The European Union and Italy have adopted the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Copyright Treaty. The treaty was ratified on 14 December 2009 and came into effect on 14 March 2010.

The European Union and Italy have adopted the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Performances and Phonograms Treaty. The treaty was ratified on 14 December 2009 and came into effect on 14 March 2010.

The Directive 2016/943 on the protection of undisclosed know-how and business information (trade secrets) is key in harmonising national laws concerning trade secrets. Italy transposed the Directive through the Implementation of Directive (EU) 2016/943 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016 on the protection of undisclosed know-how and business information (trade secrets) against their unlawful acquisition and disclosure (Official Gazette of the Italian Republic; Number: 130)

It is reported that passive sharing is mandated in Italy, and it is practised in the mobile sector based on commercial agreements. In addition, Directive 2014/61/EU (Art. 3.2) establishes that Member States shall ensure that, upon written request of an undertaking providing or authorised to provide public communications networks, any network operator must meet all reasonable requests for access to its physical infrastructure under fair and reasonable terms and conditions, including price, with a view to deploying elements of high-speed electronic communications networks. Such written request shall specify the elements of the project for which the access is requested, including a specific time frame.

The Italian government owns a 9.81% stake in TIM through Treasury-owned state lender Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP). TIM is the leading Italian telecom operator, owning the country’s largest infrastructure. Also, Open Fibre, another Italian telecommunications company, is subject to the management and coordination of the single shareholder Open Fibre Holdings S.p.A., a company 60% owned by CDP Equity S.p.A. (a company attributable to the state-owned Cassa Depositi e Prestiti Group).

Art. 85 of the Utilities Directive (2014/25/EU) contains provisions allowing contracting public entities to reject foreign goods not covered by any EU international commitments from its tender procedures. In these cases, a tender submitted for the award of a supply contract may be rejected where the proportion of the products originating in third countries exceeds 50% of the total value of the products constituting the tender (Art. 85.2). Additionally, in cases of equivalent offers, the provisions provide for a preference for European tenders and tenders covered by EU's international obligations. In practice, this possibility has rarely been used.
In Italy, the Directive is transposed with Art. 137 (2) (16) of the Legislative Decree No. 50/2016 on Public Contracts.

According to Art. 49 of the Decree No. 50/2016 on Public Contracts, contracting authorities shall only apply equal treatment in public tenders to economic operators from third countries that are members of the EU, signatories to the WTO Government Procurement Agreement, or other agreements with which the European Union is bound.
In order to ensure the professional competence of economic operators, Art. 83 stipulates that tenderers, if they are Italian citizens or citizens of another Member State resident in Italy, must be enrolled in the register of the Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Handicrafts or Agriculture or with the competent professional orders. Nationals of the Member States not residing in Italy are required to prove their enrolment in one of the professional or trade registers by means of a sworn declaration or in accordance with the procedures in force in the Member State in which they are established or by certifying under their own responsibility that the certificate procedure has been issued by one of the professional or trade registers established in the country in which they are resident.

It is reported that the lack of transparency is a challenge for public procurement procedures in Italy, especially for foreign bidders, including with respect to overly narrow definitions of tenders and implicit biases in favour of local vendors and state-owned enterprises. Different stakeholders report complaints regarding a lack of transparency in the access to and management of public procurement processes

The Consumer Rights Directive 2011/83/EU provides an updated framework aimed at encouraging online sales. The Directive has been implemented by the S.I. No. 484 European Union (Consumer Information, Cancellation and Other Rights) Regulations 2013.

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

Ireland has adopted national legislation based on or influenced by the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Model Law on Electronic Commerce.

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

The EU Directive on Audiovisual Media Services (AVMS) covers traditional broadcasting services as well as audiovisual media services provided on-demand, including via the Internet. Art. 13.1 provides for Member States to secure a minimum 30% share of European works in the catalogues as well as "ensuring prominence" of those works. "Prominence" involves promoting European works by facilitating access to such works using any appropriate means to ensure their prominence. The Directive has been implemented by Member States in different ways, ranging from very extensive and detailed measures to a mere reference to the general obligation to promote European works.
In Ireland, the EU Directive was transposed into domestic law through the amendment of the Broadcasting Act of March 2023 (Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022). According to Section 159B of the Act, a media service provider under the jurisdiction of the State must not offer an audiovisual on-demand media service if the share of European works in its catalogue is less than 30%. Ireland has not implemented financial contribution obligations to VOD service providers.