Problems relating to Trade and Investment on Thailand
23. Inefficient administrative procedures, regimes and practices |
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| (1) Signatures required Page by Page on Documents submitted to Ministries and Agencies | - GOT requires signature in the signer's own original handwriting on each sheet of application documents of all kinds. The requisite documents are in huge volume, requiring much expense, labour and paper resources. The signer is heavily burdened with the time-consuming task of signing by hand on each page of the voluminous documents. | - It is requested that GOT streamlines the requisite documents by accepting electronic documents, company seal, etc. | |
| (2) Delays in Issuance of "Ror Ngor 4" Factory Operation Permit | - The procedures are nebulous and time-consuming for issuance of Factory Licence (RorNgor4) , giving negative impact upon P/L of the business operation. RorNgor4: This licence is necessary for construction of a solar power generation plant. However, the uncertainty of the requisite time for acquisition of this licence severely impacts this project. - Factory Operation Permit (FOP) by Ministry of Industry (MOI) is necessary for starting construction of new plant. However, it is taking much time and work to obtain FOP, the acquisition procedures of which differ substantially between the official announcement and the actual practice. |
- It is requested that GOT: -- cuts down the time necessary for licence acquisition, and -- clearly identifies the process on grant of the licence. - It is requested that MOI assures transparency in implementing the procedures from filing of application to grant of licence. |
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