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Tier 1 — Primary Legislation(13)

Law amending Article 54 of the Law on State Budget (2011)
Needs OCRArchived→ current version2011PG-T1· National Assembly of the Lao PDR (2011)
Law amending certain Articles of the Law on State Budget (No. 13/NA, 2021)
Needs OCR2021PG-T1· National Assembly of the Lao PDR (Law No. 13/NA, 17 Nov 2021)
Law on Government (Amended) (No. 03/NA, 2021)
Needs OCR2021PG-T1· National Assembly of the Lao PDR (Law No. 03/NA, 16 Nov 2021)
Law on Investment Promotion (Amended) (No. 62/NA, 2024)

ກົດໝາຍ ວ່າດ້ວຍການສົ່ງເສີມການລົງທຶນ (ສະບັບປັບປຸງ)

Needs OCR2024PG-T1· National Assembly of the Lao PDR (Law No. 62/NA, 28 Jun 2024; Presidential Decree 124/PO, 12 Aug 2024)
Law on Local Administration (Amended) (No. 78/NA, 2025)

ກົດໝາຍວ່າດ້ວຍ ການປົກຄອງທ້ອງຖິ່ນ (ສະບັບປັບປຸງ)

Needs OCR2025PG-T1· National Assembly of the Lao PDR (Law No. 78/NA, 20 Mar 2025; Presidential Decree 045/PO, 7 May 2025)
Law on Local Administration (No. 68/NA, 2015)
Needs OCRArchived→ current version2015PG-T1· National Assembly of the Lao PDR (Law No. 68/NA, 14 Dec 2015)
Law on Public Debt Management (No. 46/NA, 2018)

ກົດໝາຍວ່າດ້ວຍ ການຄຸ້ມຄອງໜີ້ສິນສາທາລະນະ

Needs OCR2018PG-T1· National Assembly of the Lao PDR (Law No. 46/NA, 18 Jun 2018; Presidential Decree 205/PO, 2 Aug 2018)
Law on Public Procurement (No. 30/NA, 2017)

ກົດໝາຍວ່າດ້ວຍ ການຈັດຊື້-ຈັດຈ້າງດ້ວຍທຶນຂອງລັດ

Needs OCR2017PG-T1· National Assembly of the Lao PDR (Law No. 30/NA, 2 Nov 2017; Presidential Decree 290/PO, 12 Dec 2017)
Law on State Budget (2006)
Archived→ current version2006PG-T1· National Assembly of the Lao PDR (2006)
Law on State Budget (Amended) (No. 71/NA, 2015)

ກົດໝາຍວ່າດ້ວຍ ງົບປະມານແຫ່ງລັດ (ສະບັບປັບປຸງ)

Needs OCR2015 · rev. 2021PG-T1· National Assembly of the Lao PDR (Law No. 71/NA, 16 Dec 2015)
Law on State Investment (2009)
Needs OCRArchived→ current version2009PG-T1· National Assembly of the Lao PDR (26 Nov 2009; law number not shown on the Gazette record)
Law on State Investment (Amended) (No. 72/NA, 2015)

ກົດໝາຍວ່າດ້ວຍ ການລົງທຶນຂອງລັດ (ສະບັບປັບປຸງ)

Needs OCR2015 · rev. 2024PG-T1· National Assembly of the Lao PDR (Law No. 72/NA, 15 Dec 2015; Presidential Decree 026/PO, 28 Jan 2016)
Law on the Amendment of Article 18 of the Law on State Investment (No. 74/NA, 2024)

ກົດໝາຍວ່າດ້ວຍ ການປັບປຸງມາດຕາ 18 ຂອງກົດໝາຍວ່າດ້ວຍການລົງທຶນຂອງລັດ ສະບັບປັບປຸງປີ 2015

Needs OCR2024PG-T1· National Assembly of the Lao PDR (Law No. 74/NA, 12 Dec 2024; Presidential Decree 272/PO, 31 Dec 2024)

Tier 2 — Secondary Regulations(20)

