Registered capital importation requirement for businesses obtaining concessions and undertaking projects with investment of value of more than USD 1 billion | Minimum capital requirements | Ministry of Planning and Investment | Law on Investment Promotion (Amended) No.14/NA, dated 17 November 2016 | 31-12-9999 |
Application for Overseas Investment by Domestic Investors | Administrative Requirements | Ministry of Planning and Investment | Law on Investment Promotion (Amended) No.14/NA, dated 17 November 2016 | 31-12-9999 |
Conditions for Overseas Investment by Domestic Investors | Other measures | Ministry of Planning and Investment | Law on Investment Promotion (Amended) No.14/NA, dated 17 November 2016 | 31-12-9999 |
Application for establishing a representative office | Authorization / permit requirements | Ministry of Planning and Investment | Law on Investment Promotion (Amended) No.14/NA, dated 17 November 2016 | 31-12-9999 |
Domestic investors desirous of investing to report financials and operations | Administrative Requirements | Ministry of Planning and Investment | Law on Investment Promotion (Amended) No.14/NA, dated 17 November 2016 | 31-12-9999 |
Obligations of Investors toward the State | Administrative Requirements | Ministry of Planning and Investment | Law on Investment Promotion (Amended) No.14/NA, dated 17 November 2016 | 31-12-9999 |
Social Obligations of Investors | Administrative Requirements | Ministry of Planning and Investment | Law on Investment Promotion (Amended) No.14/NA, dated 17 November 2016 | 31-12-9999 |
Prohibition on engaging in the conduct of prohibited or illegal business | Prohibition | Ministry of Planning and Investment | Law on Investment Promotion (Amended) No.14/NA, dated 17 November 2016 | 31-12-9999 |
Prohibition on obstructing investment promotion | Prohibition | Ministry of Planning and Investment | Law on Investment Promotion (Amended) No.14/NA, dated 17 November 2016 | 31-12-9999 |
Prohibition on investors from bribing government officials and staff | Prohibition | Ministry of Planning and Investment | Law on Investment Promotion (Amended) No.14/NA, dated 17 November 2016 | 31-12-9999 |
Prohibition on investors from conspiring with government officials for unlawful benefits | Prohibition | Ministry of Planning and Investment | Law on Investment Promotion (Amended) No.14/NA, dated 17 November 2016 | 31-12-9999 |
Prohibition on foreign investors from buying/selling land except for state land lease or concession | Prohibition | Ministry of Planning and Investment | Law on Investment Promotion (Amended) No.14/NA, dated 17 November 2016 | 31-12-9999 |
Prohibition on investors from not honouring obligations- financial and otherwise | Prohibition | Ministry of Planning and Investment | Law on Investment Promotion (Amended) No.14/NA, dated 17 November 2016 | 31-12-9999 |
Prohibition on investors from slandering government | Prohibition | Ministry of Planning and Investment | Law on Investment Promotion (Amended) No.14/NA, dated 17 November 2016 | 31-12-9999 |
Prohibition on investors from acting or mobilizing in a manner to adversely affect the traditions, customs and culture of the nation | Prohibition | Ministry of Planning and Investment | Law on Investment Promotion (Amended) No.14/NA, dated 17 November 2016 | 31-12-9999 |
Prohibition on violating laws and regulations of Lao PDR | Prohibition | Ministry of Planning and Investment | Law on Investment Promotion (Amended) No.14/NA, dated 17 November 2016 | 31-12-9999 |
Foreign legal entities shall submit the application form (as provided) to one stop service | Administrative Requirements | 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 |
Must not operate business in order to generate incomes or benefits | Prohibition | 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 |
Must not advertise any type of product or service | Prohibition | 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 |
Must not lend its establishment license to other for using, changing or falsifying it | Prohibition | 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 |