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

Burundi is not a party to the World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreement on Government Procurement (GPA). However, the country has been an observer of the WTO GPA since 2019.

Burundi's foreign investment is regulated by the Investment Law of 2021, which allows open investment. Art. 12 of the Law stipulates that the Republic of Burundi shall refrain from any form of discrimination in the area of ownership.

In matters of procedure for granting and administering the patents, Section 468 of the Industrial Property Law requires that "any holder of an industrial property right (including patents) whose usual residence or main establishment is located outside Burundi must be represented either by a legal advisor who resides and practices in Burundi, or by a natural person or legal entity with professional experience in the field of industrial property who/which resides and exercises his/its profession of legal consultant in Burundi".

Burundi is not a party to the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT).

Burundi has a copyright regime under Law No. 1/021. However, the exceptions do not follow the fair use or fair dealing model, therefore limiting the lawful use of copyrighted work by others. Arts. 26-28 list the exceptions, which include (i) the reproduction, translation, or adaptation of works for personal use; (ii) the use of works for reporting current events or including them in films or TV broadcasts if the works are publicly visible; (iii) the reproduction of computer programs for personal or archival purposes by lawful owners; and (iv) temporary reproductions made during digital transmissions if authorised.

Despite Law No. 1/021 of December 2005 complies with international standards for the protection of copyright, on a practical level, it is reported that the implementation of this law is still poor and enforcement measures are lagging behind. The Penal Code and Code of Criminal Procedure outline the specific penalties for IP infringement, as stated in the copyright law Arts. 91-94. Nonetheless, as of 2021, Burundi still does not have any sanctions applied in case the rights under the intellectual property law are infringed upon.

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

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

It is reported that the de minimis threshold, that is the minimum value of goods below which customs do not charge duties, is BND 400 (approx. USD 300), above the 200 USD threshold recommended by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC).

According to Arts. 3.1 and 3.6 of the BNNIC Registration Policies, Procedures, and Guidelines, foreign companies or businesses may register for ".bn" and "com.bn" domains only if they have a registered trademark with the Registrar of Trademarks.

Brunei lacks a comprehensive framework for consumer protection that applies to online transactions. However, the country has partial laws in place, namely the Consumer Protection (Fair Trading) Order 2011 and the Electronic Transactions Act (2008).

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

The country does not have a comprehensive regime in place for all personal data, but it has sectoral regulations. The Electronic Transactions Act (Section 48) and Banking Order (Section 58 and third schedule), along with the Islamic Banking Order (Section 58 and third schedule), provide for user information confidentiality under financial and banking sectors, respectively. These legislations criminalise the disclosure of user information. The third schedule of the Banking Order and Islamic Banking Order provides for the conditions under which the banks can disclose data. However, the Data Protection Policy applies to Agencies (government Ministries and Departments, including educational institutions and statutory bodies) and protects any data which is processed or controlled by them, regardless of whether the data is processed within or outside Brunei Darussalam (Clause 4.5).