Algeria has not adopted the UNCITRAL Model Law on Electronic Signatures.

Algeria has not signed the UN Convention on the Use of Electronic Communications in International Contracts.

Algeria has not adopted the UNCITRAL Model Law on Electronic Commerce.

Art. 9 of the Law No. 18-05 requires any e-commerce activity, which is defined as electronic commerce in goods and services, to have a website hosted in Algeria with a “.com.dz” extension. This requirement applies to both domestic and foreign e-suppliers as clarified in Art. 2, which states that states that the legislation applies to e-commerce transactions where one of the parties to the e-commerce contract is: of Algerian nationality, or legally resides in Algeria, or a legal person governed by Algerian law, or if the contract is concluded or performed in Algeria. Effectively, this means that the requirement to have domain names hosted in Algeria also applies to foreign companies.

It is reported that Algerian foreign exchange regulations prohibit the use of certain online payment processors to transfer money from one account to another.

Art. 6 of Decree No. 20-332 establishes that "the online information activity is subject to the publication through an electronic site, whose hosting is exclusively domiciled, physically and logically in Algeria, with a domain name extension ".dz"."

According to Art. 7 of Law No. 18-05, the purchase by electronic communications of a digital good and/or service from Algeria by an e-consumer from an e-supplier established in a foreign country and intended exclusively for personal use, is allowed and exempted from foreign trade and exchange formalities when its value does not exceed the equivalent in dinars of the limit set by the legislation and regulations in force. However, there is no regulation clarifying the limit. The same applies to the electronic sale of goods or services by a resident supplier to an e-consumer established in a foreign country.

According to Arts. 7 and 8 of Law No. 18-05, any e-commerce activity, which is defined as electronic commerce of goods and services, is subject to registration in the commercial register or in the register of arts and crafts, and to the publication of a website hosted in Algeria with extension ".com.dz". The electronic supplier's website must be equipped with tools allowing its authentication. In addition, Art. 9 requires that the exercise of the e-commerce activity be subject to the registration of the domain name with the services of the national center of the commercial register. This requirement applies to both domestic and foreign e-providers, as stated in Art. 2 of the law, stipulating that the legislation applies to e-commerce transactions when one of the parties to the e-commerce contract is of Algerian nationality, is legally resident in Algeria, is a legal person under Algerian law, or if the contract is concluded or performed in Algeria.

In accordance with Art. 27 of Law No. 18-05, when payment is electronically made, it should be carried out through electronic payment platforms, put in place and operated exclusively by the banks authorised by the Banque d’Algérie, and connected to any type of electronic payment terminal via the network of the public telecommunications operator. This article implies that electronic payment in Algeria is only possible with CIB (Interbank Cards) credit cards issued by public or private banks and Edhahabia card issued by Algérie Poste, as well as Visa and Mastercard cards denominated in foreign currencies for international transactions. Further, pursuant to Art. 29 of Law No. 18-05, electronic payments must be made through dedicated payment platforms, set up and operated exclusively by banks approved by the Bank of Algeria and Algérie Poste and connected to any type of electronic payment terminal via the network of the public telecommunications operator. Besides, these dedicated payment platforms must be subject to the control of the Bank of Algeria to guarantee that they meet the requirements of interoperability, confidentiality, integrity, authentication and security of data exchanges.

It is reported that purchase of goods from outside the country using international credit cards is allowed only up to a maximum value per transaction of DZD 100,000 (approx. USD 740).

Pursuant to Art. 30 of Law No. 18-07, in relation to encryption technology, individuals and organisations that want to acquire and use encryption services must be granted authorisation by the country's Regulatory Authority of Post and Electronic Communications.

According to Art.143 of Law No. 18-04, the approval of terminal equipment and the radioelectric stations can be by certificate of conformity issued by the regulatory authority or by a test and measurement laboratory duly approved by the said authority. Further, the provision stipulates that Regulations may establish a regime of self-certification and/or recognition of certification obtained from another country. However, those Regulations are not yet in place. It is reported that foreign documentation is accepted, but local testing is required.

According to Arts. 7 and 8 of Law No. 18-05, any e-commerce activity, which is defined as electronic commerce of goods and services, is subject to registration in the commercial register or in the register of arts and crafts, and to the publication of a website hosted in Algeria with extension ".com.dz". The electronic supplier's website must be equipped with tools allowing its authentication. In addition, Art. 9 requires that the exercise of the e-commerce activity be subject to the registration of the domain name with the services of the national center of the commercial register. This requirement applies to both domestic and foreign e-providers, as stated in Art. 2 of the law, stipulating that the legislation applies to e-commerce transactions when one of the parties to the e-commerce contract is of Algerian nationality, is legally resident in Algeria, is a legal person under Algerian law, or if the contract is concluded or performed in Algeria.

The Supplementary Budget Law for 2018 enabled the Government to introduce a special custom surcharge (named "droit additionnel provisoire de sauvegarde - DAPS") on certain goods imported in Algeria. The decree of Minister of Trade, signed on 26 January 2019, defines the list of goods and the rate applicable to each product line (between 30% and 200% of the value of the goods), which was drawn up by an ad-hoc inter-ministerial committee. The total number of affected products is 1095 and the application started with the publication of the list. ICT products are part of the affected sectors. The law imposed custom surcharge on the following ICT products:
- 8517 - Telephone sets, including telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks; other apparatus for the transmission or reception of voice, images or other data, including apparatus for communication in a wired or wireless network (such as a local or wide area network), other than transmission or reception apparatus of HS codes 8443, 8525, 8527 or 8528;
- 8528 - Monitors and projectors, not incorporating television reception apparatus; reception apparatus for television, whether or not incorporating radio-broadcast receivers or sound or video recording or reproducing apparatus.

It is reported that Algeria has a history of its government blocking sites for various reasons, including the prevention of exam cheating. Moreover, web-based Algerian media outlets have been required to be based within the country and they have been asked to inform authorities of any "illegal content". Some of the websites that have been blocked in the past include YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter, as well as news websites such as France 24 and Al-Jazeera.