According to Art. 17.2.5 of Law No. 53/AN/09/6ème L, a margin of preference of up to 7.5% may be granted to offers from natural persons of Djiboutian nationality or legal entities under Djiboutian law and whose capital is majority held by the State or by natural persons of Djiboutian nationality. Additionally, a margin of preference of up to 4% may be granted to offers from foreign persons who undertake to subcontract at least 20% of the amount of the services covered by the contract to local providers. Moreover, a margin of preference of up to 15% may be granted to offers proposing supplies manufactured in the Republic of Djibouti.

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

Djibouti is not a signatory of the 1996 World Trade Organization (WTO) Information Technology Agreement (ITA I) nor the 2015 expansion (ITA II).

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

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

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

According to Art. 7 of Decree No. D/2021/0196/PRG/CNRD/SGG, the practice of e-commerce is subject to a list of requirements including having a dedicated domain name with ".gn" or ".com" extension for the activity.

Guinea lacks a comprehensive framework for consumer protection that applies to online transactions.

It is reported that the de minimis threshold, that is the minimum value of goods below which customs do not charge duties, is USD 80, below the 200 USD threshold recommended by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC).

It is reported that a local company in Guinea is required in order to be able to register a ".com.gn" domain name.

According to Art. 57 of the cybersecurity and personal data protection law, the
importation, sale or use of encryption services (in the law "means of cryptology") is banned unless authorised by the government.

According to Art. 7 of Decree No. D/2021/0196/PRG/CNRD/SGG, the practice of e-commerce is subject to a list of requirements including:
- having a dedicated domain name with ".gn" or ".com" extension for the activity;
- subscribing to a service provider for trust;
- implementing a security system for electronic transactions;
- having a website dedicated to the activity;
- registering as an e-commerce provider.

According to Art. 3 of Decision A/001/AEPT/CNRPT/2017, telecommunication equipment and terminals and radioelectric installation must be homologated and certified as for the compliance with the regulation. Self-certification is not allowed for those products. According to Art. 2 of the Decision, this applies to any equipment intended for direct or indirect connection to a telecommunications network termination point for the purpose of transmitting, processing or receiving information. It also includes any communication installation that uses radio frequencies to propagate waves. According to Art. 5, each homologation request must be accompanied by several documents, including a representative sample of each type of equipment subject to the request. These samples are returned to the applicant at their own expense after the related studies and tests.

According to Art. 64 of Law No. 2015/018/AN, the importation of radio equipment and terminal equipment must undergo prior approval to authorize their entry into Guinean territory. According to Art. 2 of Decision No. A/001/ARPT/CNRPT/2017, it refers to any equipment intended for direct or indirect connection to a telecommunications network termination point for the purpose of transmitting, processing or receiving information. It also includes any communication installation that uses radio frequencies to propagate waves.