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| # | Title | Type | Responsible Agency | Issuing Agency | Issue Date | Created On |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Public Roads Law No.04/99/NA, dated 3 March 1999 | Law | Ministry of Public Works and Transport | Lao National Assembly | 1999-04-03 | 2011-12-07 |
| 2 | Agriculture Law No. 01-98/NA, dated 10 October 1998 | Law | Ministry of Agriculture and Environment | Lao National Assembly | 1998-10-10 | 2011-12-23 |
| 3 | Health Care Law No. 09/NA, dated 9 November 2005 | Law | Ministry of Health | Lao National Assembly | 2005-11-09 | 2011-12-27 |
| 4 | Law on Drugs and Medical Products No. 07/NA, dated 21 December 2011 | Law | Ministry of Health | Lao National Assembly | 2012-01-16 | 2012-01-04 |
| 5 | Fisheries Law No. 03/NA, dated 09 July 2009 | Law | Ministry of Agriculture and Environment | Lao National Assembly | 2009-08-09 | 2012-01-13 |
| 6 | Law on Intellectual Property No. 01/NA, dated 20 December 2011 | Law | Ministry of Industry and Commerce | Lao National Assembly | 2011-12-20 | 2013-07-05 |
| 7 | Law on Food (Amended) No. 33/NA, dated 24 July 2013 | Law | Ministry of Health | Lao National Assembly | 2013-07-24 | 2013-12-19 |
| 8 | Law on multiple transportation No.28/NA, dated 18 December 2012 | Law | Ministry of Public Works and Transport | Lao National Assembly | 2012-12-18 | 2014-02-12 |
| 9 | Law on traffic road (amended) No.23/NA, dated 12 December 2012 | Law | Ministry of Public Works and Transport | Lao National Assembly | 2012-12-12 | 2014-02-12 |
| 10 | Law on land Transportation (amended) No. 24/NA, dated 12 December 2012 | Law | Ministry of Public Works and Transport | Lao National Assembly | 2012-12-24 | 2014-02-14 |
| 11 | Law on Publications No. 05/NA, dated 09 December 2008 | Law | Ministry of Culture and Tourism | Lao National Assembly | 2008-12-09 | 2014-08-08 |
| 12 | Law on Narcotic No. 10/NA, dated 25 December 2007 | Law | Ministry of Public Security | Lao National Assembly | 2007-12-25 | 2014-08-08 |
| 13 | Standard Law (Amended) No. 49/NA, dated 18th July 2014. | Law | Ministry of Industry and Commerce | Lao National Assembly | 2014-07-18 | 2015-02-16 |
| 14 | Metrology Law (Amended) No. 36. NA, dated 13 December 2013 | Law | Ministry of Industry and Commerce | Lao National Assembly | 2013-12-13 | 2015-03-02 |
| 15 | Law on Foreign Currency Administration No. 55/NA, dated 22 December 2014 | Law | Bank of Lao PDR | Lao National Assembly | 2014-12-22 | 2015-06-17 |
| 16 | Law on Business Competition no. 60/NA, dated 14 July 2015 | Law | Ministry of Industry and Commerce | Lao National Assembly | 2015-07-14 | 2015-11-18 |
| 17 | Law on Alcohol Control No. 54/NA, dated 19 December 2014 | Law | Ministry of Health | Lao National Assembly | 2014-12-19 | 2016-01-05 |
| 18 | Law on Amendment of Art. 146 of Criminal Law & Art. 75, 76 of Narcotic Law No. 22/NA, dated 11 December 2012 | Law | Ministry of Health | Lao National Assembly | 2012-12-11 | 2016-02-22 |
| 19 | Environmental Protection Law (Revised Version) No. 29/NA, dated 18 December 2012 | Law | Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment | Lao National Assembly | 2012-12-18 | 2016-05-17 |
