Section 241 of the Companies Act mandates that at least one director of the company should be a resident of South Sudan.

Pursuant to Section 84 of the Banking and Other Financial Institutions Act, all financial ledgers, as well as ancillary financial and non-financial records maintained by banking institutions, are required to be preserved within the territorial jurisdiction of South Sudan.

Section 21 of the Investment Promotion Act outlines the process for screening and approving FDI applications prior to the issuance of an investment certificate by the Southern Sudan Investment Authority. Section 22 specifies the conditions required for granting such a certificate, including provisions for job creation and technology transfer. It has been reported, however, that the government does not publicly disclose details regarding its application screening procedures.

It is reported that the legal structure for intellectual property rights (IPR) is weak, and enforcement is lax in South Sudan. While the 2009 Investment Promotion Act includes an article on the protection of IPR in Section 35, neither the legislature nor any government ministry implemented laws or regulations governing trademarks, copyrights, or patents. It is reported that limited protection is obtained through filing a cautionary notice.

South Sudan is not a party to the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT).

South Sudan does not have a law covering copyright protection.

Copyright is not adequately enforced online in South Sudan. It is reported that the legal structure for intellectual property rights (IPR) is weak, and enforcement is lax.

South Sudan has not signed the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Copyright Treaty.

South Sudan has not signed the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Performances and Phonograms Treaty.

South Sudan has no rules applicable to the protection of trade secrets. However, there has been a bill in this regard that has been pending approval since 2013.

South Sudan is not a signatory of the 1996 World Trade Organization (WTO) Information Technology Agreement (ITA) nor the 2015 expansion (ITA II). South Sudan is not a member of the WTO but holds observer status.

Section 38.5(i) of the Public Procurement and Disposal of Assets Act provides that an exclusive preference can be given to citizens of South Sudan if the funding is fully from the government of South Sudan and under the prescribed threshold (which is not specified in the law).

Section 38.2 of the Public Procurement and Disposal of Assets Act provides that the Minister can prescribe preferences and/or reservations in public procurement in consideration of economic and social development factors to disadvantaged groups, small and medium enterprises (SMEs), women, youth and people with disabilities. Section 38.5(iii) states that a prescribed margin of preference may be given in the evaluation of bids to candidates offering manufactured goods.
Moreover, Section 41.2.b establishes that evaluation criteria relating to public procurement may include a margin of preference up to 15% for the benefit of national providers or domestically produced supplies or any other preference if authorised or required by the regulations made under this Act or other provisions of applicable law.

It is reported that bidding and tender information is not publicly available.