Talk:Lao PDR (April 2, 2004)

Lao PDR 2004 3rd Party Initiation

Does this count as 3rd Party Initiation?

Art. 14 - "[The Commission will] consider complaints from business persons and consumers;"

--AchalOza 14:57, 3 July 2007 (EDT)

Hylton: language is not strong enough to indicate 3rd party initiation.

--AchalOza 08:12, 8 July 2007 (EDT)

I don't think this statute implies extraterritoriality, however it's currently coded as so:

Article 4 Scope of application - This Decree applies to the sale of goods and services in business activities.

--AchalOza 14:11, 3 July 2007 (EDT)

Hylton agrees.

--AchalOza 08:11, 8 July 2007 (EDT)

This looks like divestiture language to me:

Article 14 - Measures against business entities who commit offences

A business entity that commits offences under this Decree shall be dealt with as follows;

- Notice to change and rectify its behavior;

- Temporary suspension of activity until the behavior is rectified and changed;

- Close down indefinitely the activity and may be punished according to the law;

- Compensate a business entity that has incurred losses as a result of the offences.

--AchalOza 14:33, 3 July 2007 (EDT)

I don't see any mention of "the selling of assets or division of the company." Just sounds like injunctions and fines.

--Kajrozga 19:01, 8 July 2007 (EDT)

Hytlon: agency may close down the business, so that counts as divestiture.

--AchalOza 10:39, 9 July 2007 (EDT)