LEGAL FRAMEWORK

Transportation and Logistics

Transportation and Logistics

Trade policy and regulation

Trade policy and regulation Law

Tourism

Tourism Law

Telecommunications

Telecommunications

Tax and Accounting

Tax and Accounting

Special Economic Zones

Special Economic Zones

Society

Society Law

Mining

Mining Law

Land

Land Law

Labor and Employment

Labor and Employment

Investment

Investment

Intellectual Property Rights

Intellectual Property Rights

Infrastructure

Infrastructure

Industry

Industry

Government

Government of Cambodia

Forestry

Forestry Law

Financial

Financial

Environment

Contemporary Environmental Law

Education

Education Law

Development

Development

Customs and Regulations

Customs and Regulations

Construction

Construction Law

Constitution

Constitution of Cambodia

Codes and Ancillary Laws

Codes and Ancillary Laws

Cambodia Business

Cambodia Business Law

Agriculture & Fisheries

Cambodia Agriculture & Fisheries Law

The Law on Investment

Cambodia investment law

Intellectual Property Rights

At the time of Cambodia’s accession to the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in 1995 and the Paris Convention in 1998, the regulatory framework to protect IPR was weak. Since the turn of the

Environment Protection

As a basic policy of environmental protection, Article 59 of the Constitution stipulates that the State shall protect the environment and balance of abundant natural resources and establish a precise plan of

Land

Land Law was first promulgated in 1992 and was amended in August 2001 (2001 Land Law).  The 2001 Amendment to the Land Law especially aims to determine the regime of ownership for immovable

Social Securities

“Law on Social Security Schemes for Persons Defined by the Provisions of the Labor Law” was promulgated on September 25, 2002 to establish a social security scheme composed of pension scheme,

Employment and Labor

Cambodian labor relations, employment and work terms and other labor-related matters are basically regulated by the Constitution and the 1997 Labor Law. The 1997 Labor Law, which was enacted in March

Foreign Exchange

The “Law on the Foreign Exchange” of September 1997 stipulates that “there shall be no restriction on foreign exchange operations” through authorized banks (Article 5) but the authorized banks shall report

Financial Sector

The “Law on Banking and Financial Institutions” was enacted in 1999, aiming to serve to improve financial facilities, strengthen the base of financial institutions and make it easier for the investors to get

Taxation and Accounting

The assessment of the Tax on Profit shall be made according to the taxation system of the real regime, simplified regime or estimated regime. The tax payers’ regime shall be determined according to the form

Trade and Custom

In January 2000, “Prakas (Ministerial Order) on Trading Activities of Commercial Companies” was issued by the Ministry of Commerce, and both Cambodian and foreign companies, which are registered

Company

The “Law Bearing upon Commercial Regulations and the Commercial Register” was first enacted in May 1995 and modified in November 1999. This law defines the meaning of “Merchant”, “Trade”, “Trading

Principles of Economic Management

Article 56 of the Cambodian Constitution declares that Cambodia shall adopt a market economy system. The Constitution further says in Article 61 that the State shall promote economic development in all