Reporting obligations for Foreign Investors | Performance requirements (mandatory) | Ministry of Planning and Investment | Decree of the Prime Minister Regarding the Implementation of the Law on the Promotion and Management of Foreign Investment in the Lao People's Democratic Republic No. 46/PM, dated 23 March 2001 | 31-12-9999 |
Requirement to combat money laundering and financing of terrorism | Performance requirements (mandatory) | National Committee for Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism | Law on Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Financing of Terrorism No. 50/NA, dated 21 July 2014 | 31-12-9999 |
Adherence to Accounting and Invoicing Standards | Performance requirements (mandatory) | Ministry of Finance | Law on Value-Added Tax (Revised Version) No. 52/NA, dated 23 July 2014 | 31-12-9999 |
Requirement for suppliers to comply with law | Performance requirements (mandatory) | Ministry of Industry and Commerce | Consumer Protection Law No. 02/NA, dated 30 June 2010 | 31-12-9999 |
Requirement for use of each category of land to be conducted according to sectoral law | Performance requirements (mandatory) | Land inspection Authority | Prime Ministerial Decree on the Implementation of the Land Law No. 88/PM, dated 3 June 2008 | 31-12-9999 |
Confidentiality | Performance requirements (mandatory) | Bank of the Lao PDR | Law on Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Financing of Terrorism No. 50/NA, dated 21 July 2014 | 31-12-9999 |
Invoice usage requirements | Performance requirements (mandatory) | Ministry of Finance | Decree on invoice No. 12/PM, dated 23 January 2015 | 31-12-9999 |
Requirement for change of ownership of trademark to be recorded | Performance requirements (non-mandatory) | Science Technology and Environment Agency | Decree on Trademarks No. 06/PM, dated 18 January 1995 | 31-12-9999 |
Maximum gross weight limit | Administrative Requirements | Ministry of Public Works and Transport | Decision on the Maximum Weight of Trucks with 22 Wheels or 6 Axles No. 5064/MPWT, dated 21 April 2009 | 31-12-9999 |
Maximum gross weight of lorry truck during rainy season | Administrative Requirements | Ministry of Public Works and Transport | Regulation on Approval of Total Maximum Weight of Trucks No. 13848/MPWT, dated 26 September 2013 | 31-12-9999 |
Filing of Notification for Enterprise Registration | Administrative Requirements | Enterprise Management and Inspection Authority | Law on Enterprises No. 46/NA, dated 23 December 2013 | 31-12-9999 |
Modification of Contents in Enterprise Registration | Administrative Requirements | Enterprise Management and Inspection Authority | Law on Enterprises No. 46/NA, dated 23 December 2013 | 31-12-9999 |
Notification Requirement of Debtors and Creditors regarding the transfer of Enterprise Names | Administrative Requirements | Enterprise Management and Inspection Authority | Law on Enterprises No. 46/NA, dated 23 December 2013 | 31-12-9999 |
Notification Requirement of the establishment of branches by parent enterprises | Administrative Requirements | Ministry of Industry and Commerce | Guidelines for Establishment of Foreign Enterprise Branch (Legal Entity) in Lao PDR No. 1619/MOIC.ERM, dated 28 August 2013 | 31-12-9999 |
Period of time for presenting documents for registration | Administrative Requirements | Ministry of Finance | DECREE on Document Registration No. 52/PM, dated 13 March 1993 | 31-12-9999 |
Obligatory Requirements for Foreign Investors | Administrative Requirements | Ministry of Planning and Investment | Decree of the Prime Minister Regarding the Implementation of the Law on the Promotion and Management of Foreign Investment in the Lao People's Democratic Republic No. 46/PM, dated 23 March 2001 | 31-12-9999 |
Performance Requirements of Foreign Enterprises | Administrative Requirements | Ministry of Industry and Commerce | Guidelines for Establishment of Foreign Enterprise Branch (Legal Entity) in Lao PDR No. 1619/MOIC.ERM, dated 28 August 2013 | 31-12-9999 |
Period for the Commencement of Business Operation | Administrative Requirements | Enterprise Management and Inspection Authority | Law on Enterprises No. 46/NA, dated 23 December 2013 | 31-12-9999 |
Registration in the Value Added Tax System | Administrative Requirements | Ministry of Finance | Law on Value-Added Tax (Revised Version) No. 52/NA, dated 23 July 2014 | 31-12-9999 |
Requirement for approval to grant lease or concession of State land which must specify land use objctives | Administrative Requirements | Land inspection Authority | Prime Minister’s Decree on the Leasing of State Land No. 135/PM, dated 25 May 2009 | 31-12-9999 |