Peru has ratified the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Performances and Phonogram Treaty.

Decision No. 486, Decree No. 1,075, and Decree No. 1,044 provide a framework for the effective protection of trade secrets. First, Art. 260 of Decision No. 486 defines trade secrets and Art. 245 allows requesting precautionary measures to stop an alleged infringement, obtaining or retaining evidence, or ensuring the effectiveness of the action or compensation for damages. Moreover, Art. 3 of Legislative Decree No. 1,075 considers trade secrets as an element of industrial property and Art. 13 of Decree No. 1,044 lists trade secrets infringement factual situations. INDECOPI ("Instituto Nacional de Defensa de la Competencia y de la Protección de la Propiedad Industrial") is the competent authority that applies the above-mentioned regulations in proceedings regarding trade secrets.

There is an obligation for passive infrastructure sharing in Peru to deliver telecom services to end users. It is practised in both the mobile and fixed sectors based on commercial agreements. Art. 12 of Supreme Decree No. 024-20l4-MTC establishes that passive infrastructure providers for mobile public services are obliged to make their infrastructure available to operators of public mobile telecommunications services that require it […]. Law No. 30,083 regulates passive infrastructure providers and creates a framework to allow mobile operators to enter the market. For this purpose, mobile service businesses must allow access to networks (passive and active infrastructure). These providers must register in the Transports and Communications Department, complying also with Supreme Decree No. 024-2014-MTC.
Moreover, the sharing of passive infrastructure is currently mandatory for Telefónica del Perú S.A.A., as it has been declared an important provider in the wholesale market for internet and data transmission by Resolution of the Board of Directors No. 154-2019-CD/OSIPTEL. In accordance with the provisions of Board of Directors Resolution No. 132-2012/CD-OSIPTEL Likewise, Telefónica del Perú S.A.A. is obliged to share passive infrastructure (poles, ducts, co-location, among others), for which the Basic Offering of Sharing approved by Resolution No. 00039-2016-GG/OSIPTEL applies.

Peru does not mandate functional separation for operators with significant market power (SMP) in the telecom market. However, there has been an obligation to separate the accounts since 2019. The Instructions on Accounting Separation in the Telecommunications Sector and the Procedure for Accounting Separation regulate how accounting separation must be made in the telecommunications sector.

Peru has appended the World Trade Organization (WTO) Telecom Reference Paper to its schedule of commitments.

Peru is a signatory of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Information Technology Agreement (ITA) of 1996 but is not a signatory of its 2015 expansion (ITA II).

Art. 46 of Law No. 30,225 requires companies to register in the National Registry of Providers in order to participate, bid, and be a contractor or subcontractor with the state. According to Art. 10 of the Regulation of the Government Procurement Law, goods and service providers, together with works contractors and works consultants, must be registered in the National Registry of Providers, with the exception of state entities and providers whose contracts are equal or minor to around 4,600 soles (approx. 1,200 US).

According to Art. 22 of Supreme Decree No. 013-2013-PRODUCE (corresponding to Art. 21 of Law N. 28,015, as amended by Law N. 29,034) states that in the contracting and procurement of goods and services, as well as in the execution and consulting of works, the State Entities offers preferences to Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) as long as they comply with the required technical specifications. The institutions must program not less than 40% of their procurements to be attended by MSEs and preference shall be given to regional and local MSEs in the place where the purchases are made or the state works are executed.

According to Section 7.3 of Directive No. 004-2016-OSCE/CD, State entities are allowed to make a reference to a particular manufacture or source, manufacturing process, trademarks, patents, or types of good, origin, or production for public procurement. It is reported that this generates a lock-in effect in procurement for cloud computing, not allowing the administration to use alternative technologies.

Paraguay implements a de minimis threshold, that is the minimum value of goods below which customs do not charge duties, equal to USD 100, below the 200 USD threshold recommended by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC). Resolution No. 1298 of 2018 of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce established that electronic purchases up to USD 100 that are not subject to prior import licenses are required to pay only the casual VAT of 13% and the transportation payment. As for operations between USD 100 and USD 1,000, they must pay between 15% and 35% of the Common External Tariff, as applicable.

According to Art. 1197 of the Civil Code, companies incorporated abroad are required to establish a representation with domicile in the country, in addition to the particular domiciles resulting from other legal causes.

According to Art. 15 and Art. 16 of Law No. 117, foreign natural or legal persons who sign joint venture contracts shall be domiciled in Paraguay.

Art. 33 of the Public Procurement and Contracting Law establishes the obligation to register an address in Paraguay or to designate a local representative for the purposes of the relevant communications at the time of contracting in the case of a foreign bidder in public procurement.