Art. 48 of the Law on Public Procurement provides that the contracting authority may employ the request‑for‑quotations procedure for the procurement of items that have an existing and readily accessible market. Depending on the estimated contract value, this procedure must be conducted among specific categories of suppliers, and only their bids may be considered. Where the estimated value does not exceed 30,000 manats (approx. USD 17.600), participation is limited to suppliers classified as micro or small business entities. Where the estimated value ranges from 30,000 to 100,000 manats (approx. USD 58.800), suppliers classified as micro, small, or medium‑sized business entities may participate.
Art. 50‑1 of the previous Public Procurement Law likewise imposed mandatory participation requirements for micro, small, and medium‑sized enterprises in public procurement procedures.

Art. 5 of the Law on Public Procurement provides that restrictions may be imposed, on grounds of state security or pursuant to Azerbaijan’s international obligations, on the participation in procurement procedures of certain foreign suppliers or foreign suppliers originating from specific countries, including those with which Azerbaijan has no diplomatic relations.

Azerbaijan is not a party to the World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreement on Government Procurement (GPA) nor does it have observer status. In fact, the country is an observer and not a full member of the WTO.

Papua New Guinea enacted the Electronic Transactions Act, drawing upon the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Model Law on Electronic Signatures.

According to Art. 21.4 of the Customs Regulation 1951, the de minimis threshold, that is the minimum value of goods below which customs do not charge duties, is PGK 250 (approx. USD 60). This threshold remains below the USD 200 threshold recommended by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC).

The ".pg" registry (administered by the Papua New Guinea University of Technology, PNGUoT) regulates registrations through registry instruments, including the ".pg" Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) and the Registrant Agreement. According to Section 4 of the Agreement, registrants must provide the a set of information to PNGUoT or its registrar, including a valid address. It is reported that applicants must have a local representative or local presence in the country.

Papua New Guinea lacks a comprehensive framework for consumer protection that applies to online transactions.

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

Papua New Guinea enacted the Electronic Transactions Act, drawing upon the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Model Law on Electronic Commerce.

The SIM Card Registration Regulation 2016 mandates telecom and electronic communications service licensees to establish and maintain a Subscriber Information Database for SIM registration purposes (Art. 4).
According to Art. 9 of Regulation, telecom and electronic communications service licensees must register, capture and transmit to their subscriber information database (a) the identification number of any SIM card to be activated at the request of an individual subscriber, and (b) the subscriber’s biometric and other personal data. The collection of such personal information must follow the prescribed form. An individual subscriber may not be registered unless they present a valid identification document and are physically present at the registration location.

According to Art. 4 of the Commercial Advertisement (Protection of Local Industry) Act, advertising material intended for publication in the country must be produced, created or placed for publication by: (i) citizens resident in the country; (ii) non-citizens who are ordinarily resident and either occupy a position approved under the Employment of Non-citizens Act 1978 or hold a valid work permit for that purpose; or (iii) corporations registered in the country, including foreign enterprises that have obtained a certificate under Section 25 of the Investment Promotion Act 1992 specifically for producing and placing advertising material.
Subject to the Act, advertising material – or any of its component parts – produced or created outside the country may not be published domestically in newspapers, cinemas, on radio, broadcast or cable television, or by any other means. However, under Art. 5, where the technical facilities or means of production required for certain advertising material are not available in the country, that material may, to the extent of such technical unavailability, be produced abroad for subsequent publication in the country.

The National Information and Communication Technology Act 2009 establishes an operator licensing framework that comprises three types of licences, including applications licences (Art. 4). According to Schedule 1 of the National Information and Communication Technology (Operator Licensing) Regulation, the scope of application licences includes, inter alia, the provision of IP telephony services. Under Art. 48, only “eligible corporations” and individuals who are citizens of Papua New Guinea may apply for, and hold, these operator licences. For this purpose, an “eligible corporation” is defined in Art. 4 as a foreign or domestic body corporate that (a) is incorporated in Papua New Guinea and (b) holds a certificate under Sections 29 or 36E of the Investment Promotion Act 1992.

According to Art. 180 of the National Information and Communication Technology Act 2009, engaging in “regulated conduct” – including dealing in (importing), letting on hire or loan, or repairing or adjusting any apparatus identified in the Radio Spectrum Regulations that is used to transmit radiocommunications – is subject to a radiocommunications licence.
This is also confirmed in Sections 1 and 3 of the Guidelines for Radio Dealers Licence provides that, under the National ICT (Radio Spectrum) Regulation 2010, which state that a Radio Dealers Licence should be granted by the National Information and Communication Technology Authority (NICTA).

Papua New Guinea permits self-certification of ICT equipment compliance, including, where relevant, radio transmission requirements and electromagnetic compatibility/interference (EMC/EMI), through a Supplier’s Declaration of Conformity (SDoC) submitted under NICTA’s type approval/registration framework. Under NICTA’s Type Approval Guideline (TA100 G), the SDoC is a written undertaking by the registered dealer that the apparatus complies with specified requirements and standards, and expressly indicates that the dealer has performed its own conformity assessment on the basis of independent test data or certification from the manufacturer or an accredited or internationally recognised test laboratory, applying standards recognised by NICTA.
The Guideline requires that type approval/registration applications be accompanied by an SDoC, together with any Declaration of Conformity (DoC) and supporting test reports or certificates (including EMC and EMR reports, where applicable). However, the detailed supporting documentation underpinning the SDoC is generally retained by the supplier and need only be provided to NICTA upon request.

Sections 22 to 27 of the Digital Government Act establish a centralised government network, cloud, and data infrastructure under the authority of the department responsible for information and communications technology. All public bodies are required to use the Government Private Network, which integrates the Central Electronic Data Repository, approved physical, virtual or cloud connectivity, and shared digital services, unless written approval is obtained to use an alternative network. The Act mandates the creation of a Government Leased Cloud Infrastructure, requiring public bodies to migrate all virtual private networks and digital services operating on external cloud infrastructure within one year, subject to limited, time-bound exemptions approved in writing, with unauthorised operation constituting an offence. The Department may further establish a Government Private Cloud Infrastructure, to be physically located in Papua New Guinea, into which public-sector electronic data must be migrated within a prescribed period, while offshore storage is permitted only on efficiency grounds, in compliance with standards, and with written approval following advice from the ICT Steering Committee. The framework is completed by the establishment of the National Electronic Data Bank, which will host the Central Electronic Data Repository, the National Cyber Security Centre, the Government Private Cloud Infrastructure (if established), other public-sector data servers, and all associated core infrastructure.