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9th Five-Year National Socio-Economic Development Plan. (2021-2025)

policy · Made 2021-05-14

Decision No. 0352/MEM on Import and Export Licensing Procedures of Minerals and Mineral Products

Regulation · Made 2012-03-13

Decision No. 0481/ME on selling and buying Mines [Ores] and Mining Products

Regulation · Made 2012-04-20

Decision No. 1212/MEM on list of types of mineral products for mineral industries

Other · Made 2020-08-17

Decision no. 1687/MONRE on the Pollution Control

Regulation · Made 2021-04-07

Decision No.1997/MOIC Organisation and Functionality of the Department of Geology and Minerals

Regulation · Made 2025-09-09

Decision on the Approval of the Controlled Goods List for Temporary Import, Temporary Export, Import for Re-export, and Transit, No. 1101/MOIC

Regulation · Made 2023-07-11

Decree No. 114/GoL on Import and Export of Goods

Regulation · Made 2011-04-06

Decree No. 228/PM on the Origin of Import and Export Goods

Regulation · Made 2010-04-22

Decree No. 234/GoL on the Implementation of the Law on Standardization

Regulation · Made 2012-06-06

Decree No. 373/GOV on Fines and Other Measures Against Violators of Laws and Regulations Related to Minerals

Regulation · Made 2023-12-01

Decree No. 90/PM on Export of Mining Products

Regulation · Made 2008-06-09

Decree on the Endorsement of the Business Activities under the Controlled Business List and the Concession List of Lao PDR - no. 03/PM

Regulation · Made 2019-01-10

Government Decree No.246 on Community Development Funds from Mineral Businesses

Regulation · Made 2020-08-03

Government Decree No.252 on Mine Closure

Regulation · Made 2020-05-26

Instruction No. 1210/MEM on investment standards for mine search and survey

Other · Made 2020-08-17

Instruction No. 3662/MONRE on the Collection of Fees and Service Charges for the Natural Resources and Environment Sector

Other · Made 2021-08-03

Instruction on implementation of PMO 20 on recognition of tenure rights in forestlands, dated 05 November 2024

Regulation · Made 2025-05-26

Law No. 09/NA on State Assets

Act · Made 2002-10-12

Law No. 109 on Dam Safety

Act · Made 2022-06-19

Law on Minerals No. 02/NA (Revised Version)

Act · Made 2011-12-20

Mining Law, Law No. 04/97/NA

Act · Made 1997-04-12

Repealed

Ministerial Decision No. 0483/MONRE on Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA)

Regulation · Made 2017-02-06

Ministerial Instruction No. 0739/MEM on the Procedures for Requesting Investment Permits for Mineral Exploration and Prospecting

Other · Made 2020-06-09

Penal Code No13/NA

Act · Made 2017-05-15

Presidential Decree No. 181/PR on the Promulgation of the Law No.49 on Standards (Amended)

Act · Made 2014-09-10

Presidential Decree No. 291/PR on the Promulgation of the Law on Minerals (Amended) (No. 31/NA)

Act · Made 2017-12-13

Presidential Ordinance No. 001/OP on Royalty Rate of Natural Resources

Regulation · Made 2015-12-15

Presidential Ordinance No.002 on Natural Resource Royalty Rates

Regulation · Made 2023-09-28

Presidential Ordinance No.003 on the Adjustment of Value Added Tax (VAT) Rates

Regulation · Made 2024-03-19

Regulation No. 1116/MEM on sending mining samples for testing

Regulation · Made 2010-09-21

Standards Law No. 13/ NA

Act · Made 2007-12-26