Art. 34 of the Public Procurement, Concessions and Disposal Act establishes a margin of domestic preference. A Procuring Entity may grant a margin of domestic preference in the evaluation of bids under open competitive bidding to (a) Bids offering goods that are manufactured, mined, extracted, or grown in the Federal Republic of Somalia when compared to bids offering goods manufactured, mined, extracted or grown in a foreign country; and (b) Bids by domestic contractors when compared to bids offered by foreign contractors. The margin of domestic preference shall be 15% for goods and 10% for contractors, which shall be stated in the bidding documents.
When there is an interest in the development of a target group of providers, a community, or a sub-sector of the economy, the Procuring Entity may decide to limit participation by applying a preference scheme in its procurement proceedings.

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

The Foreign Investment Law of 2015 of the Republic of Somalia does not impose restrictions on foreign equity ownership.

Art. 19 (f) of Law No. 001/2021 stipulates that to register a foreign company branch in Somalia, the names and passports of the director or directors of the foreign company based in Somalia must accompany the company registration application documents. This suggests that, in order to register a foreign company in Somalia, some directors should be based in Somalia.

According to the 2015 Foreign Investment Law, all foreign investors are required to obtain a certificate from the Foreign Investment Board in order to invest in the country. Pursuant to Art. 8, foreign investors must complete the investment application form at the Ministry of National Planning and submit it by registered mail to the Foreign Investment Board. As provided in Art. 9, the Board must notify the applicant of its decision within sixty days of receiving a complete application, and any approval is formalised through the issuance of a foreign investment certificate, which is valid for 24 months from the date of issuance.

The Consumer Rights Directive 2011/83/EU provides an updated framework aimed at encouraging online sales. The Directive has been implemented by the Consumer Protection Act.

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

Slovenia has adopted national legislation based on or influenced by the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Model Law on Electronic Commerce.

Slovenia 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 Directive 2000/31/EC (E-Commerce Directive) is the legal basis governing the liability of Internet Services Providers (ISPs) in the EU Member States and includes a conditional safe harbour. Not all Member States have transposed the relevant articles consistently, leading to divergent national case law that could cause legal insecurity on an EU level.
The Electronic Commerce Market Act provides for a safe harbour regime for information society service providers, following the e-Commerce Directive. In this line, liability exemptions are provided for the following cases:
- Mere conduit (Article 9)
- Caching (Art. 10); and
- Hosting providers (Art. 11).

The Directive 2000/31/EC (E-Commerce Directive) is the legal basis governing the liability of Internet Services Providers (ISPs) in the EU Member States and includes a conditional safe harbour. Not all Member States have transposed the relevant articles consistently, leading to divergent national case law that could cause legal insecurity on an EU level.
The Electronic Commerce Market Act provides for a safe harbour regime for information society service providers, following the e-Commerce Directive. In this line, liability exemptions are provided for the following cases:
- Mere conduit (Article 9)
- Caching (Art. 10); and
- Hosting providers (Art. 11).

The EU Directive on Audiovisual Media Services (AVMS) covers traditional broadcasting services as well as audiovisual media services provided on-demand, including via the Internet. Art. 13.1 provides for Member States to secure a minimum 30% share of European works in the catalogues as well as "ensuring prominence" of those works. "Prominence" involves promoting European works by facilitating access to such works using any appropriate means to ensure their prominence. The Directive has been implemented by Member States in different ways, ranging from very extensive and detailed measures to a mere reference to the general obligation to promote European works.
In Slovenia, the EU Directive was transposed into domestic law through the amendment of the Act on Audiovisual Media Services of December 2021 (Act on Amendments to the Act on Audiovisual Media Services (ZAvMS-B)). According to Art. 16.2 of the Act, at least 30% of the works in the programme catalogue of an on-demand audiovisual media service provider in a given calendar year must consist of European audiovisual works. In addition, Slovenian audiovisual works must make up at least 5% of the total works in the catalogue. For these calculations, individual works are defined as feature films, complete seasons of television series, and similar content.
The guidelines issued by the Commission on the calculation of the share of European works in on-demand catalogues must be followed when determining these quotas. Furthermore, as stipulated in Art. 16.5, news, sports events (live or recorded), games, advertising, teleshopping, and teletext services are excluded from the programme catalogue calculation. Slovenia has not imposed financial contribution obligations on VOD service providers.

Slovenia and the European Union have adopted the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Performances and Phonograms Treaty. Slovenia ratified the Treaty on 19 November 1999, with its provisions coming into force on 20 May 2002. Subsequently, the European Union ratified the Treaty on 14 December 2009, and it entered into effect on 14 March 2010.

The Directive 2016/943 on the protection of undisclosed know-how and business information (trade secrets) is key in harmonising national laws concerning trade secrets. Slovenia implemented the Directive through an act amending the Civil Procedure Act in 2017 and the Professional Secrecy Act of 2019.