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

Section 46.1 of the Communications Act restricts shareholding in the telecommunications sector to a maximum of 49% for foreigners or companies that are not owned and controlled by Namibian citizens.

According to Art. 85 of the Communications Act, the Authority has the discretion to grant a broadcasting license in the specified category, subject to determined conditions and payment of prescribed fees. The broadcasting license can only be issued to a Namibian citizen or to foreigners if certain criteria are met: the foreign company must have at least 51% of its shares owned by Namibian citizens, it must not be under the control of non-Namibian citizens, and it should have its principal place of business or registered office in Namibia. Additionally, as per Art. 85.3, the Minister may also beforehand authorise the issue of a broadcasting licence to a juristic person other than a juristic person referred. However, the law does not mention any further description of the conditions required for this authorisation. The provision does not make a distinction for online broadcasting, but Art. 1 states that “broadcast” includes the dissemination of electronic communications "by any other means if that communications are intended to be received by the public or the subscribers to a particular service".

Section 46.2 of the Communications Act requires that the Minister in charge approves the acquisition of control or ownership of a company in the telecommunications sector.

Section 211 of the Industrial Property Act of 2012 requires that applicants for parents whose ordinary residence or principal place of business is outside Namibia should be represented by an agent. The agent is either a legal practitioner resident and practising in Namibia in accordance with the Legal Practitioners Act, 1995 (Act No. 15 of 1995) or a person registered by the Registrar as an agent.

Namibia is a party to the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT).

The Copyright Act follows a fair dealing regime for copyright with a fairly wide range of exceptions, which enable the lawful use of copyrighted work by others. Arts. 15-24 list the exceptions, which include research or private study by, or the personal or private use by, the person using the work; criticism or review of the work or of another work; reporting on a current event in a newspaper, magazine or similar periodical; or by means of broadcasting or in a cinematograph film; among others.

Namibia has signed the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Copyright Treaty in December 1996, but has not ratified it.

Namibia has signed the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Copyright Treaty in December 1996, but has not ratified it.

Art. 5 of the Electronic Transactions Act requires accreditation of security services and products, including those which are meant to encrypt or decrypt data. This accreditation may involve the technical analysis of the services. The specific requirements for such technical analysis are not listed. However, this can be interpreted to mean the submission of source codes and algorithms may be necessary.

Mozambique 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 the de minimis threshold, that is the minimum value of goods below which customs do not charge duties, is USD 30, below the 200 USD threshold recommended by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC).

According to Art. 6 of the Electronic Transactions Law, a local presence in Mozambique is required to acquire a local domain name (".mz").