Legal Section - Doing Business
You will find here a series of summaries providing an overview of useful legal regulations, processes and legal issues for Doing Business in Thailand.
BOI measures for attracting investment
The Board of Investment (BOI) passed resolutions on 30 June 2021 to attract more investment in electronic and innovative industries, research and development, and human resources, as follows:
COVID-19 vaccination leave
The Labour Protection Act clearly states that an employee who is entitled to receive the COVID-19 vaccination should take business leave or sick leave.
Unrestricted business activity under the Foreign Business Act
At present, a foreign legal entity which was established under foreign law and will conduct an unrestricted business activity in Thailand under the Foreign Business Act, 2542 B.E. (1999), must submit a request to the head office of the Department of Business Development (“DBD”) for a corporate registration number on paper and notify the DBD of the place where the foreign entity will store its accounting and supporting documents.
Effective date of the Personal Data Protection Act postponed
The Personal Data Protection Act, 2562 B.E. (2019) (“PDPA”) was first published in the Royal Gazette on 27 May 2019. The original intention was for it to come into effect one year after the publication date.
PDPA effective on 1 June 2022
The date for enforcement of the Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) has been postponed again. It will now be effective for data controllers beginning 1 June 2022. The section of the PDPA on the Office of the Board of Personal Data Protection (OBPDP) is being put into effect so that the government can continue to work on setting up the OBPDP, which has not yet been completed.