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Based on expert opinion from around the world, the Corruption Perceptions Index measures the perceived levels of public sector corruption worldwide. Not one of the 168 countries...

International business transactions have increased dramatically over the years. Investment has increasingly expanded at an unprecedented rate in many countries. These...

This Law provides social insurance regimes and policies; the rights and responsibilities of employees and employers; agencies, organizations and individuals involved in social...

This publication provides the first national overview of land concessions and leases in the Lao PDR. It was initiated in response to the rapid expansion of land deals and the...

Lao National Biosafety Framework is a combination of policy, legal, administrative and technical instruments that are set in place to address safety for the environment and...

The study examines legal and regulatory measures, border crossing procedures and institutional capacities affecting Lao agro-food exports and imports. It reviews the experiences...

This Decree sets out procedures and requirements for the preparation of strategic environmental assessment reports, environmental impact assessment reports and environmental...

This Decree, consisting of 24 articles divided into seven Chapters and four Appendixes, details a number of articles, and measures to implement the provisions, of the Law on...

Decree No. 45/2013/ND-CP of May 10, 2013, detailing a number of articles of the Labour Code on working time, rest time and occupational safety and health. Pursuant to the Law on...

This Review reports on developments in the global timber sector and wood markets, with a focus on tropical timber, in 2015. It contains data on production and trade for...

This Decree regulates in detail and guides the implementation of a number of articles of the Law on corporate income tax and the Law on amending and supplementing a number of...

This Decree, consisting of 57 articles divided into nine Chapters and three Appendixes, details the following issues: 1. Environmental improvement and rehabilitation and payment...

Sections 118 and 119 of the Foreign Assistance Act (FAA) of 1961, as amended, mandate the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to undertake analysis of...

This Decree makes detailed provisions for the implementation of the Commercial Law with respect to international purchases and sales of goods including import, export, temporary...

This Circular provides contents, order and procedures for the export and import of goods subject to specialized management by the agriculture, forestry and fisheries sector.

The CITES Appendixes I-II-III Timber Species Manual provides the procedures for the enforcement of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and...

In 2009, PROFOREST conducted a study on the forestry sector in Vietnam, commissioned by the European Forestry Institute (EFI). The report compiled information on issues related...

This report is primarily concerned with the illicit exploitation of timber within forest areas and its movement and then trafficking across borders for profit. These activities...

ASEAN countries are highly diversified in terms of R&D, human resources development, basic infrastructure, facilities, etc. and capacity building mechanism is urgently...

Focusing on potential impact on social sustainability in timber exporting or processing states outside the EU, this article discusses the EU’s Forest Law Enforcement, Governance...