordance with conditions specified in international agreements which the Lao PDR is a party | - | Ministerial Guidelines on Insurance Business Licensing No. 770/MOF, dated 21 March 2016 | 31-12-9999 |
Requirement on approved investments | Authorization / permit requirements | Bank of the Lao PDR | A Savings and Credit Union shall only invest in investments that have been approved by the Bank of Lao PDR | - | Regulation For Savings and Credit Unions No. 03/BOL, dated 3 June 2008 | 31-12-9999 |
Procedure for temporary and permanent license | Administrative Requirements | Security Exchange commission | A temporary certificate to the securities company will be issued within 30 days from the date of application. A permanent certificate of incorporation is issued within 30 days from meeting all additional conditions. | - | Law on Securities No. 21/NA, dated 10 December 2012 | 31-12-9999 |
Requirements to incorporate an asset management company | Form of establishment | Security Exchange commission | An asset management company can be incorporated in the form of a limited company or a public company, except as a one-person limited company. A foreign asset management company can be incorporated in the form of a sole investment or joint investment with the financial institution(s) incorporated nationally or a branch office or a representative office that is approved. | - | Law on Securities No. 21/NA, dated 10 December 2012 | 31-12-9999 |
Requirement for establishing an insurance business: a minimum capital | Minimum capital requirements | Ministry of Finance | An individual or legal entity wishing to establish an insurance business must have registered capital and security deposit | - | Insurance Law Amended No. 06/NA, dated 21 December 2011 | 31-12-9999 |
Requirement for a license to establish science and technology enterprise | Licensing (based on experience, track record, technical requirements, and/or other) | Ministry of Science and Technology | An operating permit must be received to establish a science and technology enterprise by fulfilling criteria including technical certification. | - | Law on Science and Technology No. 30/NA, dated 19 July 2013 | 31-12-9999 |
Filing of Notification for Enterprise Registration | Administrative Requirements | Enterprise Management and Inspection Authority | Any person intending to conduct business in the Lao PDR shall file a notification for enterprise registration with the concerned enterprise registration authority of the industrial and trade sector, unless otherwise specified in the relevant laws and regulations. | - | Law on Enterprises No. 46/NA, dated 23 December 2013 | 31-12-9999 |
Application to operate a commercial bank | Administrative Requirements | Bank of the Lao PDR | Any person or organisation that wishes to establish a commercial bank shall submit an application to the Bank of the Lao PDR for a license | - | Law On Commercial Banks No. 03/NA, dated 26 December 2006 | 31-12-9999 |
Application for establishment of Finance Leasing Companies | Administrative Requirements | Bank of the Lao PDR | Domestic juristic entities seeking to establish a Finance Lease Company must apply to the Bank of the Lao PDR, and foreign entities to the Foreign Investment Promotion and Management Committee | - | Decree On Financial Leasing No. 11/PM, dated 18 February 1999 | 31-12-9999 |
Registration Requirement for Domestic Private Investor | Administrative Requirements | Ministry of Industry and Commerce | Domestic private investor wishing to establish an enterprise as an individual or legal entity which is a sole trader enterprise, partnership enterprise or company, shall apply for an enterprise registration certificate from the enterprise registration office in compliance with the Enterprise Law | - | Instruction of the Minister of Industry and Commerce regarding the Declaration for Enterprise Registration in accordance with the Enterprise Law No. 0995/MOIC, dated 19 June 2008 | 31-12-9999 |
Requirements to establish a legal enterprise | Authorization / permit requirements | Ministry of Justice | Individuals and legal entities entitled to apply to establish a legal enterprise must obtain authorization to operate a legal enterprise from the Ministry of Justice. | - | Law on Lawyers No. 010/NA, dated 21 December 2011 | 31-12-9999 |
Establishment of a Printing design Shop | Authorization / permit requirements | Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism | Individuals and organisations desirous of establishing a printing design shop must obtain approval from the relevant sector | - | Law on Publishing No. 05/NA, dated 9 December 2008 | 31-12-9999 |
Establishment of a Printing Shop | Authorization / permit requirements | Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism | 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. | - | Law on Publishing No. 05/NA, dated 9 December 2008 | 31-12-9999 |
Establishment of a Distribution Company | Authorization / permit requirements | Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism | 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 | - | Law on Publishing No. 05/NA, dated 9 December 2008 | 31-12-9999 |
Establishment of a Books Company | Administrative Requirements | Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism | 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 | - | Law on Publishing No. 05/NA, dated 9 December 2008 | 31-12-9999 |
Establishment of a Company dealing with other printed materials | Administrative Requirements | Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism | 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 | - | Law on Publishing No. 05/NA, dated 9 December 2008 | 31-12-9999 |
Establishment of a Land Traffic Business related Enterprise | Authorization / permit requirements | Ministry of Public Works and Transport | Individuals, juridic persons or organizations, both domestic and foreign, desirous of establishing an land traffic business related enterprises must obtain approval to establish and operate such businesses in keeping with the Enterprises Law and Investment Promotion Law | - | LAW ON LAND TRAFFIC (Amended) No. 23/NA, dated 12 December 2012 | 31-12-9999 |
Forms of Investment in Construction Businesses | Form of establishment | Ministry of Finance | Investment in construction businesses can take the form of an individual enterprise, partnership enterprise or company, in keeping with Article 10 of the Law on Enterprise. | - | Law On Construction No. 05/NA, dated 26 November 2009 | 31-12-9999 |