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.

According to Art. 12 of Decree No. 1399, contracting entities are required to ensure the inclusion of goods and services produced in Venezuela by establishing objective evaluation criteria that prioritise these goods during the bid evaluation process.

Art. 13 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.

It is reported that transparency and accountability in public procurement have diminished, while the number of documented corruption cases in this sector has risen in recent years. Procedures for tendering and awarding contracts, as well as for tracking their implementation and subsequent monitoring, are not publicly available. A significant share of public contracts is issued under emergency procurement procedures, thereby bypassing open tendering requirements. Numerous instances of corruption have been linked to the use of direct awards.

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

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

Uzbekistan 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 foreign companies that do not have a manufacturing presence are not allowed to participate in the development of national standards.

Type Approvals in the Republic of Uzbekistan are regulated by UzStandart, the Uzbek Agency for Technical Regulation situated in Tashkent. The Authority manages the process of issuing certificates by a designated certification body. It is reported that Uzbekistan uses different procedures to certify ICT goods. These include:
- Procedures 1 - 5 involve testing of standard samples in an accredited laboratory (AL);
- Procedures 3 - 5 also include inspection of production;
- Procedure 6 is based on the assessment of the quality management system;
- Procedure 7 tests packaging samples in the AL;
- Procedure 8 tests each product sample in the AL;
- Procedure 9 verifies the declaration.
It is reported that the procedures 3 and 7 are the most commonly used in Uzbekistan. After testing, an accredited body issues a certificate of conformity for a period of up to three years.

The Uzbek government strictly regulates the use of encryption through Resolution No. PP-614. Clause 1 designates the State Security Service of Uzbekistan as the authorised body to carry out the unified state policy and certification of products and services in the field of cryptographic protection of information. The Resolution approved the Regulation on cryptographic protection of information in Uzbekistan (Annex No. 1) and the Regulation on certification of means of cryptographic protection of information in Uzbekistan (Annex No. 2). It is reported that a license is required for design, development, production, sale, repair and use of means of cryptographic protection of information.

According to Art. 9 of Act No. ORQ-792, the seller can carry out e-commerce only after state registration.

It is reported that the de minimis threshold, that is the minimum value of goods below which customs do not charge duties, is USD 1000, above the 200 USD threshold recommended by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC).

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