According to Art. 15 of the Framework Law No. 14-031/AU, foreign participation in the capital of a company operating in the electronic communications sector is authorised up to a maximum of 80%.

The government owns shares in certain telecommunications companies. In particular, the government fully owns the operator Comores Telecom and owns 20% of the shares of the operator Telma Comores.

Comoros mandates functional and accounting separation for operators with significant market power (SMP) in the telecom market. Art. 49 of the Law No. 14-O31/AU states that operators of electronic communications networks having SMP must have a separate accounting for their interconnection activities. It is also reported that functional separation is mandated, but the relevant legislation has not been found.

Comoros 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 WTO member state either.

According to Art. 91 of Law No. 22-011/AU, in the case of a contract with a decentralised local authority or one of its public establishments, a foreign candidate who plans to subcontract at least 30% of the total value of the contract to a national company may benefit from a margin of preference of no more than 10%.

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

According to Art. 15 of the Framework Law No. 14-031/AU, foreign participation in the capital of a company operating in the electronic communications sector is authorised up to a maximum of 80%.

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

Resolution 1,463 states that mobile devices destined for public mobile telephony and data transmission services to be distributed or commercialized in the Chilean market must: be homologated, certified and validated by an authorised entity (SUBTEL), among other requirements. There is a transparent protocol of homologation (Annex II of the Resolution). According to Art. 6, a certificate of a country where a Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA) applies is accepted for the purpose of homologation.

Importers of products listed in Art. 1 of Resolution 1,985 need to obtain a certificate issued by the regulator SUBTEL. These products include several ICT products such as portable transceivers, remote controls, wireless microphones, wireless telephones, and RFID equipment, among others. If a device can be classified under these categories, a homologation certificate will be issued upon obtaining a certificate of conformity from a registered Chilean testing facility. If a device cannot be classified under these categories, then the manufacturer must obtain “special authorisation” from SUBTEL. When there is a Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA), no further authorisation is needed (Art. 2). It is possible to use existing test reports by laboratories with international validation for the certification process (Art. 6). Technical documents are reviewed and validated in the approval process.
It is reported that these products must be homologated: portable transceivers; remote radio controls; wireless microphones; wireless telephones, including some DECT systems; RFID equipment; radio alarms; communication systems for medical implantation; other equipment used for medical applications; equipment used as radar systems in vehicles; Zigbee devices.

It is reported that the de minimis threshold, that is the minimum value of goods below which customs do not charge duties, is USD 41, below the 200 USD threshold recommended by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC).

According to Art. 152 of Chapter X (included in September 2022 by Law No. 21,431) of the labour code of Chile, the employment contract of dependent digital platform workers shall indicate an official channel where the worker can present his/her objections, claims or requirements. The indicated channel must have a physical place of attention, a local telephone and a company representative responsible for attending to the described purposes. The law defines a digital service platform company as an entity that operates or manages a computer or technological system executable on mobile or fixed device applications for a fee.

The Regulation on Electronic Commerce and the Consumer Protection Act provide a comprehensive framework for consumer protection that also applies to online transactions. According to Art. 1 of the Regulation, its purpose is to strengthen the transparency and quality of the information provided to Consumers in Electronic Commerce Platforms regarding the characteristics, essential features, price of the products and services offered and all other relevant information to encourage informed decision making, with a view to the purchase of products or services.