Agreement on the Organisation and Operation of the Department of Evaluation and Procurement, Ministry of Finance (No. 01/MoF, 2026)
Needs OCR2026PG-T2· Ministry of Finance (Agreement No. 01/MoF, 2026, under Decree 538/PM of 21 Aug 2025)
Decision on Norms for State Budget Expenditure, Economising and Anti-Extravagance (No. 0200/MoF, 2023)
Needs OCR2023 · rev. 2025PG-T2· Ministry of Finance (Decision No. 0200/MoF; Gazette 25 Jan 2023)
Decree on Environmental Impact Assessment (No. 389/GOV, 2022)
Needs OCR2022PG-T2· Government of the Lao PDR (Decree No. 389/GOV, 20 Oct 2022; Official Gazette 17 Feb 2023)
Decree on Monitoring and Inspection of State Investment Projects from the Outset (No. 01/GOV, 2015)
Needs OCR2015PG-T2· Government of the Lao PDR / State Inspection Authority (Decree No. 01/GOV, 6 Jan 2015)
Decree on Policies for Compliance and Measures against Violations of the State Budget Laws (No. 349/GOV, 2023)
Needs OCR2023PG-T2· Government of the Lao PDR (Decree No. 349/GOV, 13 Nov 2023)
Decree on Procurement of Goods, Construction, Repairs and Services with State Funds (No. 03/PM, 2004)
Archived→ current version2004PG-T2· Prime Minister of the Lao PDR (Decree No. 03/PM, 9 Jan 2004, as amended)
Decree on Public-Private Partnership (No. 624/GOV, 2020)

ດໍາລັດ ວ່າດ້ວຍການລົງທຶນຮ່ວມ ລະຫວ່າງ ພາກລັດ ແລະ ພາກເອກະຊົນ

Needs OCR2020PG-T2· Government of the Lao PDR (Decree No. 624/GOV, 21 Dec 2020)
Decree on the Controlled Business List and the List of Concession Businesses (No. 03/PM, 2019)
2019PG-T2· Prime Minister of the Lao PDR (Decree No. 03/PM, 10 Jan 2019)
Decree on the Formulation and Management of the Socio-Economic Development Plan (No. 135/PM, 2002)
Needs OCR2002PG-T2· Prime Minister's Office (Decree No. 135/PM, 7 Aug 2002)
Decree on the Management and Utilisation of Official Development Assistance (No. 357/GOV, 2019)
Needs OCR2019PG-T2· Government of the Lao PDR (Decree No. 357/GOV, 9 Oct 2019)
Decree on the Organisation and Operation of the Ministry of Finance (No. 538/PM, 2025)

ດຳລັດ ວ່າດ້ວຍການຈັດຕັ້ງ ແລະ ການເຄື່ອນໄຫວຂອງກະຊວງການເງິນ

Needs OCR2025PG-T2· Prime Minister of the Lao PDR (Decree No. 538/PM, 21 Aug 2025)
Decree on the Preparation of the State Budget Plan (No. 254/GOV, 2023)

ດຳລັດວ່າດ້ວຍ ການສ້າງແຜນງົບປະມານແຫ່ງລັດ

Needs OCR2023PG-T2· Government of the Lao PDR (Decree No. 254/GOV, 18 Aug 2023)
Instruction on the Consideration and Appraisal of State Investment Projects in the Energy and Mines Sector (No. 1727/MEM, 2021)
Needs OCR2021PG-T2· Ministry of Energy and Mines (Instruction No. 1727/MEM, 31 Dec 2021; ministry merged into the Ministry of Industry and Commerce in 2025)
Instruction on the Implementation of Decree 349/GOV on Budget Discipline (No. 1939/MoF, 2024)
Needs OCR2024PG-T2· Ministry of Finance (Instruction No. 1939/MoF, 30 May 2024)
Instruction on the Implementation of State Investment Projects in the Energy and Mines Sector (No. 1728/MEM, 2021)
Needs OCR2021PG-T2· Ministry of Energy and Mines (Instruction No. 1728/MEM, 31 Dec 2021; ministry merged into the Ministry of Industry and Commerce in 2025)
Instruction on the Implementation of the Law on Public Procurement (No. 0477/MoF, 2019)
Needs OCR2019PG-T2· Ministry of Finance (Instruction No. 0477/MoF, 13 Feb 2019)
Instruction on the Implementation of the Law on State Investment (No. 0889/MPI, 2021)

