| Pakistan: Integrity Scorecard Report > Sub-Category: Business Licensing and Regulation | ||
| Indicators | Score | |
| 67 | Are business licenses available to all citizens? | 75 |
| 68 | Are there transparent business regulatory requirements for basic health, environmental, and safety standards? | 100 |
| 69 | Does government effectively enforce basic health, environmental, and safety standards on businesses? | 33 |
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| 67 | Are business licenses available to all citizens? | |||||||
| 67a: In law, anyone may apply for a business license. | ||||||||
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Comments: References: Interview with Fazal Rahim, businessman, member of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Bannu
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| 67b: In law, a complaint mechanism exists if a business license request is denied. | ||||||||
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Comments: 2004: The SEC commissioner informed that these regulations have been finalized after extensive consultation with various industry associations, including the Leasing Association of Pakistan (LAP), the Investment Banks Association of Pakistan (IBAP), Modaraba Association of Pakistan (MAP). The Prudential Regulations for NBFCs have been divided into four segments. Part-I contains a comprehensive set of definitions for non-banking finance companies, covering all their activities/functions. The Part-II lays down guidelines for Risk Management in respect of corporate borrowers and individual borrowers. Part-III covers the regulations pertaining to the operation of NBFCs while Part-IV encompasses the Know Your Customer (KYC) and Anti-Money Laundering issues.
References: Companies Ordinance, 1984 The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SEC) has issued the prudential regulations for Non-Banking Finance Companies (NBFCs) in 2004 Interview with Fazal Rahim, businessman, member of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Bannu
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| 67c: In practice, citizens can obtain any necessary business license (i.e. for a small import business) within a reasonable time period. | ||||||||
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Comments: References: Interview with Fazal Rahim, businessman, member of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Bannu
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| 67d: In practice, citizens can obtain any necessary business license (i.e. for a small import business) at a reasonable cost. | ||||||||
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Comments: References: Interview with Fazal Rahim, businessman, member of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Bannu
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| 68 | Are there transparent business regulatory requirements for basic health, environmental, and safety standards? | |||||||
| 68a: In law, basic business regulatory requirements for meeting public health standards are transparent and publicly available. | ||||||||
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Comments: References: ISO 9000 ISO 9000, ISO 14000, QS 9000, TL 9000 Accreditation to ISO/ IEC 17025 can assist in certification to other regulatory requirements e.g FDA, MDCA, MCA and similar sector schemes in industries such as aerospace, automotive, marine, engineering, metrology, fire space etc. Interview with Fazal Rahim, businessman, member of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Bannu
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| 68b: In law, basic business regulatory requirements for meeting public environmental standards are transparent and publicly available. | ||||||||
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Comments: But these regulations are seldom enforced equally for all businesses. Big businesses may influence some basic regulations in violation of the law. References: ISO 9000, ISO 14000, QS 9000, TL 9000 ISO/ IEC 17025 These regulations meeting health and basic environmental standards in Pakistan are transparent. Interview with Fazal Rahim, businessman, member of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Bannu
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| 68c: In law, basic business regulatory requirements for meeting public safety standards are transparent and publicly available. | ||||||||
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Comments: But, in practice they may not be implemented alike and equally. References: ISO/ IEC 17025 , ISO 13000, ISO 9000 and other regulations are transparent. Interview with Fazal Rahim, businessman, member of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Bannu
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| 69 | Does government effectively enforce basic health, environmental, and safety standards on businesses? | |||||||
| 69a: In practice, business inspections by government officials to ensure public health standards are being met are carried out in a uniform and even-handed manner. | ||||||||
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Comments: References: Interview with Fazal Rahim, businessman, member of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Bannu
Peer Review Comments: It may be true that big businesses observe the standard if they wish to export their products, but local markets are not being handled in uniform way.
Peer Review Comments: The government is slow to react to public health standard complaints. Health inspection is not a priority in Pakistan, as evidenced by the fact that not more than 3 percent of the budget is allocated to this function.
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| 69b: In practice, business inspections by government officials to ensure public environmental standards are being met are carried out in a uniform and even-handed manner. | ||||||||
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Comments: References: Interview with Fazal Rahim, businessman, member of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Bannu
Peer Review Comments: Government officials visits for inspections, but typically they accept bribes to ignore substandard food and substandard inputs for agriculture.
Peer Review Comments: No effective control on environmental standards exists in Pakistan.
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| 69c: In practice, business inspections by government officials to ensure public safety standards are being met are carried out in a uniform and even-handed manner. | ||||||||
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Comments: References: Interview with Fazal Rahim, businessman, member of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Bannu
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