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

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%.

According to Art. 91 of Law No. 22-011/AU, "In the case of a contract with a decentralized local authority or one of its public establishments, a foreign candidate who plans to subcontract at least 30 percent of the total value of the contract to a national company may benefit from a margin of preference of no more than 10 percent".

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

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

Côte d'Ivoire has not adopted national legislation based on or influenced by the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Model Law on Electronic Signatures.

Côte d'Ivoire has not signed the United Nations (UN) Convention on the Use of Electronic Communications in International Contracts.

Ordinance No. 2012-293 relating to Telecommunications and Information and Communication Technologies provides a comprehensive consumer protection framework that applies to online transactions.

It is reported that the de minimis threshold, that is the minimum value of goods below which customs do not charge duties, is USD 93, below the 200 USD threshold recommended by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC).

Decree No. 214-105 provides that the supply or importation of a cryptology means not exclusively ensuring authentication or integrity control functions, is subject to a prior declaration to the Autorité de Régulation des Télécommunications/TIC de Côte d'Ivoire (ARTCI, Telecommunications/ICT Regulatory Authority of Côte d’Ivoire). The service provider, who is subject to professional secrecy, or the person providing or importing a cryptology means, must make available to the ARTCI a description of the technical characteristics of this cryptology means (Art. 8). In addition, the use of cryptology means and services ensuring confidentiality functions is free only if they are based on secret codes managed by an organization approved by the ARTCI, and the Authority must ensure, by any means, that the secret codes are not contrary to public policy or do not undermine the interests of national defence or the internal or external security of the State (Art. 6). Besides, the use of the means and services of cryptology beyond 32 bits for confidentiality is subject to authorisation (Art. 7).

According to Art. 5 of Decree No. 2014-460, foreign companies cannot be members of the Ivorian standardization committee. Art. 4 provides that the Ivorian standardization committee carries out activities relating to the development and approval of standards as well as the management of the national mark of conformity to standards.

Art. 88 of Ordinance 2012-293 provides that equipment intended to be connected to a telecommunications/ICT network open to the public and radio equipment must be assessed by the "Autorité de Régulation des Télécommunications/TIC de Côte d'Ivoire" (ARTCI, Telecommunications/ICT Regulatory Authority of Côte d’Ivoire) for compliance with the essential requirements (defined as measures necessary to ensure the health and safety of persons, electromagnetic compatibility between telecommunications/ICT equipment and installations and, where appropriate, proper use of the radio frequency spectrum to avoid harmful interference to third parties).
Art. 89 states that ARTCI may instruct independent national or foreign standardization bodies to draw up technical standards for the approval of equipment. The technical standards adopted by the ARTCI must be published in the Official Gazette, following their approval by an order of the Minister in charge of Telecommunications/ICT. In addition, Art. 92 establishes that the testing laboratories and bodies used by persons responsible for placing telecommunication/ICT equipment on the market in order to establish their conformity with the essential requirements must either be accredited by ARTCI, be recognized in Côte d'Ivoire under international agreements or be empowered in any other way by Ivorian law.
Art. 9 of Decree No. 2013-301 provides information about the necessary documents for the certification. Art 30 of Law No. 2013 - 866 confirms that certification documents from other accredited labs are accepted.

According to Art. 8 of Decree No. 2014-105, the supply or importation of a cryptology means not exclusively ensuring authentication or integrity control functions, is subject to a prior declaration to the Autorité de Régulation des Télécommunications/TIC de Côte d'Ivoire (ARTCI, Telecommunications/ICT Regulatory Authority of Côte d’Ivoire). The modalities of this prior declaration are established by the decision of the ARTCI. In this regard, the service provider or the person providing or importing a cryptology means must make available to the ARTCI a description of the technical characteristics of this cryptology.

Art. 163 of Ordinance No. 2012-293 provides that telephone operators and Internet service providers are required to identify their subscribers. Art. 3 of the Decree No. 2017-193, adopted pursuant to Ordinance No. 2012-293, requires telecom operators and service providers to identify their subscribers through collection and storage of identification data. Under Art. 13, the identification data collected includes photo, date and place of birth, profession, email and physical address, plus the biometric national identity card or biometric national driving licence or biometric passport, which all enclose fingerprints, photo, signature, names, and parentage. In addition, Art. 28 introduces measures to ensure the identification of all cybercafé users.