Art. 5 of Law No. 3/92 states that patent applications must be written in the Portuguese language and that foreign applicants must appoint a legal local representative. Furthermore, there have been reports of practical and legal barriers in the patent application process in Angola, including high direct and indirect registration costs and a lack of transparency throughout the process.

Chapter 2 of the Law No. 3/92 covers the mechanism of patent protection. Arts. 5 and 67 show that foreign patent owners need a local representative to defend patent rights. Additionally, there have been reports on procedural complexities, such as the intricate and time-consuming judicial processes in Angola, which could pose challenges for foreign patent holders. Furthermore, it is reported the shortage of judges proficient in patent law further exacerbates these barriers, impacting the efficient adjudication of patent-related disputes.

The Private Investment Law No. 10/21 established the Angolan Investment Promotion Agency (AIPEX) as the primary entity responsible for promoting and regulating private investment. AIPEX serves as a one-stop shop for investment approvals. The Regulations for the Private Investment Law No. 250/18 outline the steps for registering and approving private investment projects, with AIPEX overseeing the process. Art. 6 specifies the investment project documentation, including a plan for gradually replacing foreign labor with national labor, and the procedures that required for registration.

Art. 18 of the Telecommunications Law No. 8/01 states that foreign capital in telecom operators should not exceed 50%, allowing only minority participation for foreign investors in this sector.

Under Art. 53 of the Law No. 41/20, the contracting authority is required to include specific rules in tender documents that promote the preferential contracting of Angolan companies - including micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs). These rules include provisions such as preferential access to the negotiation phase, a margin of preference for the prices proposed by Angolan companies, an increase in the overall score awarded to the proposals of Angolan companies, a higher score for goods produced, extracted, or cultivated in Angola, a requirement that a percentage of the subcontracted work be reserved for Angolan companies, and preferential treatment for domestic suppliers to limit foreign participation in public procurement.
The Public Procurement Law No. 41/20, in effect since January 2021, revoked Law No. 9/16 on Public Procurement in Angola but kept the previous restrictions on foreign participation.

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

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

According to Art. 54 of Law No. 41/20, foreign firms are only allowed to participate in bids for public contracts in Angola if they have a legal presence in Angola and one of the following specific conditions are met:
- The value of the contract must be equal to or greater than the amount specified in Annex III of the law, which is 182 million kwanzas (approx. USD 220,000) for goods and services and greater than 500 million kwanzas (approx. USD 600,000) for public works. Below these values, foreign companies can only participate in government procurements as a supplier or subcontractor to an Angolan company fulfilling a government contract;
- The contract must be for a service that is technically complex or specialized, and it must be reasonable to expect that no Angolan firm can provide the service adequately;
- The contract is for a conceptual project unless the contracting authority explicitly restricts foreign participation in the terms of reference.
Furthermore, Art. 13 determines that government suppliers must be registered in the centralized Angolan Government Databank.
The Public Procurement Law No. 41/20, in effect since January 2021, revoked Law No. 9/16 on Public Procurement in Angola but kept the previous restrictions on foreign participation.

Cabo Verde has adopted national legislation based on or influenced by the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Model Law on Electronic Signatures.

Decree-Law No. 46/2007 and Law No. 88/V/98 provide a comprehensive framework for consumer protection that also applies to online transactions.

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

Cabo Verde has 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. 2(2)(4) and Art. 205(1)) of Decree-Law No. 39/2019, the de minimis threshold, that is the minimum value of goods below which customs do not charge duties, is 10.000 Escudos (approx. USD 100). This is below the 200 USD threshold recommended by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC).

Art. 4 of the Commercial Companies Code provides that any company that does not have its effective headquarters in Cabo Verde, but wishes to carry out its activities in the country for more than one year, must establish a permanent representation. The previous Commercial Companies Code contained the same requirement in Art. 106.