ຄໍາແນະນໍາ ກ່ຽວກັບການຈັດຕັ້ງປະຕິບັດກົດໝາຍວ່າດ້ວຍການລົງທຶນຂອງລັດ

Needs OCR2021PG-T2· Ministry of Planning and Investment (Instruction No. 0889/MPI, 9 Jun 2021; function now in the Ministry of Finance)
Instruction on the Implementation of the Law on State Investment (No. 2129/MPI, 2019)
Needs OCRArchived→ current version2019PG-T2· Ministry of Planning and Investment (Instruction No. 2129/MPI, 19 Sep 2019)
Instruction on the Management and Use of Government Counterpart Funds for ODA Projects (No. 1987/MPI, 2020)
Needs OCR2020PG-T2· Ministry of Planning and Investment (Instruction No. 1987/MPI, 27 Nov 2020; function now in the Ministry of Finance)
Supplementary Decision amending the Expenditure Norms Decision 0200/MoF (No. 0012/MoF, 2025)
Needs OCR2025PG-T2· Ministry of Finance (Decision No. 0012/MoF, 3 Jan 2025)

Tier 3 — Procedural Guidelines and Methodological Guidance(28)

Agreement on Environmental Technical Monitoring of Investment Projects and Activities (No. 2319/MONRE, 2021)
Needs OCR2021PG-T3· Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (now Ministry of Agriculture and Environment) (Agreement No. 2319/MONRE, 26 May 2021; Official Gazette 2 Sep 2021)
Agreement on Financial Management Regulations for ODA Funds (MoF, 2010)
Needs OCR2010PG-T3· Ministry of Finance (Agreement of 1 Nov 2010; Official Gazette 4 Mar 2015)
Agreement on Monitoring and Inspection of Public Investment Projects from the Outset in the Industry and Commerce Sector (2016)
Needs OCR2016PG-T3· Ministry of Industry and Commerce (Agreement of 12 Aug 2016)
Agreement on Regulations for Monitoring and Inspection of Public Investment Projects from the Outset in the Agriculture and Forestry Sector (No. 1970/MAF, 2015)
Needs OCR2015PG-T3· Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (Agreement No. 1970/MAF, 18 Sep 2015; Official Gazette 5 Sep 2019; now Ministry of Agriculture and Environment)
Agreement on the List of Investment Project Categories subject to Environmental Impact Assessment (No. 0358/MONRE, 2023)
Needs OCR2023PG-T3· Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (now Ministry of Agriculture and Environment) (Agreement No. 0358/MONRE, 24 Feb 2023; Official Gazette 6 Mar 2023)
Agreement on the Mechanism for Implementing Investment Work in the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment (No. 3541/MAE, 2026)
Needs OCR2026PG-T3· Ministry of Agriculture and Environment (Agreement No. 3541/MAE, 12 Aug 2026; Official Gazette 3 Sep 2026)
Detailed Annual Procurement Plan Template (2023)
2023PG-T3· Ministry of Finance, Procurement Monitoring Department (PPMD; now the Department of Evaluation and Procurement) (2023)
Guidance on Basic Methods for Implementing a Programme-Based Approach to Development Cooperation
2021PG-T3· Ministry of Planning and Investment, Department of International Cooperation (undated; published Feb 2021) — function now in the Ministry of Finance
Instruction on Post-Payment Inspection of State Budget Expenditure (No. 1672/MoF, 2019)
Needs OCR2019PG-T3· Ministry of Finance (Instruction No. 1672/MoF, 3 Jun 2019)
Instruction on the Implementation of the State Budget Plan for FY2019 (No. 0018/MoF, 2019)
Needs OCRArchived2019PG-T3· Ministry of Finance (Instruction No. 0018/MoF, 3 Jan 2019)
Manual for Public Investment Program (PIP) Program Management, Version 3.0 (2010)
2010PG-T3· Ministry of Planning and Investment with JICA (PCAP2), Aug 2010 — function now in the Ministry of Finance
Manual for Public Investment Program (PIP) Project Management, Version 3.0 (2010)
2010PG-T3· Ministry of Planning and Investment with JICA (PCAP2), Aug 2010 — function now in the Ministry of Finance
