Pursuant to Lao Standard Industrial Classification (LSIC) codes, list of business activities that required the issuance of business operation license are classified into 03 sectors, for instance, industrial processing and handicrafts; domestic trade; import and export. These business activities are stipulated in Decision on the Adoption of Business Activities in Industry and Commerce Sector that required the Issuance of Business Operation License No. 0044/MOIC.ERMD, dated 18 January 2019    

Supporting documents for requesting the issuance of a business operation license as follows:
- Application form for business operation license from the Department of Industrial and Handicrafts, Department of Domestic Trade, Department of Import and Export (based on business activities under departments);
- Original or copy of the enterprise registration certificate
- Instruction on business operation license issued by agencies for the issuance of enterprise registration.

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Source: Viengsana Shipping sole Co.Ltd


 Persons having the right to sign the business operation license as follows:
- At central level is Director General or Deputy Director General of Department in accordance with Director General of Department’s decision that assigns at least 02 persons who have the right to sign the business operation license;   
- At provincial level is Director of Office of Industry and Commerce of Provinces, Capital (OICP/OICC)  in accordance with Director of OICP/OICC’s decision that assigns at 02 persons who have the right to sign the business operation license;  
- District level is Director of Office of Industry and Commerce of Districts (OICD) in accordance with Director of OICD’s decision that assign at 02 persons who have the right to sign the business operation license.    

For those business activities are not stipulated in Decision on the Adoption of Business Activities in Industry and Commerce Sector that required the Issuance of Business Operation License No. 0044/MOIC.ERMD, dated 18 January 2019, they shall implement in accordance with Article 05 as stipulated in Decision on Enterprise Registration No. 0023/MOIC.ERMD, dated 09 January 2019.   

Click here to see more detail of Decision No. 0044/MOIC.ERMD, dated 18 January 2019

Click here to see more detail of Decision No. 0045/MOIC.ERMD, dated 18 January 2019

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