| 20 | Law on Postal Services (Amended) No. 45/NA, dated 25 December 2013 | Law | Ministry of Technology and Communications | Lao National Assembly | 2013-12-25 | 2017-02-08 |
| 21 | Law on Plant Protection and Quarantine (Amended) No. 13/NA, dated 15 November 2016 | Law | Ministry of Agriculture and Environment | Lao National Assembly | 2016-11-15 | 2017-02-16 |
| 22 | Law on Chemicals No. 07/NA, dated 10 November 2016 | Law | Ministry of Industry and Commerce | Lao National Assembly | 2016-11-10 | 2017-03-10 |
| 23 | Law on Investment Promotion (Amended) No. 14/NA, dated 17 November 2016 | Law | Ministry of Planning and Investment | Lao National Assembly | 2016-11-17 | 2017-04-11 |
| 24 | Law on Livestock Production and Veterinary Matters (Amended) No. 08/NA dated 11 November 2016 | Law | Ministry of Agriculture and Environment | Lao National Assembly | 2016-11-11 | 2017-04-18 |
| 25 | Law on Protection of Manufacturers Affected by Goods Importation No.27/NA, dated 30 October 2017 | Law | Ministry of Industry and Commerce | Lao National Assembly | 2017-10-30 | 2018-04-10 |
| 26 | Media Law (Amended version) No.01/NA, dated 04 November 2016 | Law | Ministry of Culture and Tourism | Lao National Assembly | 2016-11-04 | 2018-04-10 |
| 27 | Law on Minerals (Revised Version) No. 31/NA, dated 03 November 2017 | Law | Ministry of Energy and Mines | Lao National Assembly | 2017-11-03 | 2018-06-07 |
| 28 | Law on Consumer Protection No.02/NA, dated 30 June 2010 | Law | Ministry of Industry and Commerce | Lao National Assembly | 2010-06-30 | 2018-07-23 |
| 29 | Law on Criminal (amended version) No. 12/NA, dated 09 November 2005 | Law | Ministry of Public Security | Lao National Assembly | 2005-11-09 | 2018-08-01 |
| 30 | Law on Small and Medium Enterprise Promotion No.11/NA, dated 21 December 2011 | Law | Ministry of Industry and Commerce | Lao National Assembly | 2011-12-21 | 2018-08-03 |
| 31 | Law on Handicraft No.02/NA, dated 25 July 2008 | Law | Ministry of Industry and Commerce | Lao National Assembly | 2008-07-25 | 2018-08-03 |
| 32 | Law on Industrial Processing (Amended version) No. 48/NA, dated 27 December 2013 | Law | Ministry of Industry and Commerce | Lao National Assembly | 2013-12-27 | 2018-08-06 |
| 33 | Law on Information and Communications technology No. 02/NA, dated 07 November 2016 | Law | Ministry of Technology and Communications | Lao National Assembly | 2016-11-07 | 2018-08-10 |
| 34 | Law on Bank of the Lao PDR (amended version) no. 47/NA, dated 19 June 2018 | Law | Bank of Lao PDR | Lao National Assembly | 2018-06-19 | 2018-11-29 |
| 35 | Law on Sign No. 50/NA, dated 21 June 2018 | Law | Ministry of Culture and Tourism | Lao National Assembly | 2018-06-21 | 2019-01-08 |
| 36 | Law on Radio Frequency No. 17/NA, dated 05 May 2017 | Law | Ministry of Technology and Communications | Lao National Assembly | 2017-05-05 | 2019-02-13 |
| 37 | Law on Cyber Crime No. 61/NA, dated 15 July 2015 | Law | Ministry of Technology and Communications | Lao National Assembly | 2015-07-15 | 2019-05-10 |
| 38 | Law on Electronic Signature No. 59/Na, dated 12 December 2018 | Law | Ministry of Technology and Communications | Lao National Assembly | 2018-12-12 | 2019-05-10 |