Manual for the Management and Administration of ODA Projects — National SOP (2017)
2017PG-T3· Ministry of Planning and Investment, Department of International Cooperation (11 Oct 2017) — function now in the Ministry of Finance
Ministerial Instruction on the Initial Environmental Examination of Investment Projects (No. 8029/MONRE, 2013)
2013PG-T3· Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (now Ministry of Agriculture and Environment) (Instruction No. 8029/MONRE, 2013)
Monitoring and Evaluation Framework Handbook for the 8th NSEDP (2016)
Archived2016PG-T3· Ministry of Planning and Investment, Department of Planning (9 Aug 2016)
Notice on the Use of the ODA Management Information System (ODA-MIS, 2019)
Needs OCR2019PG-T3· Ministry of Planning and Investment, Department of International Cooperation (2019) — function now in the Ministry of Finance
Notice on the Use of the Revised Public Investment Project Proposal Forms (No. 0981/MPI.DoE, 2018)
Needs OCR2018PG-T3· Ministry of Planning and Investment, Department of Evaluation (Notice No. 0981/MPI.DoE, 8 May 2018) — function now in the Ministry of Finance
Procurement Manual (Revised 2022)
2022PG-T3· Ministry of Finance, Procurement Monitoring Department (PPMD; now the Department of Evaluation and Procurement), 2022 (World Bank/EU PFM programme support)
Revised Public Investment Project Proposal and Appraisal Forms I-1 to III-A2 (2018)
2018PG-T3· Ministry of Planning and Investment, Department of Evaluation (2018) — function now in the Ministry of Finance, Department of Evaluation and Procurement
Standard Bid Evaluation Report Format — Goods and Services (PPD-4708, 2021)
2021PG-T3· Ministry of Finance, Procurement Monitoring Department (PPMD; now the Department of Evaluation and Procurement) (ref. PPD-4708, 23 Sep 2021)
Standard Bid Evaluation Report Format — Works (PPD-4708, 2021)
2021PG-T3· Ministry of Finance, Procurement Monitoring Department (PPMD; now the Department of Evaluation and Procurement) (ref. PPD-4708, 23 Sep 2021)
Standard Bidding Document — Open Bidding for Goods and Non-Consulting Services (Final Harmonized, 2021)
2021PG-T3· Ministry of Finance, Procurement Monitoring Department (PPMD; now the Department of Evaluation and Procurement) (2021)
Standard Bidding Document — Open Bidding for Works (Final Harmonized, 2021)
2021PG-T3· Ministry of Finance, Procurement Monitoring Department (PPMD; now the Department of Evaluation and Procurement) (2021)
Standard Bidding Document — Request for Quotations (Price Comparison) for Goods (2021)
2021PG-T3· Ministry of Finance, Procurement Monitoring Department (PPMD; now the Department of Evaluation and Procurement) (2021)
Standard Bidding Document — Request for Quotations (Price Comparison) for Works (2021)
2021PG-T3· Ministry of Finance, Procurement Monitoring Department (PPMD; now the Department of Evaluation and Procurement) (2021)
Standard Request for Proposals — Consulting Services (CQS and Single-Source Selection) (2023)
2023PG-T3· Ministry of Finance, Procurement Monitoring Department (PPMD; now the Department of Evaluation and Procurement) (2023)
Standard Request for Proposals — Consulting Services (QCBS, QBS, Fixed-Budget and Least-Cost Selection) (2023)
2023PG-T3· Ministry of Finance, Procurement Monitoring Department (PPMD; now the Department of Evaluation and Procurement) (2023)
User Manual for the Public Procurement Website (e-Procurement Portal, 2023)
2023PG-T3· Ministry of Finance, Procurement Monitoring Department (PPMD; now the Department of Evaluation and Procurement) (2023)

