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GUINEA

ITA signatory? I II

Pillar Tariffs and trade defence measures applied on ICT goods  |  Indicator Effective tariff rate on ICT goods (applied weighted average)
Effective tariff rate to ICT goods (applied weighted average)
11.27%
Coverage rate of zero-tariffs on ICT goods (%)
4.97%
Coverage: ICT goods

GUINEA

N/A

Pillar Tariffs and trade defence measures applied on ICT goods  |  Indicator Participation in the WTO Information Technology Agreement (ITA) and 2015 expansion (ITA II)
Lack of participation in the Information Technology Agreement (ITA) and in ITA Expansion Agreement (ITA II)
Guinea is not a signatory of the 1996 World Trade Organization (WTO) Information Technology Agreement (ITA I) nor the 2015 expansion (ITA II).
Coverage ICT goods

GUINEA

Since December 2019

Pillar Public procurement of ICT goods and online services  |  Indicator Other limitations on foreign participation in public procurement
Decree No. D/333/PRG/SGG of 17 December 2019 on the Public Procurement Code (Décret No. D/333/PRG/SGG du 17 décembre 2019 Portant Code des Marchés Publiques)
Pursuant to Art. 78 of Decree No. D/333/PRG/SGG, during public procurement procedures, preference is accorded to bids submitted by domestic companies, provided they meet the requirements set forth in the tender or consultation documents. This preferential treatment applies even if the domestic bid exceeds the amount of the closest evaluated bid from a non-national company as long as the difference falls within the margin of preference outlined in Art. 79. This article specifies that the percentage of national preference should not exceed 7% for works and 15% for supplies and services.
The national preference regime can, however, only be granted under the following conditions:
- For consulting and engineering firms, 30% of inputs must be from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS Community), and 50% of managers and employees must be nationals;
- For consultancies, national participation must be more than 50% of the study;
- For suppliers of goods in Guinea, 30% of the added value of a manufactured good must be of Guinean origin;
- For the supply of imported goods, the supplier must have Guinean nationality.
For legal entities, there are additional conditions:
- The majority of the capital of the legal entity must be held by nationals;
- The management body must be controlled by Guinean nationals.
Art. 79 further provides that temporary groupings of foreign operators concluded with Guinean individuals or legal entities may benefit from national preference if their offer meets the conditions mentioned in the article and if it provides that a significant part of the contract is entrusted to a small or medium-sized national company either through co-contracting or subcontracting, or if a minimum number of key national experts is proposed.
Coverage Horizontal

GUINEA

Since September 2022

Pillar Public procurement of ICT goods and online services  |  Indicator Other limitations on foreign participation in public procurement
Law L/2022/0010/CNT of 22 September 2022 on Local Content of the Republic of Guinea (Loi L/2022/0010/CNT du 22 septembre 2022 Portant Contenu Local de la République de Guinée)
Art. 8 of Law L/2022/0010/CNTA obliges economic operators to source Guinean goods and services as part of their activities in the Republic of Guinea, in accordance with a list of goods and services drawn up by order of the Ministry responsible for the private sector. Each year, operators must send the Ministry responsible for local content and the Autorité de Régulation et de Contrôle du Contenu Local (ARCCL) a list of their suppliers of goods and their providers of services. All companies, whether local or foreign, regardless of their sector of activity, are subject to the provisions of Art. 8, with the exception of local micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs). 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.
Art. 11 further specifies that in the event that the supply of local goods or services proves impossible due to unavailability or insufficiency, operators subject to local content are authorised, on the favourable opinion of the ARCCL, in conjunction with the ministry in charge of the private sector, to obtain supplies on the external market.
Coverage Horizontal

