According to Arts. 13-19 of the Decree No. 15-093/PR, terminal equipment and radioelectric installations may only be manufactured, imported, sold or distributed in the domestic market if they have been approved in advance by the National Regulation Authority of Information and Communications Technology (Autorité Nationale de Régulation des TIC - ANRTIC). The applicant must send an application detailing information on the equipment and installations submitted for approval to ANRTIC. The approval regime aims to confirm the compliance of the products with essential standards: user security, security of personnel operating electronic communication networks, protection of networks (in particular exchanges of control and management information), suitability of equipment to operate with the network, proper use of the electrical radio frequency spectrum.

Comoros does not implement any de minimis threshold, which is the minimum value of goods below which customs do not charge duties. However, there is reportedly an informal arrangement for a de minimis threshold of USD 116.

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

Comoros 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 them. In particular, the country has established 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, which has been ratified by 17 French-speaking States, including Comoros in 2002.

Passive infrastructure sharing is reported to be mandatory in Comoros for the provision of telecommunications services to end-users. Passive infrastructure sharing is also practised in the mobile and fixed sectors based on commercial agreements. According to Art. 53 of Law No. 14-031, the National Regulation Authority of Information and Communications Technology (Autorité Nationale de Régulation des TIC (ANRTIC)) shall encourage the conclusion of agreements for the sharing of infrastructure masts, ducts and towers, electrical equipment, and land.

According to Art. 15 of the Framework Law No. 14-031/AU, foreign participation in the capital of a company operating in the electronic communications sector is authorised up to a maximum of 80%.

The government owns shares in certain telecommunications companies. In particular, the government fully owns the operator Comores Telecom and owns 20% of the shares of the operator Telma Comores.

Comoros mandates functional and accounting separation for operators with significant market power (SMP) in the telecom market. Art. 49 of the Law No. 14-O31/AU states that operators of electronic communications networks having SMP must have a separate accounting for their interconnection activities. It is also reported that functional separation is mandated, but the relevant legislation has not been found.

Comoros has not appended the World Trade Organization (WTO) Telecom Reference Paper to its schedule of commitments.

The National Regulation Authority of Information and Communications Technology (Autorité Nationale de Régulation des TIC - ANRTIC) is the executive authority for the supervision and administration of services in the telecommunications sector, and it is independent of the government in the decision-making process. According to Art. 6 of the Law No. 14-031/AU, the ANRTIC is legally distinct and functionally independent from the ministry in charge of electronic communication and the service suppliers.

Comoros has not joined any agreement with binding commitments to open transfers of data across borders.

Comoros does not have a comprehensive regime of data protection in place.

A basic legal framework on intermediary liability for copyright infringement is absent in Comoros's law and jurisprudence.

According to Art. 15 of the Framework Law No. 14-031/AU, foreign participation in the capital of a company operating in the electronic communications sector is authorised up to a maximum of 80%.

According to the Bangui Agreement, ratified by 17 French-speaking States, including Comoros, applicants resident outside the territory of the Member States must file through an agent selected in one of those Member States (Section III, Art. 8). The professional status of agent accredited to the African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI) is governed by the Regulations on the Profession of Authorised Agent before the OAPI.