Tier 4 — Strategies for Project Prioritization & Alignment(22)

10th Five-Year National Socio-Economic Development Plan (2026–2030)
2026PG-T4MED· Ministry of Planning and Investment / Ministry of Finance, Department of Planning; approved by the 10th National Assembly, inaugural session 23–27 Mar 2026
20-Year National Digital Economy Development Vision (2021–2040), 10-Year Strategy (2021–2030) and 5-Year Plan (2021–2025)
2021PG-T4CC-OT· Ministry of Technology and Communications (Dec 2021; government-approved)
8th Five-Year National Socio-Economic Development Plan (2016–2020)
Archived→ current version2016PG-T4MED· Ministry of Planning and Investment (2016)
9th Five-Year National Socio-Economic Development Plan (2021–2025)
Archived→ current version2021PG-T4MED· Ministry of Planning and Investment; approved by the 9th National Assembly, Resolution No. 20/NA, 26 Mar 2021
9th NSEDP Financing Strategy (2023–2025)
Archived2023PG-T4MED· Government of the Lao PDR / MPI Department of Planning with the UN Joint SDG Fund (Integrated National Financing Framework); endorsed 30 Jun 2023
Agriculture Development Strategy to 2025 and Vision to the Year 2030
Archived2015PG-T4SEC· Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (2015; now Ministry of Agriculture and Environment)
Drought Management Framework in the Lao PDR (2025)
2025PG-T4CC-CL· Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment / Ministry of Agriculture and Environment with GWP Southeast Asia
Green Public Procurement Action Plan 2022–2025 (vision to 2030)
Archived2022PG-T4CC-OT· Ministry of Finance, Procurement Monitoring Department (adopting agreement and plan, 2022)
Medium-Term Debt Management Strategy (2024 Public and Publicly Guaranteed Debt Bulletin)
2025PG-T4MED· Ministry of Finance, Public Debt Management Department (2024 PPG Debt Bulletin, published 2025)
National Adaptation Plan (2025)
2025PG-T4CC-CL· Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (Decree No. 0930/MONRE, 11 Jun 2025; now Ministry of Agriculture and Environment)
National Agenda on Addressing Economic and Financial Difficulties (2021–2023)
Archived2021PG-T4MED· Ministry of Planning and Investment (9 Aug 2021); approved by the National Assembly in 2021
National Green Growth Strategy of the Lao PDR till 2030
2018PG-T4CC-CL· Government of the Lao PDR / National Green Growth Strategy Secretariat (text dated Dec 2018; government approval reported Feb 2019)
National Strategy on Climate Change of the Lao PDR towards 2030 (vision to 2050)
Needs OCR2023PG-T4CC-CL· Government of the Lao PDR (adopted 24 Feb 2023)
National Strategy on Disaster Risk Reduction 2021–2030
2021PG-T4CC-CL· Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare / Government of the Lao PDR (Prime Minister's Decree No. 510/PM, 26 Jul 2021)
Nationally Determined Contribution (2020 update, submitted 2021)
2021PG-T4CC-CL· Government of the Lao PDR / Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (now Ministry of Agriculture and Environment); submitted to the UNFCCC 9 Apr 2021
Nationally Determined Contribution Implementation Plan (2024)
2024PG-T4CC-CL· Government of the Lao PDR (Department of Climate Change, then MONRE) with GGGI / NDC Partnership; signed Apr 2024
Natural Resources and Environment Strategy 2016–2025 and Vision toward 2030
Archived2015PG-T4SEC· Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (15 May 2015; now Ministry of Agriculture and Environment)
Official Development Assistance (ODA) Strategy to 2030
2020PG-T4MED· Ministry of Planning and Investment (adopted by Decree No. 236/GOV, 18 May 2020) — function now in the Ministry of Finance
Power Network System Master Plan (Final Report, 2020)
2020PG-T4SEC· Ministry of Energy and Mines / Électricité du Laos with JICA (Final Report, Feb 2020)
Preliminary Integrated Water Resources Management Action Plan 2026–2030
2025PG-T4SEC· Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment / Ministry of Agriculture and Environment (launched 13 Jun 2025)
Renewable Energy Development Strategy in Lao PDR (2011)
Archived2011PG-T4SEC· Government of the Lao PDR / Ministry of Energy and Mines (Oct 2011)
Vision 2030 and 10-Year Socio-Economic Development Strategy (2016–2025)
Archived→ current version2016PG-T4NAT· Ministry of Planning and Investment; approved by the 8th National Assembly, inaugural session 20–22 Apr 2016

Sub-national

(3)

Bolikhamxay Province(1)

Tier 3 — Procedural Guidelines and Methodological Guidance(1)

Provincial Instruction on Monitoring, Inspection and Evaluation of Ongoing Public Investment Projects (No. 023, Bolikhamxay Province, 2016)
Needs OCR2016PG-T3Bolikhamxay Province· Governor of Bolikhamxay Province (Instruction No. 023, 30 Aug 2016)

Vientiane Capital(1)

Tier 4 — Strategies for Project Prioritization & Alignment(1)

Vientiane Capital Urban Development Master Plan 2030 (JICA/MPWT, 2011)
2011PG-T4SUBVientiane Capital· Ministry of Public Works and Transport / Vientiane Capital with JICA (Final Report, 2011)

Xaysomboun Province(1)

Tier 3 — Procedural Guidelines and Methodological Guidance(1)

Provincial Agreement on Unit Prices for Road and Bridge Construction and Repair in Public Investment Projects (No. 0304, Xaysomboun Province, 2024)
Needs OCR2024PG-T3Xaysomboun Province· Governor of Xaysomboun Province (Agreement No. 0304/PG-Xaysomboun, 7 Mar 2024)