8 agency and has the operational objectives for public interest on a non-profit basis, or a group of local people that are not juristic persons forming into a group to strengthen the community. The applicant shall be appropriate for the operation of community services in accordance with the characteristics prescribed in the Notification by the Commission. In determining the characteristics under paragraph one, the Commission shall take into account the benefit of promoting an efficient operation of sound broadcasting business and television business that can respond to diverse needs of the people in the community or locality and prevent the business from being taken over. Section 13. The applicant for a license to operate business services shall be a juristic person established under Thai law and shall have the following characteristics: (1) the applicant for Business Services License at Regional and Local Levels shall be a juristic person in which at least one-third of the equity shareholders or investors have a domicile in such region or locality, as the case may be, and shall have stable financial status, an accounting audit system and any other qualifications that can guarantee the stability of the business operation as prescribed in the Notification by the Commission; (2) the applicant for a license to operate any other types of business than (1) shall be a State enterprise or a company established under Thai law which has the main objectives for operating sound broadcasting business or television business. Section 14. The applicant for a license under section 11 (2) and (3) and section 12, in addition to having the qualifications and possessing no prohibited characteristics under section 8, shall have qualifications and possess no prohibited characteristics as follows: (1) the person(s) authorised to bind the applicant shall be of Thai nationality; DISCLAIMER: THIS TEXT HAS BEEN PROVIDED FOR EDUCATIONAL/ COMPREHENSION PURPOSES AND CONTAINS NO LEGAL AUTHORITY. THE OFFICE OF THE COUNCIL OF STATE SHALL ASSUME NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY LIABILITIES ARISING FROM THE USE AND/OR REFERENCE OF THIS TEXT. THE ORIGINAL THAI TEXT AS FORMALLY ADOPTED AND PUBLISHED SHALL IN ALL EVENTS REMAIN THE SOLE AUTHORITY HAVING LEGAL FORCE.