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

According to the Bangui Agreement, ratified by 17 French-speaking States, including Chad, 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.

It is reported that one shareholder and one director must be resident in Chad for registration of a branch. Nationality and residency requirement for board of directors or managers do not apply to Limited Liability and Public Liability Companies.

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

According to Art. 80 of the Code of Public Procurement: "The Client or the Client's representative may decide when preparing the international tender dossier to give preference to the bidders mentioned below, provided that their offer is deemed to conform to that of the highest bidder and that the price offered is not more than 15% higher than that offered by the latter. This preference can be given:
- To craftsmen and business leaders of Chadian nationality, individually or in groups;
- To companies whose majority of the share capital belongs either to natural persons of Chadian nationality or to legal persons governed by Chadian law whose majority of the capital is held by natural persons of Chadian nationality."
According to Art. 126 of the Code: "When awarding a contract (...) priority is given to the economically and technically most advantageous tender according to the evaluation criteria fixed in the consultation file, to the submission presented by:
- A natural person of Chadian nationality or a legal person under Chadian law;
- A natural person or a legal person justifying an economic activity in the National Territory;
- Business groups associating Chadian companies or providing for significant subcontracting to nationals."

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

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

The CAR has signed but not ratified the United Nations (UN) Convention on the Use of Electronic Communications in International Contracts.

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

CAR does not have a legal framework that applies consumer protection to online transactions.

According to the Instruction No. 8/GR/2019 issued by the Governor of the Bank of Central African States to facilitate the interpretation and implementation of the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (CEMAC) Regulation 02/18/CEMAC/UMAC/CM, for the remote settlement of transactions, including online payments, the limit is 1 million XAF (approx. USD 1,700) per month and per person. According to Arts. 7-8 above this limit, justification needs to be provided before or after operation within 30 days by any means providing acknowledgment thereof. The Instruction provides guidance on the provision of Art. 34 of the Regulation, which implements certain limits for the use of electronic payment instruments outside the CEMAC and applies to the six CEMAC member states, including the CAR.

It is reported that the de minimis threshold, that is the minimum value of goods below which customs do not charge duties, is USD 50, below the 200 USD threshold recommended by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC).

Art. 100 of Law No. 18.002 provides that, in order to preserve the interests of internal or external State security and national defence, the supply, operation or use of cryptology means or services must be subject to the:
- Prior declaration regime when the only purpose of this means or service is to authenticate a communication or to ensure the integrity of the message.
- Authorisation regime, with a written opinion from the Minister in charge of national security and internal security in other cases.
The Electronic Communications and Postal Regulatory Authority (ARCEP) must lay down the conditions under which the declaration or authorization must be made or granted. It may provide for a simplified declaration or authorization regime for certain types of equipment or services or for certain categories of users (Art. 101).

According to Law No. 19.004 of May 10, 2019 on Standardization, Certification, Accreditation, and Quality Promotion in the Central African Republic, the accreditation is carried out within the framework of a national system, in accordance with the Regulation of the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (CEMAC) or internationally recognized, for a permanent assessment of the competence of analysis, testing and calibration laboratories, inspection bodies, education, health, control and certification (Art. 22). Art. 13 of Law authorizes equivalent standards in the case of public procurement.
It is reported that all products exported to the CAR (from Chapter 02 to Chapter 99 of the Harmonized System) are subject to the Pre-shipment Inspection Programme. Third-party results may be accepted under certain conditions. The following are accepted:
- Laboratories accredited according to ISO/IEC 17025 or equivalent;
- Supplier/producer's laboratories, provided that the installation is under a certified quality management system of the company, and whose key elements of the ISO/CEI 17025 standard are respected. The text of the law is not available online.