CAR has not signed any agreement with binding commitments on data transfer across-border.

Law No. 24.001 establishes a comprehensive legal framework for the protection of personal data in the Central African Republic. In addition to this general regime, sector-specific legislation governs data protection within the telecommunications sector. Notably, Law No. 18.002 of 17 January 2018, which regulates electronic communications, includes explicit provisions concerning the protection of users’ privacy in relation to electronic communication networks and services (Arts. 112–115), as well as the safeguarding of personal data (Arts. 116–126).

Art. 38 of Law No. 24.001 stipulates that every data controller must designate a data protection officer, tasked with ensuring compliance with the obligations set forth in the Law. Pursuant to Art. 40, only individuals residing within the territory of the Central African Republic who possess the requisite knowledge and qualifications to discharge their functions may be appointed as such officers.

It is reported that a basic legal framework for intermediary liability for copyright infringement is absent in The Central African Republic's law and jurisprudence.

It is reported that a basic legal framework for intermediary liability beyond copyright infringement is absent in The Central African Republic's law and jurisprudence.

According to Art. 61 of Law No. 18.002, telecom operators must identify all their subscribers. It is reported that there has been an identity requirement for SIM cards since 2014.

The CAR has not signed the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Performances and Phonograms Treaty.

The Central African Republic does not have a comprehensive framework that provides effective protection of trade secrets, but there are limited measures addressing some related issues. The country has established provisions addressing disclosure, acquisition or use of confidential information in the course of industrial or commercial activities by third parties in Art. 6 of Annex VIII of the Bangui Agreement ratified by 17 French-speaking States, including the Central African Republic since 2002.

Arts. 35 and 42 of Law No. 18.002 and Decree No. 9.042 set an obligation for passive infrastructure sharing in the Central African Republic to deliver telecom services to end users.

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

It is reported that the Government is authorised to conduct competitive bidding when the price of the project exceeds 250 million CFA francs (approx. USD 415,160) for services and above 25 Million CFA francs (approx. USD 41,516) for intellectual services.

According to Law No. 08-017 on the Public Procurement Code in CAR, when awarding a public contract or a public service delegation, preference may be given to the bid submitted by a company with its head office in the Central African Republic. Firms having their registered office in a CEMAC Member State may benefit from the above-mentioned preference rules. This margin of preference, quantified as a percentage of the amount of the bid, may in no case exceed 15% for national firms and 10% for firms having their headquarters in CEMAC countries (Art. 64).
Moreover, a contract applicant who plans to subcontract at least 30% of the total value of the contract to a company in a CEMAC member state may be granted a margin of preference not exceeding 5%, which may be added to the preference referred to in Art. 64 of this law (Art. 26). This applies to contracts for a local authority or one of its public establishments.

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

According to the Investment Charter of 2001 in CAR, any natural or legal person, Central African or foreign, regardless of their place of residence, may undertake and freely carry out economic activities in CAR, subject to specific provisions aimed at protecting the environment, health and public hygiene. In this regard, no discrimination can take place between natural or legal persons of Central African nationality and those of foreign nationalities, subject to measures relating to all foreign nationals and the application of the same principle of equal treatment by the State of which the foreign natural or legal person is a national (Art. 9).