The Narcotics Act (No. 7) B.E. 2562 (A.D. 2019) was passed by the National Legislative Assembly on 25th December 2018 to amend the Narcotics Act B.E. 2522 (A.D. 1979) (“NA”). It was published in the Government Gazette on 18th February 2019 and has become effective on and from 19th February 2019. The amended NA now… Read More
On 15th March 2019, the Union Parliament passed the Occupational Safety and Health Law 2019 (Law No. 8/2019)(“OSH”). The OSH will come into force on a date to be prescribed by the President. The provisions of OSH cover the vast majority of business sectors. The OSH imposes unique requirements and duties on three main groups:… Read More
On the 15th of March 2019, the Union Parliament issued the Consumer Protection Law 2019 (Law No. 9/2019) (“CPL”). The CPL comes into force on its issuing date, with the exception of its Chapter 18 with regards to the description of goods, which will become effective one year after issuing date. The law consumer safety… Read More
The Labor Protection Act (No. 7) B.E. 2562 (A.D. 2019) was passed by the National Legislative Assembly (NLA) on 13th December 2018 to amend the Labour Protection Act B.E. 2541 (A.D. 1998) (LPA). It was published in the Government Gazette on 5th April 2019. It will become effective on and from 5th May 2019. The… Read More
All the companies and legal entities registered under the Myanmar Companies Act 1914 and the Special Companies Act 1950 (“Companies”) were required to be re-registered through the Myanmar Companies Online Registry System (“MyCo”) from 1st August 2018 to 31st January 2019 (“Re-Registration Period”) per Section 421(d) of the Myanmar Companies Law 2017. However, by the… Read More
On 11th March 2019, the Union Parliament of Myanmar passed the Patent Law (“PL”) as the Pyidaungsu Htuttaw Law No. 7/2019. The PL will come into force after the President of Myanmar issues a notification to implement it. The PL has provided for the followings: 1. The Myanmar Intellectual Property Office (“MIPO”) will be… Read More