GUINEA

Since September 2022

Pillar Public procurement of ICT goods and online services  |  Indicator Other limitations on foreign participation in public procurement
Law L/2022/0010/CNT of 22 September 2022 on Local Content of the Republic of Guinea (Loi L/2022/0010/CNT du 22 septembre 2022 Portant Contenu Local de la République de Guinée)
Art. 12.1 of Law L/2022/0010/CNT provides that operators, within the framework of public procurement contracts, systematically set up co-contracting arrangements with local companies. Under this co-contracting arrangement, the local company must be responsible for at least 40% of the volume of services to be carried out, in particular, the technical feasibility studies for the project, the environmental and social impact studies, the execution studies and the project implementation work. Co-contracting refers to the situation in which two or more companies form a temporary consortium with the aim of maintaining legal, economic and financial links between them for the joint completion of a project.
Art. 12.4 further specifies that in all projects where the amount of investment is equal to or greater than the thresholds defined by decree and involving, in particular, the production of a good or the provision of a service with a high technological value, the co-contracting arrangement put in place must provide for the creation of an industrial production or processing unit, depending on the sector to which the project concerned relates. At least 34% of the capital of this company must be open to local industrialists. The terms and conditions for the creation of these local industrial units, as well as the specific advantages granted to operators, are to be specified by decree.
In addition, Art. 13 provides that operators under public procurement contracts systematically subcontract part of the services to local companies. As part of this subcontracting, the local company is responsible for at least 40% of the volume of services to be carried out, in particular, the technical feasibility studies for the project, the environmental and social impact studies, the execution studies and the project implementation work. The implementing decrees are not yet available.
As the implementing decrees are not yet available, it is not clear when any of the scenarios presented above apply.
Coverage Horizontal

GUINEA

Since September 2022

Pillar Public procurement of ICT goods and online services  |  Indicator Other limitations on foreign participation in public procurement
Law L/2022/0010/CNT of 22 September 2022 on Local Content of the Republic of Guinea (Loi L/2022/0010/CNT du 22 septembre 2022 Portant Contenu Local de la République de Guinée)
Art. 13.2 of Law L/2022/0010/CNT mandates technology and knowledge transfer to local subcontractors. According to Art. 13.2.1, specifically in structuring projects, the contracting authorities must ensure the effective transfer of technology and knowledge to local companies. Art. 13.2.4 provides that, prior to the implementation of its project, the operator submits to the Autorité de Régulation et de Contrôle du Contenu Local (ARCCL) and the contracting authority a technology transfer programme for the benefit of local companies. This programme is specified in the contractual documents, in the specifications, and in any reference document concerning the project or the investment programme.
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.
Art. 13.2.3 further specifies that in the event that the technology used or developed by the operator is covered by a patent, the competent authority will define the terms and conditions to encourage technology transfer.
Coverage Horizontal

GUINEA

Since September 2022

Pillar Public procurement of ICT goods and online services  |  Indicator Other limitations on foreign participation in public procurement
Law L/2022/0010/CNT of 22 September 2022 on Local Content of the Republic of Guinea (Loi L/2022/0010/CNT du 22 septembre 2022 Portant Contenu Local de la République de Guinée)
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.
Coverage Horizontal

GUINEA

Since September 2022

Pillar Public procurement of ICT goods and online services  |  Indicator Other limitations on foreign participation in public procurement
Law L/2022/0010/CNT of 22 September 2022 on Local Content of the Republic of Guinea (Loi L/2022/0010/CNT du 22 septembre 2022 Portant Contenu Local de la République de Guinée)
Art. 22 of Law L/2022/0010/CNT provides that without prejudice to provisions more favourable to the access of local businesses to public contracts, preference is given to a tender that complies with the tender or consultation documents submitted by a local business if that tender is for a higher amount than the lowest evaluated compliant offer from a tenderer who is not a local company and falls within a margin of preference. Such a percentage is at least 10% for works and 15% for supplies and services. The national preference is quantified in the tender or consultation documents as a percentage of the amount of the tender.
Contracts for temporary groupings of foreign operators concluded with Guinean natural or legal persons also benefit from this national preference, provided that 40% of the services are entrusted to a small or medium-sized local company, either as a co-contractor or sub-contractor or that a minimum number of key national experts is proposed.
The implementing decrees are not yet available.
Coverage Horizontal

