Inventory of Business Licenses

General information
Name of formality	Factory Operation Certificate
Type of formality	Certificate
Date of last modification	16.11.2020
Responsible Authorities	Department of Industry and Commerce
LSIC	C - Manufacturing
Who should complete this business formality?	Those who operate factories
Qualifications needed by the business to get the formality
Additional Comment	Prior to the permanent production, factory business operators must apply for a factory operation certificates from the industry and handicraft sector first.

LEGAL FRAMEWORK
Name	Number	Date	Comment
Law on Handicraft	02/NA	25.07.2008
Industrial Processing Law (Amended)	48/NA	27.12.2013
Presidential Ordinance on Fees and Service Fees	003/PO	26.12.2012	Article 12
No name	0166/ອຄ	09.02.2023
Devision on Factory	0166/MOIC	09.02.2023	Article 2, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18 & 51	""

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS FORMALITIES - First time
Name	Type	Comment
Application Form	Confirmative act	as defined in an application form by Industry and Handicraft Sector
Power of Attorney	Confirmative act
Manufacturing Plan	Confirmative act	with the explanation
List of the machines in the factory	Confirmative act
Annual Operation Plan of the Factory	Confirmative act	as defined in the application form by the Industry and Handicraft Sector
Construction Layout	Confirmative act	attach with the technical system of the machines in A3 size (the layout has to be in compliance with the construction regulations)
Photo (3x4)	Confirmative act	4 photos (taken within 3 months)
Copy of Enterprise Registration Certificate	Confirmative act
Environmental Compliance Certificate (ECC)	Formality	for the factory that has impacts on the environment
Construction Permit	Formality
Certificate of Installation of Waste Management System	Confirmative act	and/or Certificate of Waste Disposal from the factory
Land Lease Agreement	Confirmative act	or Lease Agreement (for building) or Ownership Certificate, and Land Title
Quality Certificate of Products	Confirmative act
Quality Certificate of Products	Confirmative act	for food, drinks, and medicines

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS FORMALITIES - Renew
Name	Type	Comment

 

Mean of presentation
Means of presentation	At the Authority Offices
Address of authority
Processing Time (Day(s))	5	In case the document is in correct or incomplete the authority must inform the applicant within 5 days from the date of receiving in order to correct it

 

RENEWAL INFORMATION
Does the formality have a validity or an expiration date?	YES
How long will the formality be valid for? (in months)	36
What is the process and conditions to get the formality?
What is the process and conditions to renew the formality?	The application must be submitted 30 days before the due date

 

ISSUING FEES
Has application fees?	Service fees	Certificate fees	Application fees	Total fees
YES	50000.00	50000.00	0.00	100000.00
Comments	The fee will be collected based on the horsepower as stated in Ordinance No. 003/PO

 

RENEWAL FEES
Has renewal fees?	Service fees	Certificate fees	Renewal fees	Total renewal fees
YES	50000.00	40000.00	0.00	90000.00
Comments	The fee will be collected based on the horsepower as stated in Ordinance No. 003/PO

   

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS
Document Name	Comment
Application Form	as defined in an application form by Industry and Handicraft Sector
Power of Attorney
Manufacturing Plan	with the explanation
List of the machines in the factory
Annual Operation Plan of the Factory	as defined in the application form by the Industry and Handicraft Sector
Construction Layout	attach with the technical system of the machines in A3 size (the layout has to be in compliance with the construction regulations)
Photo (3x4)	4 photos (taken within 3 months)
Copy of Enterprise Registration Certificate
Environmental Compliance Certificate (ECC)	for the factory that has impacts on the environment
Construction Permit
Certificate of Installation of Waste Management System	and/or Certificate of Waste Disposal from the factory
Land Lease Agreement	or Lease Agreement (for building) or Ownership Certificate, and Land Title
Quality Certificate of Products
Quality Certificate of Products	for food, drinks, and medicines

 

STATISTICS (Issue or/and renewed number)
Year	Issued	Renewed
2016	29	106
2017	21	95
2018	102	174
2019	22	98
2020	19	91