Inventory of Business Licenses

General information
Name of formality	Book Publishing Registration Permit
Type of formality	Registration
Date of last modification	08.10.2020
Responsible Authorities	Publication Department
LSIC	J - Information and communication
Who should complete this business formality?	Publishers and public & private organizations
Qualifications needed by the business to get the formality	The content or format must go through a licensed publisher in accordance with the rules and regulations to edit and verify the content. If it is a government book, the contents must be certified by the relevant parties.
Additional Comment	All public and private printing houses in Lao PDR are prohibited from publishing all types of books without a registered registration number.

LEGAL FRAMEWORK
Name	Number	Date	Comment
Presidential Ordinance on Fees and Service Fees	003/PO	26.12.2012	Article 51and Article 65, page 119
Law on Publication	05/NA	09.12.2008	article 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS FORMALITIES - First time
Name	Type	Comment
Orignal Book	Confirmative act	To register the book that has been registered before. Please bring the original book for content inspections and authentication. If it is a book from the public sector, it is required to have a certificate of content approval from the relevant sector
Application Form	Confirmative act
Letter of Guarantee	Confirmative act
Manuscript of the book	Confirmative act	2 copies of the manuscript of the book have its contents approved by the registered publishing house. If it is a book from a public sector, its content has to be approved by the relevant sector.

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS FORMALITIES - Renew
Name	Type	Comment

 

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))	15	The publication authority must considering the permission to print by issuing the printing registration permit within 15 working days from the date of receipt. In case of unauthorized printing, the publisher must be notified in written.

 

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?	In the case of the next publication, a new registration must be made. In case of any change in the content or format, it is necessary to go through any licensed publishers in accordance with the rules and regulations to correct the content and verify the contents. If it is a government book, the contents must be certified by the relevant parties.

 

ISSUING FEES
Has application fees?	Service fees	Certificate fees	Application fees	Total fees
YES	25000.00	25000.00	0.00	50000.00
Comments	As stated in Ordinances 03/PO, Article 51 and Article 65, page 119. The application form can be purchased at the Publication Department

 

RENEWAL FEES
Has renewal fees?	Service fees	Certificate fees	Renewal fees	Total renewal fees
NO	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Comments

   

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS
Document Name	Comment
Orignal Book	To register the book that has been registered before. Please bring the original book for content inspections and authentication. If it is a book from the public sector, it is required to have a certificate of content approval from the relevant sector
Application Form
Letter of Guarantee
Manuscript of the book	2 copies of the manuscript of the book have its contents approved by the registered publishing house. If it is a book from a public sector, its content has to be approved by the relevant sector.

 

STATISTICS (Issue or/and renewed number)
Year	Issued	Renewed
2018	267	20
2016	360	12
2017	376	9