Art. 113 of Decree No. 1399 stipulates that, for the selection of bids where the prices do not exceed 5% of the best-evaluated bid, preference shall be given to the bid that meets the following criteria:
- in the procurement of goods, the offer with the highest national added value;
- in the procurement of works and services, the bid submitted by a bidder whose leading domicile is in Venezuela has a greater incorporation of national parts and inputs and a greater participation of national human resources, including at the managerial level.
Once the above criteria have been applied, if the evaluation yields two or more bids with equal results, preference will be given to the bidder that has greater national participation in its capital.

Art. 5 of the Organic Telecommunications Law provides that to establish or operate telecommunications networks and to provide telecommunications services, the prior obtaining of the corresponding administrative authorisation, concession or permit, if necessary, shall be required in the cases and conditions established by the legislation and the National Telecommunications Commission. The mentioned activities and services may be subject to quality parameters and special goals of uniform minimum coverage, as well as to the provision of services under preferential conditions of access and prices to certain public institutions.

It has been reported that there is a certain lack of transparency, opacity, and discretion in Venezuela's public procurement process.

Venezuela has only partially appended the World Trade Organization (WTO) Telecom Reference Paper to its schedule of commitments.

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

The main fixed-line operator, Compañía Anónima Nacional Teléfonos de Venezuela (Cantv), is controlled by the Venezuelan government, and there is reportedly no foreign ownership. However, it is reported that full foreign ownership is permitted in the broader telecommunications sector.

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

Art. 11 of Decree No. 1399 establishes that the President can mandate temporary changes in the bidding process under exceptional circumstances in accordance with economic development plans that promote national development or provide preferences to domestic goods and suppliers. These measures include the reservation of procurements for nationals, although there is no further information on how this reservation would take place.

Art. 11 of Decree No. 1399 grants the President of Venezuela the authority to implement temporary measures aimed at addressing adverse or unfavourable conditions impacting small and medium-sized industries, cooperatives, and other forms of community associations. These measures may include but are not limited to, the establishment of preferential contract amounts or categories, the use of procurement schemes that incorporate goods with national added value, the transfer of technology, and the inclusion of human resources.

Vanuatu 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 conformity assessment system in Vanuatu accepts the European documentation and test reports for market access. Homologation procedure in Vanuatu requires neither local laboratory testing nor local representative contact. There are also no additional requirements concerning product labeling.

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

The Telecommunications and Radiocommunications (Consumer Protection) Regulations Order No.157 of 2015 provides a comprehensive consumer protection framework that also applies to online transactions.