Directive on Organizing and Implementing Commodity-Price Management
关于组织实施商品—价格管理工作的指示
ຄຳສັ່ງແນະນຳ ວ່າດ້ວຍ ການຈັດຕັ້ງປະຕິບັດວຽກງານຄຸ້ມຄອງສິນຄ້າ-ລາຄາ
Summary
The Ministry of Industry and Commerce issues instructions to provincial and capital industry and commerce departments on organizing and implementing commodity and price management nationwide, aiming to protect the interests of operators, consumers, and the state, ensure fairness in price, quantity, and quality, and stipulate supervision, inspection, publicity, price labeling, and handling measures for violators.
Articles
Article 1
Lao People's Democratic Republic. Peace Independence Democracy Unity Prosperity. Ministry of Industry and Commerce, No.: .../IC, [Vientiane City, date incomplete]. To: Directors of Industry and Commerce Departments of Provinces and the Capital. Subject: Organization and Implementation of Commodity-Price Management.
Basis: Decree No. 207/Prime Minister's Office, dated October 11, 2001, on Commodity Price Management;
Basis: Directive Notice No. 334, dated March 22, 2002, on Organizing and Implementing Commodity Price Management Work;
Basis: Guiding Document No. 30? of the Office of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, dated February 4, 2009, on Opinions Reflected by Citizens via the Hotline to the 06th Session of the □th Regular Session of the National Assembly, Concerning Work of the Industry and Commerce Sector.
To strengthen the understanding of commodity-price management in our country, to enable the effective organization and implementation of this work, and to institutionalize the aforementioned work, gradually incorporating it into the regulations issued by the state, with the aim of protecting the tripartite interests of the parties entitled to benefits, namely: the interests of business operators, consumers, and the state, to ensure fairness in prices, quantities, and commodity quality for the entire society, especially the state-managed 30 types of commodities under management, such as: fuel, steel, [incomplete], rice, sugar, fish, etc. The intention is to encourage and promote the expansion of domestic production on a compliant basis, protect consumers' legitimate rights and interests in accessing commodity information (especially for managed commodities affecting people's livelihoods), and make their income figures more transparent and closer to reality.
The Minister of Industry and Commerce hereby issues the following directive:
Article 2
(This clause continues from the above) Cooperate with relevant departments as deemed appropriate by the circumstances, while jointly studying and seeking guidance from the Provincial Governor and the Mayor of the Capital, and when necessary, conduct follow-ups, inspections, and on-site collection of information on commodity-price conditions, in a close and regular manner, in order to urge and promote traders to enhance their self-awareness and ensure their compliance with the regulations and laws stipulated by the Lao People's Democratic Republic in each period.
Article 3
Provincial and capital city Departments of Industry and Commerce must attach great importance, cooperate with district-level Industry and Commerce Offices, and implement the following through close, regular, and continuous follow-up inspections in disseminating information on commodity-price management:
— [Preceding text incomplete] Ensure that every shop/outlet, commodity consignment point, etc., clearly displays prices in Kip; if prices are displayed in foreign currency, this is limited to shops/outlets specially licensed by relevant state authorities.
— Clearly display prices on shop/premises for commodities subject to state management and licensed each time, such as: fuel, steel, rice, fish, so that consumers can see at a glance, facilitating purchase and sale.
— Guiding and disseminating information at each stage must be conducted in writing, and clearly signed by both the designated officer and the business owner to avoid evasion and mutual blame-shifting; as in the past.
— In local markets, cooperate with and encourage market management to proactively conduct dissemination, publish various regulations, at least 2 times per [week/month], so that traders understand and voluntarily comply with the laws and regulations promulgated by the state; at the same time, market management must proactively cooperate with government departments to supervise, promote, and follow up on actual implementation to achieve good results.
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