Inventory of Business Licenses

General information
Name of formality	Approval for the media advertising spot's content
Type of formality	Other
Date of last modification	21.10.2020
Responsible Authorities	Mass Media Department
LSIC	M - Professional, scientific and technical activities
Who should complete this business formality?	A Party, State, Lao Front for National Construction, Mass Organizations, Social Organizations, Individuals, Legal Entities and Organizations Authorized to Establish Media agency and operate in Media Activities which is the permanent secretary or Appointed Officials of the media agency
Qualifications needed by the business to get the formality	- Identify the name, type of media, ideology, objectives in accordance with the role of the agency by the media owner, the target of the service, the scope of publication and distribution of the print media, the power of the transmitter, the timing of the distribution, the frequency, the scope of the transmitting, including the language, username on the internet that will be used by the media agency, - Identify the name, structure, content, form of the media product - Must have an organizational structure and qualified personnel as defined in Articles 29, 32 and 34 in accordance with the Law on the Media. - Have an office, vehicles, technical equipment, and capital to ensure the operation of their work. - In accordance with the development plan and media management in each period
Additional Comment	- There are other conditions that the media agency owner deems necessary

LEGAL FRAMEWORK
Name	Number	Date	Comment
Law on Mass Media (Revised)	01/NA	04.11.2016

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS FORMALITIES - First time
Name	Type	Comment
Address Certification	Confirmative act
Request Letter	Confirmative act
Feasibility study	Confirmative act
Enterprise Registration Certificate	Confirmative act
Certificate of Tax Registration	Confirmative act
Enterprise Registration Certificate	Confirmative act	from the Department of Industry and Commerce
Copy of ID/Family Book	Confirmative act	of the editor-in-chief
Samples	Confirmative act	if the sample contains a foreign language, it is required to have Lao translation or subtitle

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS FORMALITIES - Renew
Name	Type	Comment
Certificate of Annual Tax Payment	Formality
Photo (3x4)	Confirmative act	2 photos
Proposal Letter to Renew License	Confirmative act
Business Operating License	Confirmative act	original
Samples	Confirmative act	if the sample contains a foreign language, it is required to have Lao translation or subtitle

 

Mean of presentation
Means of presentation	At the Authority Offices
Address of authority	Mass Media Department, Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism
Processing Time (Day(s))	90

 

RENEWAL INFORMATION
Does the formality have a validity or an expiration date?	YES
How long will the formality be valid for? (in months)	6
What is the process and conditions to get the formality?
What is the process and conditions to renew the formality?

 

ISSUING FEES
Has application fees?	Service fees	Certificate fees	Application fees	Total fees
YES	0.00	200000.00	0.00	200000.00
Comments	Based on the actual practice

 

RENEWAL FEES
Has renewal fees?	Service fees	Certificate fees	Renewal fees	Total renewal fees
YES	0.00	200000.00	0.00	200000.00
Comments	Based on the actual practice

   

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS
Document Name	Comment
Certificate of Annual Tax Payment
Photo (3x4)	2 photos
Address Certification
Request Letter
Feasibility study
Enterprise Registration Certificate
Certificate of Tax Registration
Enterprise Registration Certificate	from the Department of Industry and Commerce
Copy of ID/Family Book	of the editor-in-chief
Proposal Letter to Renew License
Business Operating License	original
Samples	if the sample contains a foreign language, it is required to have Lao translation or subtitle
Samples	if the sample contains a foreign language, it is required to have Lao translation or subtitle

 

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