Decree on Management of Dual-Use Items
法令关于两用物品管理
ດຳລັດວ່າດ້ວຍ ການຄຸ້ມຄອງສິນຄ້ານຳໃຊ້ສອງດ້ານ
Summary
This regulation controls the export, transit, and brokering services of dual-use items in Laos, establishing a licensing and registration system to balance national security and trade facilitation.
Articles
Article ມາດຕາ 1
Article 2 Management of Dual-Use Goods
Dual-use goods are goods and technologies that can be used in civil and military fields, which may be used directly or indirectly for the design, development, production or use of weapons of mass destruction or delivery systems of weapons of mass destruction.
Management of dual-use goods refers to the implementation of principles, regulations and measures concerning the export, transit and brokering services related to dual-use goods.
Article ມາດຕາ 2
Article 2 Definition of Terms
The terms used in this Decree shall have the following meanings:
1. “Technology” means information used for the design, development, production or use of dual-use items, including software and technical data such as blueprints, templates, diagrams, plans, formulas, tables, standards, engineering specifications, manuals, instructions, whether in printed or electronic form;
2. “Weapons of mass destruction” means nuclear weapons, chemical weapons, biological weapons, as defined in treaties to which the Lao PDR is a party;
3. “Weapons of mass destruction delivery system” means devices or systems specifically designed for delivering weapons of mass destruction, such as ballistic missiles, rockets, other delivery systems;
4. “Dual-use item business operator” means an enterprise engaged in activities related to the export, transit and related brokering services of dual-use items;
5. “Export” means the sending of dual-use items out of the Lao PDR, including temporary export and the provision of technical assistance related to dual-use items;
6. “Transit” means the movement of dual-use items from one country through the Lao PDR to a third country;
7. “Brokering services related to dual-use items” means the activities of an enterprise in the Lao PDR to provide services for negotiating, arranging or facilitating trade transactions of dual-use items from one country to another, which services occur within or outside the territory of the Lao PDR;
8. “License” means a certification document issued by the Ministry of Industry and Commerce to an enterprise to authorize the export or transit of dual-use items according to the type, quantity and destination country specified in the license;
9. “Brokering services registration certificate” means a document issued by the Ministry of Industry and Commerce to an enterprise to certify and monitor the activities of providing brokering services related to dual-use items;
10. “End-user certificate” means a certification document regarding the detailed information of the end-user of dual-use items and the purpose of use, which is certified by the dual-use item management authority or the competent authority of the destination country that imports the dual-use items.
Article ມາດຕາ 3
Article 4 State Policy on Dual-Use Goods Management
The State attaches importance to the management of dual-use goods by formulating policies, regulations and measures, including the provision of budget, vehicles, equipment and human resource development, so that the management of dual-use goods can be carried out efficiently and effectively.
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