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

The Revised Bangui Agreement 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 Benin and each of the other member states. The Revised Bangui Agreement contains provisions on copyright in Annex VII: Chapter IV (Limitations to Economic Rights) and establishes a regime of copyright exceptions, which enables the lawful use of copyrighted work by others without obtaining permission. In addition, Title IV of Law No. 2005-30 also provides for limitations on copyrights.

Art. 13 of Decree No. 2019-216 states that any change of control, direct or indirect, of a licensed telecom operator and any acquisition of interest by an operator, directly or indirectly, in the capital of a licensed operator, is subject to authorization by the Council of Ministers. The Council of Ministers may oppose the modification of the license, the transfer of the license, or the change of control of a licensed operator to safeguard public order or security or for the demonstrated inadequacy of the technical or financial capacity of the proposed new reference shareholder to meet the obligations resulting from the license, among others.

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

The Law No. 2016-25 in its Art. 10 states that proposed mergers and acquisitions are assessed from a competition perspective. Mergers that create or strengthen a dominant position, by merger or acquisition, constitute an abuse of a dominant position that is punishable under competition law.

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

Art. 77 of Law No. 2020 - 26 provides for specific preference for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs). Any candidate for a public contract who plans to subcontract at least 30% of the total value of the said contract to one or more MSMEs benefits from a margin of preference that may not exceed 5%. In addition, notwithstanding the provisions relating to Community preference, when a public contract is awarded, a preference of 5% must be given to the tender submitted by an MSME. This rate of preference may be combined with the Community preference rate of 15%.

In accordance with Art. 75 of the Law No. 2020-26, a community preference up to 15% of the bid amount must be granted to the bid submitted by a company that is a national of the West African Economic and Monetary Union. The preferential regime applies provided that:
- the manufacturing cost includes a value-added for one of the member countries of the West African Economic and Monetary Union of at least 30% for the manufactured products;
- at least 30% of community inputs are used or at least 30% of the personnel employed on the site are nationals of West African Economic and Monetary Union Member States in the case of building, public works or industrial plant contractors;
- the service is valued at more than 50% of the value of the service or consultation provided.

Art. 76 of Law No. 2020-26 provides that a foreign candidate who is not a community enterprise and who plans to subcontract at least 30% of the total value of the contract to a Beninese enterprise may be granted a margin of preference not exceeding 10%.

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

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

According to Art. 5 of the Decree No. 2018-1199, e-retailers must get a professional card of trader. To obtain it, registering in the trade register and having a unique financial identification number (IFU) are required. The other documents required are: a copy of ID card, an application form, two ID photos, a copy of company status, two tax stamps, and a certificate of tax status.

Art. 15 of Law No. 80-2015/CNT specifies that practicing the advertising profession requires a registration in the trade register and a unique financial identification number (IFU).

Burkina Faso has not signed the United Nations (UN) Convention on the Use of Electronic Communications in International Contracts.