Art. 6 of Decree No. 20-332 establishes that "the online information activity is subject to the publication through an electronic site, whose hosting is exclusively domiciled, physically and logically in Algeria, with a domain name extension ".dz"."

Algeria is a party to the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT).

The Copyright and Neighbouring Rights Order No. 03-05 does not provide any fair use/fair dealing model for copyright exceptions. However, Arts. 33-53 provide a list of wide exceptions. These include: materials that are printed, audio, audio-visual or any other form prepared for school or university education; work converted for personal or family purposes; usage of decorative or illustrative drawing of a literary or artistic work in a publication, in an audio or audio video recording or in audio or audio video programs meant for teaching or professional training as long as it is intended to achieve the targeted purpose; free acting or performing of a work; libraries and document keeping centers, not aiming at making direct or indirect commercial profits, can reproduce a work without the author’s or right owner’s permission in response to a request from another library or document keeping center, or to maintain the work’s copy, or to compensate a damaged, lost or void one; and mass media institutions reproducing, circulating or conveying to the public articles on daily events published by newspapers, radio or television, without permission from the author or reward to him, provided that the author and the source are indicated, unless there is an express provision prohibiting its use for such purposes.

It is reported that Algeria lacks proper enforcement efforts against copyright piracy, including online and Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) piracy. Despite having a legal framework on copyright, it is reported that there are major holes in the framework for enforcing copyrights, including clear guidance on liability for Internet service providers (ISPs) and effective provisions for the takedown of infringing websites.

Algeria has ratified the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Copyright Treaty.

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.

Algeria has ratified the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Performances and Phonograms Treaty.

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.

Algeria does not have a comprehensive framework in place that provides effective protection of trade secrets, but there are limited measures addressing some issues related to trade secrets in Art. 59 of Order No. 03-07 related to patents of invention, which provides that the competent judicial authority shall take into consideration the legal interests of the defendant when approving any required evidence through non-disclosure of commercial and industrial secrets.

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.

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