Under Art. 26 of Law No. 2013-450, the controller of a processing operation may only be authorised to transfer personal data to a third country if that country ensures a higher or equivalent level of protection of the privacy, freedoms and fundamental rights of individuals with regard to the processing of which such data are or may be subject. In addition, before any actual transfer of personal data to this third country, the controller must first obtain authorisation from the Protection Authority. The transfer of personal data to third countries is subject to regular monitoring by the Protection Authority with regard to their purpose.

Côte d'Ivoire has not joined any agreement with binding commitments on data flows.

Law No. 2013-450 provides a comprehensive regime of data protection in Côte d'Ivoire, addressing matters such as prior authorisation for processing sensitive data, defining consent as a central principle, necessitating data protection officer appointments, and providing restrictions on data transfers.

Under Art. 15 of Decree No. 2017-193, telecom operators and service providers are required to collect and keep copies of documents and data relating to subscribers’ identification throughout the duration of their subscription and, at least three years from the end of the subscription.

Law No. 2013-450 provides for the creation of a correspondent for the protection of personal data, who is a person enjoying qualifications to perform such missions and is the independent natural or legal person designated by the responsible person (the natural or legal person, public or private, any other body or association which, alone or jointly with others, takes the decision to collect and process personal data and determines the purposes thereof) to oversee the responsible person's obligations under the Law and ensure compliance with the Law (Art. 12). More information about this role can be found in Order No. 511/MPTIC/CAB. There are no requirements to carry out a Data Protection Impact Assessment in the Law No. 2013-450. However, it is reported that the Telecommunications/ICT Regulatory Authority of Côte d'Ivoire (ARCTI) is beginning to impose it as a good practice for any sensitive data processing.

Art. 3 of the Decree No. 2017-193 requires telecom operators and service providers to identify their subscribers through the collection and storage of identification data. Art. 14 specifies that “subscriber data is kept up to date and can only be accessed by third parties in the event of an investigation or judicial information, upon written request from the competent judicial authority and by agents appointed by the Telecommunications/ICT Regulatory Authority of Côte d’Ivoire (ARTCI, "Autorité de Régulation des Télécommunications/TIC de Côte d'Ivoire") as part of their control mission, in accordance with the regulations in force”. As a result, personal data appears to be accessible to the authorities also without a court order.

Côte d'Ivoire has not signed the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Copyright Treaty.

Côte d'Ivoire has not signed the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Performances and Phonograms Treaty.

Côte d'Ivoire is not a signatory of the 1996 World Trade Organization (WTO) Information Technology Agreement (ITA) nor the 2015 expansion (ITA II).

Arts. 43.4 and 73 of Ordinance No. 2019-679 provide that any contracting authority must apply a margin of preference of not more than 15% to:
- A bid submitted by a bidder who intends to subcontract at least 30% of the overall value of the contract concerned to a local small and medium-sized enterprise.
- Any bid submitted by a bidding community enterprise, that is, an enterprise whose registered office is located in a Member State of the West African Economic and Monetary Union.

Art. 19.4 of Ordinance No. 2019-679 provides that each contracting authority must set aside annually for small and medium-sized enterprises a minimum share of 30% of the estimated value of contracts for works, goods or services.

The public procurement process is reported to be legally open, but in some cases, it is perceived as opaque in practice, and public contracts are occasionally awarded outside of public tenders. Some foreign companies reportedly win contracts through long-standing relationships with government officials or with the help of partnerships with Ivorian business entities closely linked to the government. During tender negotiations, the Ivorian government imposes local content requirements on foreign companies. In addition, although there are regulations governing sole-source procurement, there have been instances where the government has awarded sole-source tenders without competitive bidding, citing a company's high technical capacity or declaring an emergency. Many companies continue to identify corruption as an obstacle to a transparent understanding of procurement decisions.

Côte d'Ivoire is not a party to the World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreement on Government Procurement (GPA). However, the country has been an observer of the WTO GPA since 2020.