Fuel Business Decree
燃油业务法令
ດຳລັດວ່າດ້ວຍ ທຸລະກິດນ້ຳມັນເຊື້ອໄຟ
Summary
This decree regulates fuel processing, import, export, wholesale, retail, storage, and transportation in Laos, specifying business principles, license requirements, and rights and obligations of parties.
Articles
Article ມາດຕາ 1
Article 1. Objective
This Decree establishes principles, regulations, and measures regarding the management and monitoring of fuel business operations to ensure such operations comply with the law, aiming to guarantee an adequate supply of fuel and to regulate the fuel business efficiently and effectively, contributing to the socio-economic development of the nation.
Article ມາດຕາ 2
**Article 2. Fuel Oil Business**
Fuel oil business refers to the operation of businesses related to fuel oil processing plants (excluding biofuel oil plants), import-export of fuel oil, domestic distribution of fuel oil, fuel oil stations, and fuel oil storage and transportation services.
Article ມາດຕາ 3
**Article 3. Definition of Terms**
The terms used in this Decree shall have the following meanings:
1. **Fuel oil** means petroleum products of the types: gasoline, diesel, aviation fuel, kerosene, fuel oil, biofuel, and other fuel oils which are strategic goods. Each type of fuel oil is classified into grades as specified in the national standards from time to time.
2. **Company/Project** means a customer of a fuel import-export company and a domestic fuel distribution company that purchases fuel at prices determined by the Ministry of Industry and Commerce from time to time for use exclusively within its own project or company.
3. **Company-invested station** means a fuel station that an import-export company, a domestic fuel distribution company, or a fuel station service company has invested in constructing and operating itself.
4. **Agent station** means a retail fuel station that an individual or company providing station services has invested in constructing and operating retail sales itself as a distribution agent for any fuel import-export company or domestic fuel distribution company.
5. **Fuel station service company** means a company conducting business related to fuel stations, which are company-invested stations from two stations upwards, using the trademark of any fuel import-export company or domestic fuel distribution company for which it acts as an agent.
6. **Fuel storage facility** means technical infrastructure for storing fuel, located above ground or underground in the form of tanks, with receiving-dispensing systems, safety protection, and environmental protection that comply with technical standards.
7. **Storage facility usage certificate** means a certification document issued by the Provincial or Capital Department of Industry and Commerce where the storage facility is located, based on verification of correctness in construction, environment-society, and fire prevention-suppression aspects of the fuel storage facility from relevant authorities.
8. **Trademark** means any symbol that has been registered as a trademark with the relevant authorities.
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