GREECE

N/A

Pillar Online sales and transactions  |  Indicator Ratification of the UN Convention on the Use of Electronic Communications in International Contracts
Lack of signature of the UN Convention on the Use of Electronic Communications in International Contracts
Greece has not signed the United Nations (UN) Convention on the Use of Electronic Communications in International Contracts.
Coverage Horizontal

GREECE

N/A

Pillar Online sales and transactions  |  Indicator UNCITRAL Model Law on Electronic Commerce
Lack of adoption of UNCITRAL Model Law on Electronic Commerce
Greece has not adopted national legislation based on or influenced by the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Model Law on Electronic Commerce.
Coverage Horizontal

GREECE

N/A

Pillar Online sales and transactions  |  Indicator UNCITRAL Model Law on Electronic Signatures
Lack of adoption of UNCITRAL Model Law on Electronic Signatures
Greece has not adopted national legislation based on or influenced by the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Model Law on Electronic Signatures.
Coverage Horizontal

GREECE

Since August 2011, last amended in 2021

Pillar Online sales and transactions  |  Indicator Restrictions on domain names
Law 4002/2011 on Amendment of the State Pension Legislation - Arrangements for Growth and Fiscal Consolidation - Issues of Responsibility of the Ministries of Finance, Culture and Tourism, and Labour and Social Security (Νόμος 4002/2011 Τροποποίηση της συνταξιοδοτικής νομοθεσίας του Δημοσίου - Ρυθμίσεις για την ανάπτυξη και τη δημοσιονομική εξυγίανση - Θέματα αρμοδιότητας Υπουργείων Οικονομικών, Πολιτισμού και Τουρισμού και Εργασίας και Κοινωνικής Ασφάλισης)
Art. 46 of Law 4002/2011 requires that gambling sites operating in Greece have a ".gr" domain name.
Coverage Gambling sector

GREECE

Since June 2014
Since November 1994

Pillar Online sales and transactions  |  Indicator Framework for consumer protection applicable to online commerce
Consumer Rights Directive 2011/83/EU

Law No. 2251/1994 on the Protection of Consumers (Νομος υπ' αριθ 2251/1994 Προστασία των καταναλωτών)
The Consumer Rights Directive 2011/83/EU provides an updated framework aimed at encouraging online sales. The Directive has been implemented by Law 2251/1994 on the Protection of Consumers. The law contains provisions about terms of contract, distance selling, liability, and unfair trade practices, among other things.
Coverage Horizontal

GREECE

Since March 2010, entry into force in May 2010, last amended in 2018
Since February 2021

Pillar Quantitative trade restrictions for ICT goods and online services  |  Indicator Local content requirements (LCRs) on ICT goods for the commercial market
EU Directive on Audiovisual Media Services (AVMS)

Law No. 4779 of 20 February 2021 (ΝΟΜΟΣ 4779 της 20ης Φεβρουαρίου 2021)
The EU Directive on Audiovisual Media Services (AVMS) covers traditional broadcasting services as well as audiovisual media services provided on-demand, including via the Internet. Art. 13.1 provides for Member States to secure a minimum 30% share of European works in the catalogues as well as "ensuring prominence" of those works. "Prominence" involves promoting European works by facilitating access to such works using any appropriate means to ensure their prominence. The Directive has been implemented by Member States in different ways, ranging from very extensive and detailed measures to a mere reference to the general obligation to promote European works.
In Greece, the EU Directive was transposed into domestic law through Law 4779 of 20 February 2021. According to Art. 17 of the law, providers of on-demand audiovisual media services must ensure that at least 30% of the works in their catalogues are European and that these works are given prominence. These providers are required to report to the National Audiovisual and Communications Center (EKOME SA) each June on their compliance with these obligations for the previous year. Additionally, audiovisual service providers located in other Member States that offer services to consumers in Greece must annually contribute an amount equal to 1.5% of their turnover related to their activities in Greece. This amount is designated for the production of Greek audiovisual works, the purchasing of licenses for Greek audiovisual works that have not yet been distributed, or it may be paid to EKOME SA for funding Greek productions.
Coverage On-demand audiovisual services

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