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.

According to Art. 5 of Decree No. 2014-460, foreign companies cannot be members of the Ivorian standardisation committee. Art. 4 provides that the Ivorian standardisation 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 standardisation 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 labouratories 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 recognised 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.

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).

A basic legal framework on intermediary liability beyond copyright infringement is absent in Côte d'Ivoire's law and jurisprudence.

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 the 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.

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 ARTCI's decision. In this regard, the service provider or the person providing or importing a cryptology means must make a description of the technical characteristics of this cryptology available to the ARTCI.

Côte d'Ivoire encourages infrastructure sharing under Art. 35 of the Ordinance No. 2012-293 and makes it compulsory for SMP operators in the market for co-location (Art. 49). It is reported that passive infrastructure sharing is practised in both the mobile and fixed sectors.

The State of Côte d'Ivoire holds 5% in the capital of the leader in mobile telephony in Côte d'Ivoire (ORANGE CI).

Côte d'Ivoire does not mandate functional separation for operators with significant market power (SMP) in the telecom market. However, Art. 45 of Ordinance 2012-293, relating to telecommunications and information and communication technologies, lays down the principle of accounting separation of operators and powerful suppliers.

Ordinance No. 2012-293 provides for licenses under which a company is allowed to establish, operate networks or provide telecommunications services. Obtaining an individual license is subject to the following conditions: being a legal entity under Ivorian law, having the technical and financial capacity, having an operating plan for the individual license that complies with the criteria established in the specifications, committing to abide by the applicable law, in particular, this Ordinance and its implementing provisions, as well as the specifications appended to the license for which it applies (Art. 9).

Côte d'Ivoire has appended the World Trade Organization (WTO) Telecom Reference Paper to its schedule of commitments.

Art. 71 of Ordinance No. 2012-293 establishes an independent administrative authority known as the Telecommunications/ICT Regulatory Authority of Côte d’Ivoire (ARTCI), which possesses legal personality and financial autonomy. It is reported that ARTCI, as the executive body responsible for the oversight and regulation of telecommunications services, operates independently of the government in its decision-making processes.

Under Art. 26 of Law No. 2013-450, the controller of a processing operation may only be authorised to transfer personal data to a third country if that country ensures a higher or equivalent level of protection of the privacy, freedoms and fundamental rights of individuals with regard to the processing of which such data are or may be subject. In addition, before any actual transfer of personal data to this third country, the controller must first obtain authorisation from the Protection Authority. The transfer of personal data to third countries is subject to regular monitoring by the Protection Authority with regard to their purpose.