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The main regulatory framework governing the sector, the 2008 Law on Civil Aviation, remains unchanged; its amendment to meet the needs of strengthening flight security and safety, and minimize the impact of air transport services on climate change, has been under consideration since 2011 but no progress has been made so far. (...)

(...) Cambodia ranked 101st out of 136 economies on the WEF Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Index 2017, in particular its tourist sector infrastructure was ranked 102nd. [293] (...)

[293] The index incorporates such indicators as business environment, safety & security, health & hygiene, human resources & labour markets, ICT readiness, prioritization of travel & tourism, international openness, price competitiveness, environmental sustainability, air transport infrastructure, ground and port infrastructure, tourist service infrastructure, natural resources, cultural resources and business travel. WEF(2017), The Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Report 2017, Geneva. Viewed at: http://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_TTCR_2017_web_0401.pdf.

(...) Since 2012, Cambodia has implemented a National Eco-Tourism Strategic Policy. To address the growing impact of tourism on climate change, the National Committee on Climate Change elaborated for the MoT a US$2.9 million Climate Change Action Plan in the Tourism Sector (as part of the Climate Change Strategic Plan 2014-2023), which has been implemented since 2013 and is, inter alia, aimed at: reducing vulnerability to climate change; promoting a green development path by using low-carbon technologies; and promoting public awareness and participation. No information on the measures and the related budgetary outlays for implementing the plans discussed in this paragraph was available from the authorities.

The regulatory framework and requirements related to tourism-sector activities remain unchanged and require general and sector-specific licences and approvals from the MoT. The 2007 Law on Concession specifies the tourism-related activities (including small-scale investment) that are ineligible for incentives. [300] (...)

[300] The investment activities ineligible for incentives encompass: (...) training and educational institutes that provide training for skills development, technology or polytechnology, that serve the industrial, agricultural, tourism, infrastructural, 
environmental, engineering, and scientific sectors, and other services, with investment capital of less than US$4 million; (...) natural tourism and the creation of natural tourism sites with a size of less than 1,000 hectares with investment capital of less than US$1 million; (...)

Good governance, de-centralization and de-concentration are part of the Royal Government's reforms to promote democracy, improve development opportunities, reduce poverty and ensure sustainable development

Environment has been determined as a priority area among many economic co-operation, such as the Greater Mekong Sub-region consisting of Cambodia, China, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand and Viet Nam, and the Ayeyawady-Chao Phraya-Mekong Economic Cooperation, composed of Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand and Viet Nam, and the Cambodia-Laos-Vietnam Development Triangle Area

The Royal Government's strategy for diversifying manufactured export products has four main pillars, one of which is to enlarge the range of manufactured exports by upgrading existing industries with growth and export potential, such potential exists as regards paper/recycled paper among others

The activities listed in Sub-Decree No. 111 (2005) are prohibited for investment by both Cambodian and foreign entities, including the production of poisonous chemicals, agriculture pesticide/insecticide and other goods by using chemical substances prohibited by international regulations or the World Health Organization, that affect the public health and environment, as well as the processing and production of electrical power by using any waste imported from a foreign country and forestry exploitation business prohibited by Forestry Law

Goods, including metal waste, toxic waste, municipal waste, clinical waste, sewerage sludge, and waste of animal hairs, toxic waste and poisonous chemicals, substances and certain pesticides in accordance with toxicity classification by WHO, used computers and spare parts, as well as household waste and hazardous waste, are prohibited or restricted through limited licensing system for any of the following purposes, including, inter alia, protection of human, animal or plant life or health, the conservation of natural resources, and the protection of the environment

Politically or environmentally sensitive purchases require approval by the Council of Ministers on the basis of recommendations formulated by the Ministry of Economics and Finance