The Department of Import and Export, Ministry of Industry and Commerce organized a training session on how to use the Lao PDR trade portal on 28-29 August 2013 at a Meeting Room of the Provincial Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Luangphabang Province. The training was hosted under the joint honorable chairmanship of Mme. Khemmany Pholsena, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Industry of Commerce, who is also the Head of the National Trade Facilitation Secretariat and Mr. Bouakhong Nammavong, Deputy Governor, Luangphabang Province. There were participants from the public sector (Provincial Department of Industry and Commerce, Customs Office, Provincial Governor Office, Provincial Department of Public Works and Transport, Provincial Department of Public Health, Provincial Department of Agriculture and Forestry) and the business sector (Chamber of Industry and Commerce and business sectors involved in import-export) from 4 northern provinces namely Luangphabang, Borkeo, Luangnumtha and Phongsaly.

The objective of this session was to provide training to the public and private sectors on how to use the Lao PDR Trade Portal to access and search for information related to import and export, especially legal and regulation documents, procedures, forms and other trade related news and information such as: announcements, market access information and etc.  on the Lao PDR Trade Portal  www.laotradeportal.gov.la , www.laotradeportal.org and www.laotradeportal.com.

This training described useful content such as the history, background and objective of the Lao PDR Trade Portal, and also provided a simulation exercise on how to search information on legal documents, regulations, laws and commodities, advice on general information page, market access and advice on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS) and Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT), also giving advice on how to register as a member, how to contact and use the feedback form and recommendations. Additionally, the participants were broken into groups for a practice exercise. 

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