Algeria is not a signatory of the 1996 World Trade Organization (WTO) Information Technology Agreement (ITA) nor the 2015 expansion (ITA II). In fact, the country is not a member of the WTO.

Art. 59 of Law No. 23-12 stipulates that, in instances where national production or national production facilities are capable of satisfying the contracting authority's requirements, the latter is obliged to issue a national invitation to tender. Furthermore, Art. 60 stipulates when the contracting authority initiates a national and/or international tender process, regardless of the chosen procedure, the contracting authority must include specifications in the tender documentation that permit the use of imported products only in instances where the equivalent local product is unavailable or of a quality that does not comply with the technical standards required. Additionally, the contracting authority must only permit the use of foreign subcontractors when domestic companies are unable to meet the contracting authority's needs.
The aforementioned requirements were already in force in Art. 85 of Presidential Decree No. 15-247 since 2015, which is still in force pending the adoption of a regulation for Law No. 23-12.

Art. 62 of Law No. 23-12 stipulates that a preference margin is granted to products of Algerian origin and/or to companies under Algerian law whose capital is majority-owned by resident nationals. Art. 111 provides that the terms of application of the provisions of this Law shall be defined by regulation. However, a regulation has not yet been adopted and, according to Art. 112, the previous provisions shall remain applicable until the adoption of the new regulatory texts. Consequently, the margin of preference is granted at a rate of 25%, in accordance with Art. 83 of Presidential Decree No. 15/247 since 2015.

Art. 82 of Law No. 23-12 stipulates that foreign companies that submit bids alone unless there are compelling reasons to do otherwise, must subcontract at least 30% of the initial contract amount to companies that are legally domiciled in Algeria. The aforementioned requirement was already in force in Art. 85 of Presidential Decree No. 15/247 since 2015, which is still in force pending the adoption of a regulation for Law No. 23-12.

Art. 58 of Law No. 23-12 stipulates that contracting authorities must reserve a maximum of 20% of contracts for small or micro-enterprises, start-ups, or any entity designated as such.

Art. 64 of Law No. 23-12 stipulates that the specifications for international calls for competition must provide foreign bidders or subcontractors with a minimum threshold of professional integration of the national workforce and qualified national executives.

Art. 60 of Law No. 23-12 stipulates that when the contracting authority initiates a national and/or international competitive tender process, it must include a system to guarantee the provision of training and the transfer of technology and know-how in relation to the subject of the contract.

Under the "Procedure for the Approval of Mobile Telecommunications Devices", companies seeking to have their mobile phones certified must submit the devices for testing to experts accredited by the Telecommunications Superintendence (SUTEL)

According to Art. 111 bis of Law No. 7.557 on General Customs, introduced in June 2022 by Art. 1.8 of Law No. 10271, the importation of goods whose total value does not exceed the threshold of 100 Central American pesos (equivalent to USD 100) are exempt from import duties. This threshold is lower than the USD 200 threshold recommended by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC).

Law No. 7472 and its accompanying Regulations establish a comprehensive framework for consumer protection that extends to transactions conducted online.

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

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

Costa Rica has enacted national legislation based on the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Model Law on Electronic Signatures, namely Law No. 8454 on Certificates, Digital Signatures and Electronic Documents.

According to the General Regulations for Data Update of Prepayment Mobile Users, users of prepayment mobile subscriptions must validate their identity. Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) are required to collect and record a user’s personal information and proof-of-identity documentation. It has been reported that MNOS must share their customers’ full or partial registration profiles with the government upon request.

Art. 11.27 of the “Regulations on the End‑User Protection Regime (RPUF) of SUTEL” stipulates that operators and providers of telecommunications services are obliged to verify the authenticity of, and duly record, customers’ identification data and documents at the time of service subscription or commercialisation.