RESTRICTEDWORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/ACC/LAO/3/Add.1
28 March 2001
(01-1540)
Working Party on the
Accession of the Lao PDROriginal:  English
ACCESSION OF THE LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC
Memorandum on the Foreign Trade Regime
Addendum
The Government of the Lao People's Democratic Republic has submitted the following
legislation (referred to in Annex 2 of WT/ACC/LAO/ 3) which is available for consultation from the
Secretariat (Accessions Division, Room 1126) and is  available in electronic format upon request from
accessions@wto.org.
_______________
1. Law - Customs – No. 4/94/NA:
Adopted on 18 July 1994 - Enacted on 13 August 1994
(Department of Customs, Ministry of Finance);
2. Regulations on the Authorization for the Operation of the Import-Export Business - No.
462/MOC
Adopted on 8 December 1993 (Ministry of Commerce);
3. Notice of Amended to Notification No. 175/MOC, issued on 4 April 1994 – No. 870/MOC
Prohibited Goods for Import or Export
Adopted 19 September 1996 (Ministry of Commerce);
4. Notification on the Import of Motor Cycles Over 250cc – No. 1552/MCTPC
Adopted 8 July 1996 (The Ministry of Communi cations, Transport, Post and Construction);
5. Law - Forestry – No. 01/96:
Adopted on 11 October 1996, Enacted on 2 November 1996
(Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry);
6. Resolution on the Adoption of the Forestry Law No.  04/96
Adopted on 11 October 1996 (Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry);
7. Decree on the Promulgation of the Forestry Law No. 125/PDR
Adopted on 2 November 1996 (Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry);
8. Notification on the Management of Fore stry and the Timber Industry No. 11/PM
Adopted on 23 August 1999 (Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry);WT/ACC/LAO/3/Add.1
Page 2
9. Decree on the Preservation of Cultural, Historical and Natural Heritage No. 03/PR
Adopted on 20 June 1997 (Ministry of Information and Culture);
10. Regulations on the Control and Use of Plant Pesticides in the Lao PDR
No. 894/MOAF
Adopted on 21 November 1992 (The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry);
11. Regulations on the Quarantine of Plants in the Lao PDR No.069/MOAF
Adopted on 2 July 1993 (Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry);
12. Regulations on the Management and Use of Plant Species and Seeds for Planting in the Lao
PDR No. 719/MOAF
Adopted on 3 December 1997 (Ministry of Forestry and Agriculture);
13. Decree on the Quarantine of Pl ants in the Lao PDR No. 66/PM
Adopted 23 March 1993 (Ministry of Forestry and Agriculture);
14. Decree on the Management of the Standards and Quality of Goods and Services No. 85/PM
Adopted on 2 November 1995 (Science Technology Environmental Agency);
15. Decree on Livestock Management in Lao PDR No. 85/PMO
Adopted on 31 May 1993 (Department of Agriculture and Forestry);
16. Regulation on Livestock Management in Lao PDR No.  0004/MOAF1
Adopted on 2 January 1997 (Department of Agriculture and Forestry);
17. Instruction for the Regulation on Livestoc k Management in Lao PDR No.  0005/MOAF
Adopted on 2 January 1997 (Department of Agriculture and Forestry);
