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

According to Art. 4 of the Order No. 053/MMI/MDDEPIP of January 25, 2016, setting the entry into force of the controls relating to the assessment of conformity with the standards of imported products, ICT products are part of the goods which are subject to the pre-shipment conformity assessment (HS2012: Chapters 84; 85; 90 and 95). A third-party certificate is accepted to request a certificate of conformity.
According to Art. 7, imports from countries whose agencies in charge of standardisation have a mutual recognition agreement with the Gabonese Standardisation Agency (AGANOR) are technically exempt and benefit from a simplified procedure. It is reported that the homologation process in Gabon does not require local laboratory testing or contact with local representatives.

According to Art. 30 of Ordinance No. 00000015/PR/2018 of 23 February 2018 regulating cybersecurity and the fight against cybercrime in the Gabonese Republic, the service provider or the person providing or importing a cryptology service has to make it available to the competent cryptology authority a description of the technical characteristics of this means of cryptology, as well as the source code of the software used.
However, according to Art. 85, Ordinance No. 00000014/PR/2018 of 23 February 2018 regulating electronic transactions in the Gabonese Republic, the competent authority does not deviate from international technical standards. It is published in the Official Journal or any other legal announcement medium, and the list of international technical standards on the means and services of cryptology is recognised in Gabon.

According to the Instruction No. 8/GR/2019 issued by the Governor of the Bank of Central African States to facilitate the interpretation and implementation of the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (CEMAC) Regulation 02/18/CEMAC/UMAC/CM, there is a limit of 1 million XAF (approx. USD 1,700) per month and per person for the remote settlement of transactions, including online payments. According to Arts. 7-8, justification needs to be provided above this limit. The Instruction provides guidance on the provision of Art. 34 of the Regulation, which implements certain limits for using electronic payment instruments outside the CEMAC and applies to the six CEMAC member states, including Gabon.

It is reported that the de minimis threshold, that is the minimum value of goods below which customs do not charge duties, is USD 80, below the 200 USD threshold recommended by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC).

Gabon does not have a legal framework that applies consumer protection to online transactions.

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

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

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

"Law No. 025/2023 of 9 July 2023, amending Law No. 001/2011 of 25 September 2011 on the Protection of Personal Data", provides a comprehensive data protection regime in Gabon. It includes provisions on data subject rights, the obligations of data controllers and processors, and principles of data processing. Gabon first adopted an overarching data protection law in 2011 through Law No. 001/2011, which granted rights of access, objection to processing, rectification, and erasure, and established the national data protection authority with powers to issue warnings, impose three-month activity bans, and levy fines. Privacy and data protection are also addressed under Law No. 26/2018 on the Regulation of Electronic Communications in Gabon.

Art. 12 of the Ordinance regulating Cybersecurity and the Fight Against Cybercrime requires network operators and electronic communication service providers to keep the connection and traffic data in their facilities for a period of ten years. The same requirement applies to information systems operators as per Art. 16. This is despite the sub-regional legislation of CEMAC to which Gabon belongs, which provides for a maximum period of two years during which the States can allow operators to keep traffic data for security reasons.

Art. 125 of Law No. 025/2023 specifies the circumstances in which the appointment of a data protection officer (DPO) is mandatory: when processing is undertaken by a public authority or body, except for courts acting in a judicial capacity; when the core activities of the controller or processor involve processing operations that, by their nature, scope, or purpose, necessitate regular and systematic large-scale monitoring of data subjects; and when such activities entail large-scale processing of sensitive data or data relating to criminal convictions. Pursuant to Art. 138, the DPO is tasked with ensuring compliance with the law across all processing activities of the appointing entity. In this role, the DPO must inform and advise the controller or processor and relevant staff of their legal obligations; monitor adherence to the law and internal data protection policies, including responsibility allocation, staff awareness, training, and audits; provide opinions on data protection impact assessments and verify their implementation; and cooperate with the APDPVP, including during prior consultations, while offering advice on any related matters as appropriate.

A basic legal framework on intermediary liability for copyright infringement is absent in Gabon's law and jurisprudence.

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

It is reported that Gabon imposes an identity requirement for SIM registration. Anyone wanting to purchase a SIM card has to provide their national ID card or a passport in case of foreigners to activate a new prepaid SIM card.