Inventory of Business Licenses

General information
Name of formality	Certificate of Prepackaged Product Inspection
Type of formality	Certificate
Date of last modification	16.10.2020
Responsible Authorities	Department of Standardization and Metrology (021 ;)
LSIC	C - Manufacturing
Who should complete this business formality?	Any individual, legal entity, national or international organization that manufactures, imports, exports, packs, and supplies all kinds of prepackaged products as the list defined in Lao PDR.
Qualifications needed by the business to get the formality	The applicant shall be any individual, legal entity, national or international organizations that acquires the business operating license in accordance with the laws of Lao PDR.
Additional Comment

LEGAL FRAMEWORK
Name	Number	Date	Comment
Measure Law (Amended)	36/NA	13.12.2013	Chapter 4, Article 31
Presidential Ordinance on Fees and Service Fees	003/PO	26.12.2012	Part 74, Clause 9.9
Order on the Management of Packagings of Goods in Lao PDR (Revised)	0542/MoST	16.05.2017	Article 11, 14, 15 and 16

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS FORMALITIES - First time
Name	Type	Comment
Application Form	Confirmative act	Or Request Letter
Enterprise Registration Certificate	Confirmative act	or Business Operating License
Example of Product	Confirmative act

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS FORMALITIES - Renew
Name	Type	Comment

 

Mean of presentation
Means of presentation	At the Authority Offices
Address of authority	Department of Standardization and Measurement, Ministry of Science and Technology
Processing Time (Day(s))	13	- The application shall be considered within 3 working days. - After checking the documents, the quantity of prepackaged products shall be checked, and the certificate will be issued within 10 working days.

 

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?	- the extension request shall be submitted to the Department of Standardization and Measurement 1 month prior to the expiry date. - Reinspect the quantity of prepackaged products. - If the inspection is good, the department shall renew the certificate.

 

ISSUING FEES
Has application fees?	Service fees	Certificate fees	Application fees	Total fees
YES	300000.00	20000.00	0.00	320000.00
Comments	Refer to the Ordinance No. 003/PO 9.9 Service charges for the inspection of packaging goods 1. Products that show the value that measured by weight, volume, quantity, and area: 200,000 LAK/Set. 2. Products that show the value that measured by the volume that is liquid: 250,000 LAK/Set. 3. Products that show the value that measured by the volume that is liquid, mixed substances, and gas: 300,000 LAK/Set.

 

RENEWAL FEES
Has renewal fees?	Service fees	Certificate fees	Renewal fees	Total renewal fees
YES	300000.00	0.00	0.00	300000.00
Comments	Refer to the Ordinance No. 003/PO 9.9 Service charges for the inspection of packaging goods 1. Products that show the value that measured by weight, volume, quantity, and area: 200,000 LAK/Set. 2. Products that show the value that measured by the volume that is liquid: 250,000 LAK/Set. 3. Products that show the value that measured by the volume that is liquid, mixed substances, and gas: 300,000 LAK/Set.

   

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS
Document Name	Comment
Application Form	Or Request Letter
Enterprise Registration Certificate	or Business Operating License
Example of Product

 

STATISTICS (Issue or/and renewed number)
Year	Issued	Renewed
2018	18	0
2019	49	18