We would like to remind clients that the final date on which applications for the issuance of Foreign Work Permits for 2024 can be lodged is 31 March 2024. Owners or directors of enterprises who employ foreign employees without a work permit or fail to renew work permits on time could face administrative liability and/or criminal sanction imposed by the Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training (“MLVT”) and/or court.
Provisional attachment is one of the three preventive measures of the preservative disposition systems[1] provided for by the Cambodian Code of Civil Procedure (2006, the “CCP”) and allows creditors who have monetary claims against debtors to secure against the risk that a court order against a debtor will become impossible or extremely difficult to execute due to an alteration in the state of the debtor’s assets in-execution,
On 23 December 2023, the Trust Regulator of Cambodia (“TR”) issued Prakas no. 067 on Reporting and Notifying Obligation and Request for Approval for Trustees (“Prakas 067”). Prakas 067 aims to monitor and observe the obligation of trustees to ensure transparency and accountability by complying with the laws and regulations in the trust sector.
On 28 December 2023, the Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training (the “MLVT”) issued Instruction No. 110/23 on the provision of foreigner work permits to foreign employers (the “Instruction”). The Instruction aims to clarify the procedures and conditions in relation to foreigners who are employers and seek to obtain a work permit in order to comply with Labor Law and Prakas No. 195 on Employment Cards and Work Permits issued by the MLVT on 20 August 2014.
Secured transaction framework is mainly regulated by the Law on Secured Transactions promulgated in 2017 (“LST”). The Ministry of Commerce (“MoC”) is the competent institution to administer the implementation of the LST. On 23 October 2023, the MoC released Prakas No. 319 ("Prakas"), which outlines a mechanism aimed at enhancing the enforcement of rights held by the parties to a security agreement. This mechanism primarily focuses on procedures for notifying a security interest, conducting searches in public records, requesting record verifications, maintaining a caution list, and delineating the responsibilities of the organization within the MoC.
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"We are increasingly working with clients who have a presence throughout the region, as well as with foreign investors coming into Cambodia," says Mr Ly, Managing Director of HBS Law. "We are proud to offer honest, balanced services to our clients, acting as trusted business partners to help them succeed."