| 39 | Law on Electronic Data Protection No. 25/NA, dated 12 May 2017 | Law | Ministry of Technology and Communications | Lao National Assembly | 2017-05-12 | 2019-05-10 |
| 40 | Law on Income Tax No 67/NA, date 18 June 2019 | Law | Ministry of Finance | Lao National Assembly | 2019-06-18 | 2019-11-22 |
| 41 | Law on Consumption Tax No 68/NA, date 19 June 2019 | Law | Ministry of Finance | Lao National Assembly | 2019-06-19 | 2019-11-22 |
| 42 | Forestry Law (Amended) No. 64/NA date 13 June 2019 | Law | Ministry of Agriculture and Environment | Lao National Assembly | 2019-06-13 | 2019-11-26 |
| 43 | Law on Value Added Tax (Amended) No. 48 / NA dated 20 June 2018 | Law | Ministry of Finance | Lao National Assembly | 2018-06-20 | 2019-12-06 |
| 44 | Tax Administration Law (Amendment) No. 66/NA, date 17 June 2019 | Law | Ministry of Finance | Lao National Assembly | 2019-06-17 | 2020-01-30 |
| 45 | The Amended Law on Article 12 of the 2016 Investment Promotion Law, No. 80/NA, dated 04 December 2019. | Law | Ministry of Planning and Investment | Lao National Assembly | 2020-01-15 | 2020-05-12 |
| 46 | Law on the Civil Aviation, No.53/NA, dated 26 June 2018 | Law | Ministry of Public Works and Transport | Lao National Assembly | 2018-06-26 | 2020-09-08 |
| 47 | The Law of Customs (Amendment), No. 81/NA, dated 29 June 2020 | Law | Ministry of Finance | Lao National Assembly | 2020-06-29 | 2020-11-18 |
| 48 | Law on Films No. 76/NA, dated 27 November 2019 | Law | Ministry of Culture and Tourism | Lao National Assembly | 2019-11-27 | 2021-02-19 |
| 49 | Law on Commercial Banks (Amendment) No.56/NA, Dated 7 December 2018 | Law | Bank of Lao PDR | Lao National Assembly | 2018-12-07 | 2021-02-26 |
| 50 | Law on Sports-Acrobatics (Amendment), No. 74/NA, dated 25 November 2019 | Law | Ministry of Education and Sport | Lao National Assembly | 2019-11-25 | 2021-04-08 |
| 51 | Law on performing arts, No.16/NA, date 04 May 2017 | Law | Ministry of Culture and Tourism | Lao National Assembly | 2017-05-04 | 2021-12-06 |
| 52 | Law on Amendments to Certain Articles of the Law on Taxation, No. 01/NA, date 07 August 2021 | Law | Ministry of Finance | Lao National Assembly | 2021-08-07 | 2021-12-23 |
| 53 | Amending some articles of the Law on Drugs No. 02/NA, date 09 August 2021 | Law | Ministry of Public Security | Lao National Assembly | 2021-08-09 | 2021-12-29 |
| 54 | Law on inland vehicles, No. 04/NA, date 16 November 2021 | Law | Ministry of Public Works and Transport | Lao National Assembly | 2021-11-16 | 2022-03-07 |
| 55 | Law on cigarette controlled No 09/NA, date 16 Nov 2021. | Law | Ministry of Health | Lao National Assembly | 2021-11-09 | 2022-03-15 |
| 56 | Promulgation of the Penal Code no. 26/NA, dated 17 May 2017 | Law | Government of Lao PDR | Lao National Assembly | 2017-06-26 | 2022-03-19 |
| 57 | Law on National Heritage (Amended) No. 11/NA, dated 16 November 2021 | Law | Ministry of Culture and Tourism | Lao National Assembly | 2021-12-29 | 2022-03-22 |
| 58 | Law on Telecommunication (Amended), No. 05/NA, date 16 November 2021 | Law | Lao National Assembly | Lao National Assembly | 2021-11-16 | 2022-10-04 |
