It is reported that the lack of transparency is a challenge for public procurement procedures in Bulgaria, especially for foreign bidders, including with respect to overly narrow definitions of tenders and implicit biases in favour of local vendors and state-owned enterprises.

It is reported that in Bulgaria, there are no restrictions for domestic or foreign private entities to establish and own businesses. The Offshore Companies Act (not accessible online) prohibits companies in offshore jurisdictions with more than 10% foreign ownership from engaging in 28 specific activities, including banking and insurance. However, these companies may operate if the physical owners of the parent company are publicly known Bulgarian citizens if the parent company's shares are listed on a stock exchange, or if the parent company is registered in a jurisdiction with a double tax treaty with Bulgaria.

Art. 3 of the Act on Patents and Registration of Utility Models requires applicants that are not established in the EU, the European Economic Area (EEA) or Switzerland to act before the Patent Office through a lawyer or an industrial property representative.

Bulgaria is a signatory of the Patent Cooperation Treaty.

There is no general principle for the use of copyright-protected material comparable to the fair use/fair dealing principles. Directive 2001/29/EC defines an optional but exhaustive set of limitations from the author´s exclusive rights under the control of the “three-step test” in line with the Berne Convention that establishes three cumulative conditions to the limitations and exceptions of a copyright holder’s rights. The Directive has been transposed by Member States with significant freedom.
Art. 23 of the Copyright and Neighbouring Rights Act specifies a series of exceptions, including scientific research, educational uses, analysis and comment and news coverage. Art. 25 provides an exception for private copies.

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

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

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

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

According to Art. 5 of Decree No. 2018-1199, e-retailers must get a professional trader card. To obtain it, they must register in the trade register and have a unique financial identification number (IFU), in addition to providing a copy of an ID card, an application form, a copy of company status, two tax stamps, and a certificate of tax status.

Burkina Faso does not implement any de minimis threshold, which is the minimum value of goods below which customs do not charge duties. However, it is reported that there is an informal threshold of USD 100.

It is reported that the registrant for a local domain name ".bf" must be an entity based in the country. Only one domain name is allowed per applicant, and the registration is subject to an annual fee of USD 450. However, these restrictions are not found in Law No. 011-2010/AN on domain name management under the first-level domain.BF (Loi No. 011-2010/AN portant reglementation de la gestion des noms de domaines sous le domaine de premier niveau .BF).

According to Art. 5 of Decree No. 2018-1199, e-retailers must get a professional trader card. To obtain it, they must register in the trade register and have a unique financial identification number (IFU).

Art. 15 of Law No. 80-2015/CNT specifies that practising the advertising profession requires registration in the trade register and a unique financial identification number (IFU).

Law No. 45-2009/AN establishes a safe harbour regime for intermediaries beyond copyright infringements. According to Art. 134, intermediaries are not responsible for information transmitted if they do not initiate the transmission or select the recipient of the transmission and do not select or modify the information transmitted.