Comoros does not have a comprehensive regime of data protection in place.

Comoros has not joined any agreement with binding commitments to open transfers of data across borders.

Comoros has not appended the World Trade Organization (WTO) Telecom Reference Paper to its schedule of commitments.

The National Regulation Authority of Information and Communications Technology (Autorité Nationale de Régulation des TIC (ANRTIC)) is the executive authority for the supervision and administration of services in the telecommunications sector and it is independent from the government in the decision-making process. According to Art. 6 of the Law No. 14-031/AU, the ANRTIC is legally distinct and functionally independent from the ministry in charge of electronic communication and the service suppliers.

Comoros mandates functional and accounting separation for operators with significant market power (SMP) in the telecom market. Art. 49 of the Law No. 14-O31/AU states that operators of electronic communications networks having SMP must have a separate accounting for their interconnection activities. It is also reported that functional separation is mandated, but the relevant legislation has not been found.

The licensing regime in the telecom sector is regulated by Law No. 14-031/AU. The regime is transparent and non-discriminatory. Art. 15 of the Framework Law No. 14-031/AU states that "Operators must be companies incorporated under Comorian law, subject to all the provisions of the present law and to Comorian common law, particularly regarding bank domiciliation requirements, use of foreign currency and invoicing currency."

The government owns shares in certain telecommunications companies. In particular, the government owns fully of the operator Comores Telecom and owns 20% of the shares of the operator Telma Comores.

Passive infrastructure sharing is reported to be mandatory in Comoros for the provision of telecommunications services to end-users. It is practiced in the mobile sector and in the fixed sector based on commercial agreements. According to Art. 53 of Law No. 14-031 on electronic communications, the National Regulation Authority of Information and Communications Technology (Autorité Nationale de Régulation des TIC (ANRTIC)) shall encourage the conclusion of agreements for the sharing of infrastructure masts, ducts and towers, electrical equipment, and land.

According to Art. 15 of the Framework Law No. 14-031/AU, foreign participation in the capital of a company operating in the electronic communications sector is authorised up to a maximum of 80%.

Comoros does not have a comprehensive framework in place that provides effective protection of trade secrets, but there are limited measures addressing some issues related to them. In particular, the country has established provisions addressing disclosure, acquisition or use of confidential information in the course of industrial or commercial activities by third parties in Art. 6 of Annex VIII of the Bangui Agreement, which has been ratified by 17 French-speaking States, including Comoros in 2002.

Comoros has ratified the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Performances and Phonograms Treaty.

Comoros has ratified the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Copyright Treaty.

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

Comoros has a copyright regime under Law on Literary and Artistic Property. However, the exceptions do not follow the fair use or fair dealing model, therefore limiting the lawful use of copyrighted work by others. Art. 41 lists the exceptions, which include private and gratuitous representations made exclusively within the family circle; copies or reproductions strictly reserved for the private use of the copier and not intended for collective use; analyses and short quotations justified by the critical, polemical, educational, scientific or informative nature of the work in which they are incorporated; press reviews; dissemination, even in full, via the press or radio, as news, of speeches intended for the public; and parody, pastiche and caricature.

In addition, the Revised Bangui Agreement, which is a regional intellectual property law that is not only a regional convention applicable in all member states but also serves as a national intellectual property law in Comoros and each of the other member states, contains provisions on copyright in Annex VII: Chapter IV (Limitations to Economic Rights) and establishes a regime of copyright exceptions.

According to the Bangui Agreement, ratified by 17 French-speaking States, including Comoros, applicants resident outside the territory of the member States must file through an agent selected in one of those member States (Section III, Art. 8). The professional status of agent accredited to the African Intellectual Property Organisation (OAPI) is governed by the Regulations on the Profession of Authorised Agent before the OAPI.