Agreement on Trade Centers and Department Stores
关于贸易中心与百货商店的协定
ຂໍ້ຕົກລົງ ວ່າດ້ວຍສູນການຄ້າ ແລະ ຮ້ານສັບພະສິນຄ້າ
Summary
This agreement, issued by the Ministry of Industry and Commerce of Laos, stipulates principles, regulations, and measures for establishment, operation, and management of trade centers and department stores, specifying investment conditions, sale and lease, management committee, prohibited acts, and authority responsibilities.
Articles
Article 1
Purpose. This Agreement stipulates the principles, regulations, and measures regarding the establishment, operation, and management of trade centers and department stores, so that commercial operations conducted within trade centers and department stores comply with relevant laws and regulations, aiming to protect the legitimate interests of the state, commercial business entities, and consumers, and to contribute to the national economic and social development.
Article 2
Trade centers and department stores. Trade centers and department stores are places for selling goods and providing services, which must have proper engineering design, and their construction must comply with the construction regulations prescribed by the Ministry of Public Works and Transport, and goods shall be arranged in an orderly manner by category; they must provide modern and fast services, with diverse service types and various categories of goods.
Article 3
Interpretation of Terms. The meanings of the terms in this Agreement are as follows: 1. "Shopping Mall" means a place for selling goods and providing services, including: department stores, service premises for renting sales stalls, offices, meeting rooms, shops, etc., and meeting the standards stipulated in Article 6 of this Agreement; 2. "Department Store" means a place containing multiple shops, restaurants, and various service premises, selling goods and providing services, which may be located within a Shopping Mall or established independently, and is divided into the following types: Hypermarket, Super Center, Supermarket, Super Store; 2.1. "Hypermarket" is established according to the standards and conditions stipulated in Article 7 of this Agreement, selling a full range of goods, such as: clothing, electrical appliances, household items, cosmetics, fresh food stores, etc., and equipped with restaurants and beverages; 2.2. "Super Center" is established according to the standards and conditions stipulated in Article 7 of this Agreement, selling consumer goods and items for daily use, such as: clothing, electrical appliances, household items, cosmetics, fresh food stores, etc., and equipped with restaurants and beverages; 2.3. "Supermarket" and "Super Store" are established according to the standards and conditions stipulated in Article 7 of this Agreement, selling consumer goods and items for daily use, such as: fresh food, fruits, vegetables, and consumer goods; 3. "Service Area" means the area of the building, mainly including sales halls, service premises, and parking lots; 4. "Manager" means the person who operates sales businesses, rents out sales stalls and service premises within a Shopping Mall or Department Store, authorized by the establishing investor or being the establishing investor themselves.
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