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

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

The Protection Against Unfair Competition Act provides a framework for the effective protection of trade secrets (Art. 8.1-8.5). In addition, Art. 13 (g) of the Telecommunications Act mandates that records of trade secrets not be made available to the public for inspection.

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

According to Art. 57 of the Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Act, regional or international open competitive tendering is only allowed in cases where sufficient competition does not exist in Saint Lucia and only above SDR 155,000 (approx. USD 241,000) for contracting goods and services (Schedule 3).

According to Art. 47 (e) of the Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Act, in instances of regional or international competitive tendering, the percentage of participation by nationals among key staff in the execution of the public procurement is taken into account as a criterion for the selection of the tenderer.

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

There are reportedly 21 investment areas, including trading imports, that are designated exclusively for Saint Lucian nationals. However, authorities have observed that this restriction is not consistently enforced. Exemptions have been reported for substantial investments or when local investors either lack business interest or do not possess the necessary technology.

The Law On Consumer Rights Protection and the Law On Electronic Signature provide a comprehensive framework for consumer protection that also applies to online transactions. The Russian law on e-signatures recognises the same legal effect of electronic signatures as that of handwritten signatures.

Russia has signed and ratified the United Nations (UN) Convention on the Use of Electronic Communications in International Contracts.

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

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

Customs regulation in the Russian Federation is carried out in accordance with domestic legislation and the international Treaty on the Customs Code of the Eurasian Economic Union, ratified and implemented in the Russian Federation as of 2018.
According to Arts. 136 and 225 of Law No. 317-FZ on the Customs Code of the Eurasian Economic Union, goods placed under the customs procedure for release for domestic consumption may benefit from an exemption or reduction of customs duties and taxes if their total customs value does not exceed EUR 200 (approx. USD 225).
Pursuant to Art. 47 of Federal Law No. 289-FZ on Customs Regulation in the Russian Federation and on amendment of certain legal acts of the RF for goods (excluding personal use items) imported into or exported from the Russian Federation if the total customs value does not exceed 200 EUR based on the official exchange rate set by the Central Bank of the Russian Federation at the time of customs declaration, the obligation to pay customs duties does not arise.

The Single List of Goods contains the goods on which export prohibitions or restrictions apply in the Customs Union member States, including Russia. The following digital goods are among the goods that are subject to export restrictions: (i) Special hardware meant for secret information acquisition; (ii) Encryption devices; (iii) Civil radio-electronic and/or high-frequency means (REM and HFM) including built-in or forming part of other goods; (iv) Audiovisual materials and other information media containing information against the public morals, public order and security are banned from exportation.
In addition, equipment and devices containing encryption have to be registered with the Federal Security Service (FSS), and the manufacturer or the seller has to obtain FSS notification upon exportation of such equipment from the territory of the Eurasian Economic Union, including Russia in accordance with Annex No. 9 to the Decision No. 30 of the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission dated 21 April 2015. FSS notification is necessary for the exportation of equipment and devices, both general civil, industrial, scientific, and other purposes, including a large list of products containing cryptographic components, which include many high-tech devices such as mobile phones, tablet computers, laptops, wireless keyboards, wireless mice, servers, RFID tags, among others.