According to the Bangui Agreement, ratified by 17 French-speaking States, including the Republic of Congo, 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.

The Republic of Congo is a party to the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT).

The Revised Bangui Agreement is a regional intellectual property law that is not only a regional convention applicable in all member states but also serves as a national intellectual property law in Congo and each of the other member states. The Revised Bangui Agreement contains provisions on copyright in Annex VII: Chapter IV (Limitations to Economic Rights) and establishes a regime of copyright exceptions. However, the exceptions do not follow the fair use or fair dealing model, therefore limiting the lawful use of copyrighted work by others. In addition, Art. 33 of Law No. 24/82 also provides for limitations on copyright.

Copyright is not adequately enforced online in the Republic of Congo. It is reported are high levels of piracy and that the Republic of Congo government computers use unlicensed software.

The Republic of Congo has not signed the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Copyright Treaty.

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

The indicator "6.2.4 - Government Internet shut down in practice" of the V-Dem Dataset, which measures whether the government has the technical capacity to actively make internet service cease, thus interrupting domestic access to the internet or whether the government has decided to do so, has a score of 3 in Comoros for the year 2023. This corresponds to "Rarely but there have been a few occasions throughout the year when the government shut down domestic access to Internet."

According to Arts. 13-19 of the Decree No. 15-093/PR, terminal equipment and radioelectric installations may only be imported if they have been approved in advance by the National Regulation Authority of Information and Communications Technology (ANRTIC). The applicant needs to send an application detailing information on the equipment and installations submitted for approval to ANRTIC.
According to Art. 1 of the Decree, terminal equipment is defined as any device, equipment or set of equipment intended to be connected to a network termination point for the purpose of transmitting, processing or receiving information. Only equipment providing access to electronic communications services is covered, excluding audiovisual communications services. Radioelectric installations are defined as any transmission system, switching or routing equipment and other resources used to transmit signals by cable, regardless of the type of information transmitted.

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.

Comoros lacks a comprehensive framework for consumer protection that applies to online transactions.

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

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

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.