Decree No. 57-2000 provides a framework for effective protection of trade secrets. Art. 173 of the Industrial Property Law lists unauthorised use of another's business secret, as well as any act of commercialisation, promotion, disclosure or improper acquisition of such secrets as an unfair competition practice. In addition, Art. 174 defines trade secrets, and Art. 175 lists what the law considers unfair acts related to business secrets. The law also grants civil and criminal venues rights to protect these secrets.

It is reported that there is no obligation for passive infrastructure sharing in Guatemala to deliver telecom services to end users. However, it is practised both in the mobile and fixed sectors based on commercial agreements.

Guatemala is a signatory of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Information Technology Agreement (ITA) of 1996 and its 2015 expansion (ITA II).

It is reported that foreign companies face an uneven playing field that hinders their participation in public tenders. Guatemala’s public procurement system is perceived as corrupt, with local companies allegedly favoured due to their connections with federal ministries, municipal authorities, or influential members of Congress.

According to Art. 77 of the State Contracting Law, foreign companies may participate in procurements only with their provisional registration in the Mercantile Registry. In order to obtain provisional registration, according to Art. 12 of the Ministerial Agreement No. 563-2018, foreign companies must appoint a representative. If the foreign company is awarded a public contract, it must demonstrate that it is properly registered to operate in the country through an authorised branch. It is reported that, although it is technically possible to provisionally register a company during the bidding process, in practice it is hard to complete the process before the deadline for submitting a bid.

According to Art. 97 of the State Contracting Law, workers employed in public procurement must be preferably Guatemalans in the proportion prescribed in the labour Code. Art. 13 of the Labour Code states that employers are prohibited from employing less than 90% of Guatemalan workers, with some exceptions.

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

According to Art. 3 of the Foreign Investment Law, foreign investors are granted the same treatment as that granted to domestic investors in the development of their economic activities and, therefore, enjoy equal conditions with domestic investors. It is reported that there are some restrictions on broadcasting, but no regulation has been found.

The Ghana Standards Authority (GSA), under the Standards Authority Act, 1973, is responsible for conducting conformity assessment activities. The Product Certification Department offers assessment and impartial third-party attestation to confirm that specified requirements have been met. These requirements are typically outlined in standards or other normative documents. Product certification is carried out by certification bodies, which must adhere to ISO IEC 17065.
When telecom equipment dealers import ICT devices into Ghana, they are required to declare the shipment details to the National Communications Authority (NCA) through the Customs system. The NCA then conducts a physical inspection at the ports of entry to ensure that the devices are Type Approved. To facilitate this process, the NCA has established NCA Approval Testing Labs, which include laboratories for Specific Absorption Rate (SAR), Electromagnetic Field (EMF) measurements, Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT), and Radio Frequency and Signalling (RF & Sig) testing.

The law prohibits the sale or provision of encryption or authentication services unless it is compliant with the country’s 2008 Electronic Transactions Act. The National Information Technology Agency is charged with certifying and issuing licenses for encryption and authentication services. Law enforcement officers are also entitled to require access to decryption information and “the reasonable technical and other assistance required for investigation or prosecution”.

It is reported that the de minimis threshold, that is the minimum value of goods below which customs do not charge duties, is GHS 3,200 (approx. 200 USD).

According to the guidelines for registering domains under the GH2-DOM, for the registration of a ".gh" domain name, the domain administrator must be located in Ghana, and the domain administrator's company should have been registered in Ghana. In addition, domain names registered under the top-level .gh domains should be active within six months after registration.

The Electronic Transactions Act 2008 provides a comprehensive consumer protection framework that applies to online transactions.