Inventory of Business Licenses

General information
Name of formality	License to Establish a Publishing House
Type of formality	License
Date of last modification	30.10.2017
Responsible Authorities	Publication Department
LSIC	J - Information and communication
Who should complete this business formality?	Government organizations, a joint-venture publishers with foreign company and foreign investment
Qualifications needed by the business to get the formality	1. Names, objectives, goals of the publisher and feasibility study 2. Have a standardized organizational structure and personnel. 3. Have an office, vehicle, technical equipment, capital to support the operation. 4. Have a Managing director or deputy managing director, Editor-in-chief and Lao editors, must have a publishing training certificate or higher diploma in publishing, permanent residence in the Lao PDR, Lao nationality and 21 years old or older, know any foreign language in a certain level.
Additional Comment

LEGAL FRAMEWORK
Name	Number	Date	Comment
Law on Publication	05/NA	09.12.2008	Part III Establishment and Function of Publishing Activities Chapter 1 Establishment and Operation of Publishing House (Article 26 - Article 41)
Instruction on the Establishment of the Publishing House in Lao PDR	781/PSO	25.02.2009
Presidential Ordinance on Fees and Service Fees	003/PO	26.12.2012	Article 51

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS FORMALITIES - First time
Name	Type	Comment
Court Clearence	Confirmative act	of the director and editor-in-chief
Curriculum Vitae	Confirmative act	4 pages of CV of director and the editor-in-chief of the publishing house
Education Qualification Evidence	Confirmative act	and experiences of the director and the editor-in-chief
Application form	Confirmative act
Photo (3x4)	Confirmative act	2 photos of the director
Location Map of the Publishing House	Confirmative act
Organization Chart of the Publishing House	Confirmative act
Internal Regulations of the Publishing House	Confirmative act
Feasibility study	Confirmative act

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS FORMALITIES - Renew
Name	Type	Comment
Application form for renewal	Confirmative act
Business Activities Report	Confirmative act	of the previous year
Business Operating License	Confirmative act	original

LIST OF ATTACHED DOCUMENTS FOR FIRST TIME APPLICATION
Type of document	Document Name
Application form	Application form

 

Mean of presentation
Means of presentation	At the Authority Offices
Address of authority	Publication Department, Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism
Processing Time (Day(s))	30	The consideration must be completed within 30 business days of the application form date of receipt. In case of refusal, the reason must be given in written to the applicant.

 

RENEWAL INFORMATION
Does the formality have a validity or an expiration date?	YES
How long will the formality be valid for? (in months)	12
What is the process and conditions to get the formality?
What is the process and conditions to renew the formality?

 

ISSUING FEES
Has application fees?	Service fees	Certificate fees	Application fees	Total fees
YES	300000.00	100000.00	0.00	400000.00
Comments	As defined in Ordinance No. 003, Article 51. The application form can be purchased at the Publication Department

 

RENEWAL FEES
Has renewal fees?	Service fees	Certificate fees	Renewal fees	Total renewal fees
YES	300000.00	100000.00	0.00	400000.00
Comments	As defined in Ordinance No. 003, Article 51. The application form can be purchased at the Publication Department

   

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS
Document Name	Comment
Court Clearence	of the director and editor-in-chief
Curriculum Vitae	4 pages of CV of director and the editor-in-chief of the publishing house
Education Qualification Evidence	and experiences of the director and the editor-in-chief
Application form
Photo (3x4)	2 photos of the director
Location Map of the Publishing House
Organization Chart of the Publishing House
Internal Regulations of the Publishing House
Feasibility study
Application form for renewal
Business Activities Report	of the previous year
Business Operating License	original

 

STATISTICS (Issue or/and renewed number)
Year	Issued	Renewed
2016	2	0
2019	1	5