Inventory of Business Licenses

General information
Name of formality	Approval on the content and permit to use a song
Type of formality	Other
Date of last modification	27.07.2020
Responsible Authorities	Arts and Culture Department (021 217537;)
LSIC
Who should complete this business formality?	Individuals or legal entities with the knowledge and ability to compose lyrics, melodies, lao folk music for the purpose of performing, disseminating the fine cultural traditions of the nation, buying and selling performing arts products such as music, songs or fun traditions.
Qualifications needed by the business to get the formality	Have a capital, vehicle, equipment, knowledges, skills in performing arts and the content of the product.
Additional Comment	This license is issued only for the examination of the content and the use of the song-lao folk music for production and distribution, both domestically and internationally.

LEGAL FRAMEWORK
Name	Number	Date	Comment
Law on Performing Arts	16/NA	04.05.2017
Presidential Ordinance on Fees and Service Fees	003/PO	26.12.2012	Article 57, page 109 (clause 17)

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS FORMALITIES - First time
Name	Type	Comment
Application form	Confirmative act
Content of Showing	Confirmative act
Copy of Enterprise Registration Certificate	Confirmative act

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS FORMALITIES - Renew
Name	Type	Comment

 

Mean of presentation
Means of presentation	At the Authority Offices
Address of authority	Arts and Culture Department, Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism
Processing Time (Day(s))	15	Relevant law does not specify the period of consideration, but the official states that the normal period for consideration is no later than 15 working days.

 

RENEWAL INFORMATION
Does the formality have a validity or an expiration date?	NO
How long will the formality be valid for? (in months)	0
What is the process and conditions to get the formality?
What is the process and conditions to renew the formality?	Pursuant to Articles 46-47 of the Law on Performing Arts

 

ISSUING FEES
Has application fees?	Service fees	Certificate fees	Application fees	Total fees
YES	0.00	500000.00	0.00	500000.00
Comments	Pursuant to the Ordinance No. 003/PO Article 57. Performing Arts Licensing Fees, clause 17 (page 109)

 

RENEWAL FEES
Has renewal fees?	Service fees	Certificate fees	Renewal fees	Total renewal fees
NO	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Comments	Pursuant to the Ordinance No. 003/PO Article 57. Performing Arts Licensing Fees, clause17 (page 109)

   

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS
Document Name	Comment
Application form
Content of Showing
Copy of Enterprise Registration Certificate

 

STATISTICS (Issue or/and renewed number)
Year	Issued	Renewed
2016
2017