The Kyrgyz Republic is a party to the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT). However, the country does not consider itself bound by Art. 59 related to disputes. It should be noted that this treaty was signed in 1970, at a time when the Kyrgyz Republic was part of the Soviet Union. In 1994, the Kyrgyz Republic issued a declaration of continued application and the date of entry into force assigned was the date of independence, which is December 1991.

The Kyrgyz Republic has a copyright regime under the Law No. 6. However, the exceptions do not follow the fair use or fair dealing model, therefore limiting the lawful use of copyrighted work by others. Arts. 18-25 list the exceptions, which include use of a work for educational purposes and by persons with print disabilities, use by libraries, archives and educational establishments, limitations and exceptions regarding accessible format copies, among others.

It is reported that the government may impose certain requirements to investment such as a high percentage of local workforce employment.

Art. 25.2 of Law No. 69 provides that the patent application shall be filed in the state or official language, that is Kyrgyz or Russian. Foreign applicants may file the application in another language by attaching a translation into one of the two languages.

It is reported that the government may impose investment-specific requirements including a minimum number of local seats on a board of directors, particularly for large investors. This is despite Art. 4 of Law No. 66 establishes that the Kyrgyz Republic shall not permit discrimination in respect of investors on the basis of their citizenship, nationality, language, sex, race, religion, place of their economic activity and country of origin of investors or investments.

While procurement of goods and services for projects financed by international donors is announced through common international channels of tender information, it is reported that some government actions occur outside of regularized procurement channels. In some cases, tenders are announced only one or two days prior to the bidding deadline. In such instances, it is reported that insider knowledge provides advantages to well-connected companies. Foreign firms bidding on government tenders may need to provide notarized documents translated into Russian, and in some instances hard copies are required.

The Kyrgyz Republic is not a party to the World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreement on Government Procurement (GPA). However, it has observer status since October 1999.

Art. 4.3 of the Law No. 27 establishes that, in order to protect the domestic market of the Kyrgyz Republic, develop the national economy, and support commodity producers in the country, the Cabinet of Ministers may establish in public tenders preferences for goods of Kyrgyz origin and bans or restrictions on the admission of goods originating from foreign countries.

The Kyrgyz Republic is a signatory of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Information Technology Agreement (ITA) of 1996, but is not a signatory of its 2015 expansion (ITA II).

It is reported that there are three types of procurement of goods and services, and foreign companies can participate only in one type, called "Unlimited Bidding". This is despite Art. 4 of the Law of the Kyrgyz Republic No. 27 on Public Procurement provides that, in the conduct of public procurement, national treatment applies to goods originating from foreign countries, works, services, respectively executed and rendered by foreign suppliers on equal terms with goods of national origin.

Saint Lucia has adopted national legislation based on or influenced by the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Model Law on Electronic Signatures.

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

Saint Lucia has adopted national legislation based on or influenced by the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Model Law on Electronic Commerce.

The Consumer Protection Act provides a comprehensive framework for consumer protection that also applies to online transactions.