It is reported that there is a mandatory requirement for all advertisements to be in the Kyrgyz language. Due to the widespread use of the Russian language, however, companies usually advertise in both languages.

Art. 15.13 of the Law on Licensing-Permitting System of the Kyrgyz Republic establishes that licenses are required for activities related to data transfers, including the identification, authenticity of the international unique identification code of mobile communication devices and devices used for data transmission operating and imported into the territory of the Kyrgyz Republic.

According to Art. 14 of Law No. 31, a certification is required for communication equipment. The certificate should be issued in accordance with the country's requirements on standardisation and certification. According to Art. 27 of the Law of the Kyrgyz Republic No. 67 about Technical Regulation, tests for certification of conformity have to be carried out by accredited testing labouratories and companies need to submit their equipment for testing to the regulator or its delegated entity. Yet, it is reported third-party certification from Conformity Assessment Bodies (CABs) that are recognised by the regulator are accepted. The Kyrgyz Centre of Accreditation (KCA) under the Ministry of Economy performs accreditation of certificated bodies and testing labouratories. It is reported that in October 2013, the Kyrgyz Republic joined the multilateral Agreement on Mutual Recognition of International Cooperation on labouratory Accreditation (ILAC) and became a full member of ILAC with respect to accreditation of testing labouratories according to international standard ISO/IEC 17025.

Pursuant to Art. 25 of the Law No. 58 on Personal Information, the cross-border transfer of personal data is permitted in the case where a personal data holder located within the Kyrgyz jurisdiction transfers such databases on the basis of an international agreement between the parties, according to which the receiving party provides an adequate level of protection of the rights and freedoms of personal data subjects. If a certain country does not provide an adequate level of protection of personal data, personal data may be transferred in the following cases:
- with the consent of a data subject for such transfer;
- where such a transfer is necessary for the protection of a data subject's interest; or
- where personal data is contained in a publicly available array of personal data.
It should be emphasized that in the case of transferring personal data via the internet, the personal data holder transferring such data shall ensure that data is transferred with the necessary means of protection.

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

Law No. 58 on Personal Information provides a comprehensive regime of data protection in the Kyrgyz Republic. The Law provides general requirements for data controllers and processors. There is not yet a data protection authority and thus there has yet to be any enforcement action related to the data protection or further guidance on compliance.

Section 15 of the "Instruction on the Procedure for Interaction of Telecommunication Operators and Mobile Cellular Operators with State Bodies of the Kyrgyz Republic Carrying Out Operational-Search Activities" requires ISPs and mobile service providers to store subscribers’ metadata for up to three years.

Section 15 of the "Instruction on the Procedure for Interaction of Telecommunication Operators and Mobile Cellular Operators with State Bodies of the Kyrgyz Republic Carrying Out Operational-Search Activities" requires ISPs and mobile service providers to allow authorities direct, real-time access to their communications networks without notification and oversight. Every ISP and mobile service provider is obliged to install equipment compliant with the System for Operational Investigative Activities (SORM) in their ICT infrastructure to allow the authorities unfettered access to internet traffic and subscribers’ information (Section 7). It is reported that these requirements could enable mass surveillance without judicial oversight.

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

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

Kyrgyz Republic has ratified the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Performances and Phonograms Treaty.

Art. 11.2 of the Law No. 27 of the Kyrgyz Republic states that State control and law enforcement bodies have the right to familiarise themselves with the information considered to be commercial secrets within the limits of their competence in accordance with the powers of control and supervision granted to them by law. Access to commercial secrets is provided to the financial intelligence agency in accordance with the laws of the Kyrgyz Republic in the field of combating the financing of terrorist activity and the legalisation (laundering) of criminal proceeds.
Nevertheless, Art. 11.3 and 11.4 establish that obtaining documents containing information considered to be commercial secrets shall be carried out only with the sanction of the prosecutor or his/her deputy and in accordance with the procedure agreed with the head of the relevant institution. Obtaining documents is carried out according to the investigator's decision. Officials of these bodies shall be held liable as provided by law for disclosing information constituting a commercial secret of an economic entity.

Law No. 27 of the Kyrgyz Republic provides a framework for the effective protection of trade secrets.

There is an obligation for passive infrastructure sharing in the country to deliver telecom services to end users. It is practised in the mobile sector and in the fixed sector based on commercial agreements.

Art. 4.3 of Law No. 27 stipulates that, to safeguard the domestic market of the Kyrgyz Republic, foster national economic development, and support local producers, the Cabinet of Ministers may implement preferences for goods of Kyrgyz origin in public tenders. Additionally, the Cabinet has the authority to impose bans or restrictions on the admission of goods from foreign countries.