Art. 4.3 of the "Regulations for the Specific Approval of Communications Devices and Equipment attached to Resolution No. 985-2022" requires obtaining a permit from the competent authorities for the import, manufacture, assembly or trade of any telecommunications equipment, which should be in accordance with the approved standards and specifications, and in coordination with the concerned security agencies.

Art. 5 of Decree No. 944 stipulates that foreign nationals are prohibited from engaging in import and export activities, which are reserved exclusively for domestic persons.

Art. 4 of Decree No. 944 imposes an obligation upon foreign companies operating in Libya to facilitate technology transfer, employ local personnel, and provide training for the domestic workforce. Also, in the conduct of their activities, such entities are required to use equipment, machinery, raw materials, and production inputs that are available on the local market. In addition, Art. 6 does not provide any exemption from the mandatory requirement that at least 75% of the workforce be composed of local employees.
Similarly, Art. 7 of Law No. 9-2010 on the Encouragement of Investment states that investment projects involving foreigners must fulfil all or part of the following listed requirements: (i) transferring and localizing knowledge, modern technology, technical expertise, or intellectual property rights; (ii) supporting links and integration between existing economic activities and projects, reducing production costs, or contributing to providing materials and operating requirements for them; (iii) exploiting or assisting in the exploitation of local raw materials; (iv) contributing to the development of remote areas; (v) producing goods for export or contributing to increasing exports, or as a result of which the import of goods is completely or partially dispensed with; (vi) providing a service needed by the national economy or contributing to its improvement, development or rehabilitation and (vii) providing employment opportunities for the Libyan workforce of no less than 30%, and working to train them and provide them with technical skills and expertise.

Art. 1 of Resolution No. 388 of 2022 added electrical and electronic devices and equipment to the list of goods prohibited for export pursuant to Resolution No. 359-2021.

Art. 5 of Decree No. 944 stipulates that foreign nationals are prohibited from engaging in import and export activities, which are reserved exclusively for domestic persons.

Art. 5 of the Regulations for the type approval of communications devices and equipment attached to Resolution No. 985-2022 states that the competent authority (General Authority for Communications and Informatics) has the right to issue quality approval certificates for telecommunications devices itself or delegate this to other entities. The authority has the right to accredit local and international bodies and laboratories for the purposes of quality approval, and it grants them the right to carry out measurements and tests related to the extent to which telecommunications devices and equipment conform to the approved technical standards. GACI also has the right to conclude memorandums of understanding with local or international bodies with the aim of mutual recognition of qualitative approval of telecommunications devices and inspection certificates. Art. 6.1 stipulates that it is not permissible to use, import, or sell any device after the issued type approval certificate expires unless it is renewed. According to Art. 6.6, GACI may conduct some tests on the devices and equipment in its laboratories or any other laboratories if it deems it necessary and include the device that has been qualitatively approved on the competent authority's website in the international information network.

According to Art. 78 of Law No. 6-2022 on Electronic Transactions, the transfer of personal data to a foreign country is only allowed if the appropriate level of data protection is considered, particularly the nature and source of the personal data and the purpose and duration of the transfer. Also, the applicable international obligations and laws and national data protection procedures of the country to which the data is transferred must be considered.

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

Libya does not have a comprehensive regime in place for all personal data, but it has some sectoral regulations. Chapter 7 of Law No. 6-2022 on electronic transactions stipulates some general provisions for the protection of private data (Arts. 73-79).

Art. 74 of Law No. 6-2022 allows the Government to obtain or require disclosure of personal data without a court order in the following cases:
- To obtain personal data based on an official request from investigating authorities,
- If the data is necessary for the purpose of preventing or detecting a crime or a law;
- To obtain personal data to estimate or collect any tax or duty;
- To protect the vital, urgent interest of the person.

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

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

It is reported that Libya’s SIM card registration policy obliges mobile network operators to collect and retain users’ personal information together with proof of identity. To obtain and register a SIM card from either of the two principal mobile service providers, Libyana and Al-Madar, foreign nationals are required to present a copy of their passport.

It is reported that in October 2023, the Libyan Arab Armed Forces abruptly severed internet access in Benghazi, Libya's second-largest city, under the pretext of a military operation against a "destructive cell," effectively isolating the city from the rest of the world for over a week. A similar situation occurred in mid-September in the city of Derna following protests triggered by the collapse of dams that resulted in numerous casualties. The Libyan Arab Armed Forces imposed a four-day internet and communication shutdown in response. Additionally, recurrent internet and communications disruptions were reported in Sirte due to demonstrations during 2024.
In addition, the indicator "7.2.4 - 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 Libya for the year 2025. This corresponds to "The government shut down domestic access to the Internet several times this year."

Libya does not mandate functional separation for operators with significant market power (SMP) in the telecom market. Information about accounting separation is not found.