| 59 | Law on Land (amended), No.70/NA, date 21 June 2019. | Law | Lao National Assembly | Government of Lao PDR | 2019-06-21 | 2022-10-18 |
| 60 | Law on Foreign Currency Administration No. 15/NA, dated 07July 2022. | Law | Lao National Assembly | Lao National Assembly | 2022-07-07 | 2022-12-05 |
| 61 | Law on the management of State Property, No. 18/NA, date 07 July 2022. | Law | Lao National Assembly | Lao National Assembly | 2022-07-07 | 2022-12-08 |
| 62 | The Law on controlling weapons and explosives, No. 14/NA, date 07 July 2022. | Law | Lao National Assembly | Lao National Assembly | 2022-07-07 | 2022-12-15 |
| 63 | Law on Fine Arts, No. 19/NA, date 07 July 2022 | Law | Lao National Assembly | Bank of Lao PDR | 2022-07-07 | 2022-12-26 |
| 64 | Law on Small and Medium Enterprise Promotion (Amended), No.16/NA, date 07 July 2022. | Law | Lao National Assembly | Lao National Assembly | 2022-07-07 | 2022-12-29 |
| 65 | Law of Waterway, No. 34/NA, date 29 December 2022. | Law | Lao National Assembly | Lao National Assembly | 2022-12-22 | 2023-03-15 |
| 66 | Law on Electronic Transaction (Amended), No. 31/NA, dated 29 December 2022. | Law | Lao National Assembly | Lao National Assembly | 2022-12-29 | 2023-03-27 |
| 67 | Law on Enterprise, No. 33/NA, dated 29 December 2022. | Law | Ministry of Industry and Commerce | Lao National Assembly | 2022-12-29 | 2023-04-07 |
| 68 | Railway Law, No. 62/NA, date 17 December 2018 | Law | Ministry of Public Works and Transport | Ministry of Public Works and Transport | 2018-12-17 | 2023-09-14 |
| 69 | Law on Health No. 38/NA, date 17 July, 2023 | Law | Ministry of Health | Lao National Assembly | 2023-07-17 | 2024-01-08 |
| 70 | Law on Fisheries (Amended) No. 41/NA, date 17 July, 2023 | Law | Ministry of Agriculture and Environment | Lao National Assembly | 2023-07-17 | 2024-01-08 |
| 71 | Law on the payment system (amendment), no 45/NA, date 20 November 2023. | Law | Lao National Assembly | Lao National Assembly | 2023-11-20 | 2024-03-06 |
| 72 | Law on Intellectual Property (Amendment), No.50/NA, date 20 November 2023 | Law | Ministry of Industry and Commerce | Ministry of Industry and Commerce | 2023-11-20 | 2024-03-14 |
| 73 | Law on Wildlife (Amendment), No. 42/NA, date 17 July 2024 | Law | Lao National Assembly | Lao National Assembly | 2023-07-17 | 2024-09-19 |
| 74 | Law on Value Added Tax (Amendment) No.60/NA, Dated 28 June 2024 | Law | Ministry of Finance | Lao National Assembly | 2024-06-28 | 2025-03-12 |
| 75 | Law on Publishing and Distribution (Revised) | Law | Ministry of Culture and Tourism | Lao National Assembly | 2023-07-17 | 2026-05-07 |
| 76 | Agriculture Law No. 84/NA, Dated 25 June 2025 | Law | Ministry of Agriculture and Environment | Ministry of Agriculture and Environment | 2025-06-25 | 2026-05-08 |
| 77 | Law on Drugs and Medical Products (Amendment) No.07/NA, Dated 10 March 2026 | Law | Ministry of Health | Lao National Assembly | 2025-06-25 | 2026-06-15 |
| 78 | Law on Medicinal Resources No. 55/NA; dated 28 June 2024. | Law | Ministry of Health | Lao National Assembly | 2024-06-28 | 2026-06-18 |