It is reported that the extensive use of state-owned companies limits the impact of ongoing procurement reforms to promote competition for public funds and increases the risk of conflicts of interest. Moreover, despite major progress in increasing transparency, corruption remains a significant concern, considering that, for instance, some stakeholders report the existence of discriminatory technical specifications in public procurement tenders.

Croatian law prohibits any discrimination between investments on the basis of nationality. Foreign investment rules follow a reciprocity principle.

It is reported that the de minimis threshold, that is the minimum value of goods below which customs do not charge duties, is USD 83, below the 200 USD threshold recommended by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC).

Ordinance No. 2012-293, relating to Telecommunications and Information and Communication Technologies, provides a comprehensive consumer protection framework that applies to online transactions.

Côte d'Ivoire has not signed the United Nations (UN) Convention on the Use of Electronic Communications in International Contracts.

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

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

A basic legal framework on intermediary liability beyond copyright infringement is absent in Côte d'Ivoire's law and jurisprudence.

Art. 163 of Ordinance No. 2012-293 provides that telephone operators and Internet service providers are required to identify their subscribers. Art. 3 of the Decree No. 2017-193, adopted pursuant to Ordinance No. 2012-293, requires telecom operators and service providers to identify their subscribers through the collection and storage of identification data. Under Art. 13, the identification data collected includes photo, date and place of birth, profession, email and physical address, plus the biometric national identity card or biometric national driving licence or biometric passport, which all enclose fingerprints, photo, signature, names, and parentage. In addition, Art. 28 introduces measures to ensure the identification of all cybercafé users.

According to Art. 8 of Decree No. 2014-105, the supply or importation of a cryptology means not exclusively ensuring authentication or integrity control functions, is subject to a prior declaration to the Autorité de Régulation des Télécommunications/TIC de Côte d'Ivoire (ARTCI, Telecommunications/ICT Regulatory Authority of Côte d’Ivoire). The modalities of this prior declaration are established by the ARTCI's decision. In this regard, the service provider or the person providing or importing a cryptology means must make a description of the technical characteristics of this cryptology available to the ARTCI.

According to Art. 5 of Decree No. 2014-460, foreign companies cannot be members of the Ivorian standardisation committee. Art. 4 provides that the Ivorian standardisation committee carries out activities relating to the development and approval of standards as well as the management of the national mark of conformity to standards.

Art. 88 of Ordinance 2012-293 provides that equipment intended to be connected to a telecommunications/ICT network open to the public and radio equipment must be assessed by the "Autorité de Régulation des Télécommunications/TIC de Côte d'Ivoire" (ARTCI, Telecommunications/ICT Regulatory Authority of Côte d’Ivoire) for compliance with the essential requirements (defined as measures necessary to ensure the health and safety of persons, electromagnetic compatibility between telecommunications/ICT equipment and installations and, where appropriate, proper use of the radio frequency spectrum to avoid harmful interference to third parties).
Art. 89 states that ARTCI may instruct independent national or foreign standardisation bodies to draw up technical standards for the approval of equipment. The technical standards adopted by the ARTCI must be published in the Official Gazette, following their approval by an order of the Minister in charge of Telecommunications/ICT. In addition, Art. 92 establishes that the testing labouratories and bodies used by persons responsible for placing telecommunication/ICT equipment on the market in order to establish their conformity with the essential requirements must either be accredited by ARTCI, be recognised in Côte d'Ivoire under international agreements or be empowered in any other way by Ivorian law.
Art. 9 of Decree No. 2013-301 provides information about the necessary documents for the certification. Art 30 of Law No. 2013 - 866 confirms that certification documents from other accredited labs are accepted.

Decree No. 214-105 provides that the supply or importation of a cryptology means not exclusively ensuring authentication or integrity control functions, is subject to a prior declaration to the Autorité de Régulation des Télécommunications/TIC de Côte d'Ivoire (ARTCI, Telecommunications/ICT Regulatory Authority of Côte d’Ivoire). The service provider, who is subject to professional secrecy, or the person providing or importing a cryptology means, must make available to the ARTCI a description of the technical characteristics of this cryptology means (Art. 8). In addition, the use of cryptology means and services ensuring confidentiality functions is free only if they are based on secret codes managed by an organization approved by the ARTCI, and the Authority must ensure, by any means, that the secret codes are not contrary to public policy or do not undermine the interests of national defence or the internal or external security of the State (Art. 6). Besides, the use of the means and services of cryptology beyond 32 bits for confidentiality is subject to authorisation (Art. 7).

Under Art. 16 of Decree No. 214-105, competent administrative or judicial authorities can access secret codes of encrypted data upon request to the Telecommunications Regulatory Agency of Cote d'Ivoire (ARTCI) or order decryption of data through the help of ARTCI.

Côte d'Ivoire does not have comprehensive trade secret legislation. Yet, there are provisions addressing disclosure, acquisition or use of confidential information in the course of industrial or commercial activities by third parties in Art. 6 of Annex VIII of the Bangui Agreement ratified by 17 French-speaking States, including Côte d'Ivoire since 2002.