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Tourism, considered as a fundamental pillar of the economy and a key "non-polluting" export sector, is among the eight priority development sectors of Lao PDR (…)

(…) The National Tourism Strategy (NTS) 2012–20 sets the vision for Lao PDR to become a sustainable tourism destination. (…)

Controlled Business List, 2019
No. ISIC Business activities Investment conditions Management level Relevant legislation Responsible ministries
Agriculture and Forestry (01-03)
4 0210 Tree planting and forest activities Refer to laws and regulations of relevant sectors √ Law on Forestry, No. 06/NA, 24 December 2007,
(This ISIC covers: industrial tree planting, Law on Wildlife and Aquatic Animals, No. 07/NA, 24 December 2007,
(except rubber trees) and activities related to forestry, Law on Environmental Protection No. 29/NA, 18 December 2012.(...)
such as: natural destination tourism, botanical gardens,
preserving wildlife and aquatic animals, endangered plants,
and investment in forest carbon production).

Controlled Business List, 2019
No. ISIC Business activities Investment conditions Management level Relevant legislation Responsible ministries
Central Provincial
Water, sewage and restoration (36-39)
Waste storage that can be hazardous Refer to regulations of relevant sectors Law on Environmental Protection No. 29/NA, 18 December
2012 Ministerial Instruction on Pollution Control, No.
0745/MONRE, 11 February 2015 Ministerial Instruction on
Waste Management, No. 0744/MONRE, 11 February 2015

Controlled Business List, 2019
No. ISIC Business activities Investment conditions Management level Relevant legislation Responsible ministries
Central Provincial
Hazardous waste treatment and management Law on Environmental Protection No. 29/NA, 18 December 2012
Ministerial Instruction on Pollution Control, No. 0745/MONRE, 11 February 2015 Ministerial
Instruction on Waste Management, No. 0744/MONRE, 11 February 2015 Other relevant laws and regulations

Controlled Business List, 2019
No. ISIC Business activities Investment conditions Management level Relevant legislation Responsible ministries
Central Provincial
Recycling (reproducing all types of waste: electronic waste, Refer to regulations of relevant sectors Relevant laws and regulations
electronic devices, old batteries, plastic, and others)

The main priorities of agricultural policy are defined by the National Strategy for Agriculture and Rural Development for the period 2014-2020 (NSARD 2014-2020) ... objective is "Increasing the competitiveness of the domestic agricultural production and the food industry, development of rural areas and sustainable management of natural resources".

In line with the Directive 2009/28/EC on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources, which requires the setting of targets as percentage of the gross final energy consumption and indicates that strong energy efficiency measures (...).

Further, to fully complete the legislation in line with Directive 2009/28/EC related to promotion of biofuels, a new Law on biofuels is under preparing, including methodology for determining the biofuels, the obligatory percentage of biofuels, such as establishment of system for verifying biofuels, the price of mixed biofuels and the possibilities for subsidizing production and use.

The energy efficiency policy is more specifically defined in the "Strategy for Improvement of the Energy Efficiency until 2020. In the process of transposition of the Energy Efficiency Directive 2012/27/EU, the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive 2010/31/EC, and the Regulation 2017/1369 for establishing a framework for indicating energy consumption, a new Law on Energy Efficiency is under preparing by the end of 2019. (...).