According to Art. 66 of Decree-Law No. 20/2012, there is a community preference. When a public contract or delegation of public service is awarded, preference must be given to the bid submitted by a community company from the West African Economic Monetary Union - WAEMU community. The Community preference must be quantified in the form of a percentage of the bid amount of the offer. This percentage is set at 15%, and the Community preference margin must be provided in the tender document. In addition, according to Art. 30, in case of a contract with a local authority or one of the public entities, a candidate intending to subcontract at least 30% of the total contract value to a company from a national company may benefit from an additional preference margin up to 5%.

Guinea-Bissau is not a party to the World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreement on Government Procurement (GPA), nor does it have observer status.

Guinea-Bissau is not a signatory of the 1996 World Trade Organization (WTO) Information Technology Agreement (ITA I) nor the 2015 expansion (ITA II).

According to Art. 7 of Decree No. D/2021/0196/PRG/CNRD/SGG, the practice of e-commerce is subject to a list of requirements, including:
- having a dedicated domain name with a ".gn" or ".com" extension for the activity;
- subscribing to a service provider for trust;
- implementing a security system for electronic transactions;
- having a website dedicated to the activity;
- registering as an e-commerce provider.

It is reported that the de minimis threshold, that is the minimum value of goods below which customs do not charge duties, is USD 80, below the 200 USD threshold recommended by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC).

It has been reported that eligibility to register a '.com.gn' domain name is restricted exclusively to companies based in Guinea.

According to Art. 7 of Decree No. D/2021/0196/PRG/CNRD/SGG, the practice of e-commerce is subject to a list of requirements, including having a dedicated domain name with a ".gn" or ".com" extension for the activity.

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

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

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

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

According to Art. 64 of Law No. 2015/018/AN, the importation of radio equipment and terminal equipment must undergo prior approval to authorise their entry into Guinean territory. According to Art. 2 of Decision A/001/ARPT/CNRPT/2017, radio equipment and terminal equipment refer to any equipment intended for direct or indirect connection to a telecommunications network termination point for the purpose of transmitting, processing or receiving information. It also includes any communication installation that uses radio frequencies to propagate waves.

Art. 14 of Law L/2022/0010/CNT provides that operators or companies working on their behalf are obliged to employ Guinean personnel in accordance with the following minimum quota by category:
- Executives: 30% of staff, including the human resources manager, from the start of operations; 40% of staff from the fourth year of operation; 50% of staff from the seventh year of operation.
- Management staff: 25% of staff from the start of operations, 40% of staff from the fourth year of operation, and 70% of staff from the seventh year of operation.
- Skilled workers: 50% of staff from the start of operations, 70% of staff from the fourth year of operation, and 85% of staff from the seventh year of operation.
- Unskilled workers: 100% of staff from the start of operations.
In the event that it is duly established by the operator, by means of documents or detailed reports sent to the Autorité de Régulation et de Contrôle du Contenu Local (ARCCL), that the above quotas cannot be met at these various stages, due to a lack of expertise or availability, the operator shall draw up a detailed training programme and a timetable for the gradual replacement of foreign staff by nationals.
Operator refers to both the company in charge of carrying out public projects and investors in private sector projects covered by the investment code or companies working on their behalf, regardless of the sector.