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.
DBD E-certificate File
The Department of Business Development (“DBD”) has introduced a new type of e-service for the public to access the information on the registration certificate of a legal entity without having to visit the DBD’s offices, in order to reduce travel costs and time spent.
SEC rules on offering digital tokens and assets
Following the Royal Decree on Digital Asset Businesses, 2561 B.E. (2018 A.D.), the Securities and Exchange Commission (“the SEC”) has issued rules on the criteria for obtaining permission to conduct business offering digital tokens to the public and offering digital assets.
Changes to the Foreign Business Act Proposed
The Department of Business Development (“the DBD”) has decided to propose the removal of the following five service businesses from List Three* of the Foreign Business Act, 2542 B.E. (1999 A.D.) (“the FBA”).
Amendment of Foreign Worker’s Employment
The Emergency Decree (NO.2) B.E. 2561 governing the Management of Foreign Workers became effective on 28 March 2018. The significant changes relate to the following issues.
Digital Asset Business
The control of the digital asset business is currently the responsibility of the Minister of the Ministry of Finance and the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), in accordance with the Royal Decree on Digital Asset Businesses, 2561 B.E. (2018 A.D.) (“the Royal Decree”), which was published in the Royal Gazette on 13 May 2018, and became effective on 14 May 2018.