It has been reported that the government intermittently restricted domestic internet access throughout 2022 and 2023, invoking Art. 45 of Law No. 061-2008/AN on the General Regulation of Electronic Communications Networks and Services, promulgated in November 2008. According to Art. 45 of the law, telecom operators are mandated to implement all necessary measures to fulfil defence and security requirements.
These internet shutdowns are further corroborated by data from the V-Dem Dataset.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 2 in Burkina Faso for the year 2023. This corresponds to "The government shut down domestic access to the Internet several times this year."

According to Art. 19 of the Code of Advertising, any foreign consultancy wishing to operate in Burkina Faso and any medium to be disseminated or distributed in Burkina Faso must, subject to reciprocity, use the services of a Burkina Faso advertising agency.
In addition, Art. 16 of Law No. 80-2015/CNT stipulates that in the field of advertising, any consulting agency governed by foreign law wishing to operate in Burkina Faso, as well as any medium to be broadcasted or distributed on Burkina Faso territory, must use the services of an advertising agency governed by Burkina Faso law, subject to reciprocity.

Art. 15 of Law No. 80-2015/CNT stipulates that to engage in the advertising profession, individuals must be registered in the trade register and possess a unique financial identification number (IFU).

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

Art. 65 of the Law No. 061-2008/AN established an independent regulatory authority for electronic communications. This institution is known as the Regulatory Authority for Electronic Communications and Posts (Autorité de Régulation des Communications Electroniques et des Postes, ARCEP). It is reported that this authority is independent from the government in the decision-making process.

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

Arts. 111-112 of Decree No. 2017-0049/PRES/PM/MINEFID provide a margin of preference of 10% for local enterprises and enterprises established in the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU).

Burkina Faso is not a party to the World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreement on Government Procurement (GPA) nor does it have observer status.

According to Art. 25 of Law No. 058-2015/CNT, at least 51% of the share capital for online press must be held by nationals.

According to the Bangui Agreement, ratified by 17 French-speaking States, including Burkina Faso, 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.

Burkina Faso is a party to the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT).

Burkina Faso has a copyright regime under the Law No. 048-2019/AN. The exceptions do not follow the fair use or fair dealing model, therefore limiting the lawful use of copyrighted work by others. Arts. 22-29 list the exceptions, which include: reproduction for scientific research purposes; reproduction as part of teaching activities; reporting current events; among others.
In addition, the Revised Bangui Agreement, which 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 Burkina Faso and each of the other member states, contains provisions on copyright in Annex VII: Chapter IV (Limitations to Economic Rights) and establishes a regime of copyright exceptions. Nevertheless, these exceptions similarly do not conform to the fair use or fair dealing models.

Burkina Faso has ratified the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Copyright Treaty.

Burkina Faso has ratified the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Performances and Phonograms Treaty.