18. Provisions on the Control of Export-Oriented and Imported Foodstuffs No.
035/FMC
Adopted on 26 October 1991 (Ministry of Health);
19. Elaborated Recommendations Relating to the Regulations on Quality Control of Export-
Oriented and Imported Foodstuffs No. 035/FMC
Adopted on 9 September 1991 (Ministry of Health);
20. Provisions on Quality Control of Domestically Produced Food Products
No. 048FMC
Adopted 26 September 1991 (Ministry of Health);
21. Provisions for Quality Control No. 105/FMC
Adopted 31 October 1991 (Ministry of Health);
22. List of Medicines Prohibited in the Lao PDR based on Decree of the Ministry of Public
Health No. 740/MPH
Adopted on 3 April 1994 (Ministry of Health);
23. List of Chemical Products Under Restricted Control No. 1364/95/DFM
adopted in September 1995 (Ministry of Health);
                                                     
1 To be submitted.WT/ACC/LAO/3/Add.1
Page 3
24. Implementation of Rules and Regulations on Government Procurement of Goods
Construction Repairs and Services No. 01639/MOF
Adopted on 22 December 1998 (Ministry of Finance);
25. Law on the Promotion and Management of Fore ign Investment in the Lao PDR No. 1/94:
Adopted on 14 March 1994 (Science Technology Environmental Agency);
26. The Constitution of the Lao PDR
Adopted on 15 August 1991 (The Ministry of Justice);
27. Business Law No. 03/NA:
Adopted on 18 July 1994 - Enacted 17 August 1994 (Ministry of Commerce and Tourism);
28. Decree on the Implementation of the Business Law No. 31/PMO
Adopted on 1 February 1996  (Ministry of Commerce and Tourism);
29. Notification on the Implementation of Enterprise Registration Based on the Business Law No.
750/MOC:
Adopted on 6 August 1996 (Ministry of Commerce);
30. Decree on Trademarks No. 06/PM
Adopted on 18 January 1995
(The Science, Technology and Environmental Agency, Prime Minister’s Office);
31. Law - Domestic Investment  Promotion No 03/95/NA
Adopted 14 October 1995 (Science Technology Environmental Agency);
32. Resolution Approving the Law on Domestic Investment Promotion  No.3/NA
Adopted 14 October 1995 (Science Technology Environmental Agency);
33. Decree on Domestic Invest ment Promotion No. 27/PM
Adopted 26 October 1995 (Science Technology Environmental Agency);
34. Law on the Bank of the Lao PDR No. 5/95/NA
Adopted on 14 October 1995 - Enacted 26  October 1995 (Ministry of Finance);
35. Decree on the Bank of Lao No. 95/PM
Adopted on 22 June 1993 (Ministry of Finance);
36. Regulation on Commercial Banks and Financial Institutions’ Capital Adequacy Under
Supervision by the Bank of the Lao PDR No. 02/BOL
Adopted on 15 January 1996 (Ministry of Finance);
37. Regulation on Protecting Soundness Practices of the Commercial Banks and Financial
Institutions which are Under the Supervision of the Bank of the Lao PDR No. 04/BOL
Adopted 15 January 1996 (Ministry of Finance);
38. Regulations on Foreign Currency Exposure No. 08BOL
Adopted on 7 May 1996 (Ministry of Finance);
39. Regulation on Conditions for Establishing Banks in the Lao PDR
Adopted on 30 November 1995 (Ministry of Finance);WT/ACC/LAO/3/Add.1
Page 4
40. Decree on Commercial Banks No. 01/NA
Adopted on 11 March 1997 (Ministry of Finance);
41. Insurance Law No. 11/90/PSA
Adopted on 29 November 1990 - Enacted December 1990 (Ministry of Finance);
42. Decree on the Management of Foreign Exchange and Precious Metals No. 53/PCM
Adopted on 7 September 1990 (Ministry of Finance);
43. Regulations on the Establishment of Businesses of Transportation Shipping and Repair
Services by the State; State Private Collec tives and Private Individuals No. 1413/49/MCTPC
Adopted on 22 June 1996
(The Ministry of Communications, Transport, Post and Construction);
44. Law on Road Transportation No. 3/97/NA
Adopted on 12 April 1997, Enforced 31 May 1997
(The Ministry of Communications, Transport, Post and Construction);
45. Decree on the Enforcement of the Law on Road Transportation No. 35/PDR
Adopted on 31 May 1997 (The Ministry of Communications, Transport, Post and
Construction);
46. Decree on Private Education No. 64/PM
Adopted on 14 August 1995 (The Ministry of Education);
47. Regulations on the Management of Hotels and Guesthouses No. 159/OPM
Adopted on 30 July 1997 (The Ministry of Commerce and Tourism);
48. Regulations on the Establishment and Management of Tourist Service Operators No.
1150/PM
Adopted on 25 October 1993 (Ministry of Commerce and Tourism);
49. Import Licence2.
__________
                                                     
2 Hard copy only.