Art. 145 of the Law on Electronic Communication mandates the persons or suppliers of cryptology services to disclose the technical characteristics of the source code of the software to be used by the National Agency for Information Systems Security (ANSSI).

Law No. 29-2019 states that the transfer of data abroad is possible if:
- the third country ensures a sufficient level of protection of privacy, fundamental rights and freedoms of people (Art. 23),
- the person to whom the data relates has agreed to their transfer;
- the transfer is necessary to protect that person's life, to safeguard the public interest and to execute the contract between the interested party and the data manager (Art. 24).

The Republic of Congo has not joined any free trade agreement committing to open transfers of cross-border data flows.

Law 29-2019 provides a comprehensive data protection regime in the Republic of the Congo. The Law provides that a Commission responsible for protecting personal data will be established through legislation in Congo. Personal data in the country is also regulated by the Cybersecurity Act of 2020.

Art. 83 of Law 29-2019 stipulates the mandatory appointment of a data protection officer (DPO) under the following circumstances: when data processing is conducted by a public entity; when the nature, purpose, or characteristics of the data processing necessitate regular and systematic monitoring; or when the data processing involves large-scale processing of sensitive data.

A basic legal framework on intermediary liability for copyright infringement is absent in Congo's law and jurisprudence. However, some regulations, such as Law No. 9-2009 on the Electronic Communication sector and Law No. 29-2019 on the Protection of Personal, are relevant to the subject.

A basic legal framework on intermediary liability beyond copyright infringement is absent in Congo's law and jurisprudence. However, some regulations, such as Law No. 9-2009 on the Electronic Communication sector and Law No. 29-2019 on the Protection of Personal, are relevant to the subject.

Art. 130 of the Electronic Communication Sector Law requires user identification for telecommunications service providers. This is to record and maintain personal information on mobile telecommunication subscribers. Decree No. 12524 clarifies that both the national identity card and the full address are required for identification.

The indicator "7.2.4 - Government Internet shut down in practice" of the V-Dem Dataset, which measures whether the government has the technical capacity to actively make internet service cease, thus interrupting domestic access to the internet or whether the government has decided to do so, has a score of 2 in Congo for the year 2024. This corresponds to "The government shut down domestic access to the Internet several times this year."

There is reportedly arbitrary, irregular or uneven application of customs regulations at the border. In addition, a lack of understanding of the proper application and enforcement of customs regulations by government inspectors can contribute to difficulties for trading partners and investors.

Despite many private companies operating in the electronic communications market, the fully state-owned company CONGO TELECOM holds the monopoly for the fixed telephone.

It is reported that The Republic of Congo has established both functional and accounting separation by law for the operator with significant market power.

According to the Electronic Communication Law (Art. 6), electronic communications activities are exercised freely in Congo. There are no discriminatory conditions for foreign companies. However, the supply of electronic communications networks and services is conditional on obtaining, depending on the case of a licence, authorisation, agreement, declaration, or experimentation.
It is reported that in the Republic of Congo, different minimum capital requirements are established to obtain different types of licenses:
- 10.000.000.000 F.CFA for 3G and 4G (approx. USD 15,196,000);
- 11.000.000.000 F.CFA for 2G (approx. USD 16,716,000).

The Republic of Congo has not appended the World Trade Organization (WTO) Telecom Reference Paper to its schedule of commitments.

It is reported that Congolese law requires foreign companies to hire a general manager who is a resident of the Republic of Congo. Establishing an office usually requires a local lawyer or a local representative of an international law firm to make sure that the company’s bylaws respect the Congolese standard business code.