According to Art. 92 of Decree No. 2022-080/PR, which repeals Decree No. 2009 - 277/PR on the Code of Public Procurement and Public Service Delegations of 2009, in the award of a public contract and in order to encourage the participation of Community enterprises and very small, small and medium-sized domestic enterprises, a margin of preference shall be given to the bid that complies with the bidding or consultation documents and is submitted by a Community bidder. According to Art. 93, for public contracts awarded by international tender, a preference of up to 15% is given to candidates from Togolese law or West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) member states if certain conditions are met: (i) at least 50% of technical managers and staff are Togolese or WAEMU nationals; (ii) for firms and design offices, more than 50% of key personnel are from WAEMU; (iii) and for suppliers, goods must originate from Togo or WAEMU with at least 30% added value or be based on the bidder's nationality for imported goods.
Legal entities benefit if over half their share capital and management are controlled by Togolese or WAEMU nationals. Contracting authorities must apply a 15% preference to tenders subcontracting at least 30% of the contract to local SMEs and a 5% preference to bids by Togolese artisans or WAEMU-based craft enterprises, with this artisanal preference being cumulative with the Community preference.

Tajikistan has not adopted national legislation based on or influenced by the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Model Law on Electronic Signatures.

It is reported that TajikStandard, the government agency responsible for certifying goods and services and supervising compliance with state standards, lacks experts and appropriate equipment. TajikStandard does not publish its fees for licenses and certificates or its regulatory requirements.

It is reported that Tajik laws and standards impose mandatory requirements for certification of safety, consumer health, environmental protection and reduction of the potential for damage to consumer property for certain products and services. Products requiring such certification include electronic and radio equipment (to test for electrical and magnetic compatibility and safety).
It is reported that, since 2014, Tajikistan has recognised third-party conformity assessments carried out overseas by reciprocity. They are mainly from the Commonwealth of Independent States countries, with which Tajikistan has signed mutual recognition agreements, and Uzbekistan is under a bilateral agreement. However, it is reported that third-party conformity assessments are not always accepted in practice

Tajikistan does not implement any de minimis threshold, which is the minimum value of goods below which customs do not charge duties.

Tajikistan lacks a comprehensive framework for consumer protection that applies to online transactions.

Tajikistan has not signed the United Nations (UN) Convention on the Use of Electronic Communications in International Contracts.

Tajikistan has not adopted national legislation based on or influenced by the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Model Law on Electronic Commerce.

According to Art. 18.2 of the Personal Data Act, international transfers of data are permitted to countries that provide adequate protection for personal data. However, the law does not provide a definition or description of what constitutes 'adequate protection'. Moreover, cross-border transfers to countries that do not provide adequate protection are possible in the following cases: with the consent of the data subject, where provided by international treaties binding on Tajikistan; for the protection of the rights and freedoms of persons and citizens, if it is impossible to obtain consent; and where provided by law, if it is necessary for the protection of constitutional order, public order, the rights and freedoms of persons and citizens, the health and integrity of citizens, and state security.

Tajikistan has not joined any agreement with binding commitments to open transfers of data across borders.

Act No. 1537 provides a comprehensive regime of data protection in Tajikistan.

A basic legal framework on intermediary liability for copyright infringement is absent in Tajikistan's law and jurisprudence.

A basic legal framework on intermediary liability beyond copyright infringement is absent in Tajikistan's law and jurisprudence.

According to Art. 21 of the Law on Electric Communication, users are obliged to comply with the rules established for the use of electric communication services and, when concluding a contract, to present documents confirming the identity of a natural person or the constituent documents of a legal entity. Furthermore, pursuant to Art. 20, operators and providers of electric communications services are obliged to conclude contracts directly with natural or legal persons on the basis of identity documents for natural persons or constituent documents for legal persons. It should be noted that according to Art. 2, a natural person must present a passport (registration certificate for stateless persons) and a state registration certificate for legal persons. Services of electric communication are defined as the product of activities of the operator and provider for acceptance, transfer, and processing of signals and other types of information through networks of electric communication.