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Recent National Data Privacy Legislation

April 2023

• Vietnam: Decree on Personal Data Protection [2023] NDPrivLegis 3 (17 April 2023)
• Japan: Act on the Protection of Personal Information [2023] NDPrivLegis 2 (1 April 2023)

February 2023

• Bulgaria: Personal Data Protection Act [2023] NDPrivLegis 1 (2 February 2023)

December 2022

• Australia: Privacy Act 1988 [2022] NDPrivLegis 9 (13 December 2022)

November 2022

• Indonesia: Personal Data Protection Act (in Indonesian) [2022] NDPrivLegis 6 (22 November 2022)

October 2022

• Ukraine: Law on Personal Data Protection (in Ukranian) [2022] NDPrivLegis 10 (27 October 2022)
• Ukraine: Law on Personal Data Protection [2022] NDPrivLegis 7 (27 October 2022)
• Hong Kong: Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance [2022] NDPrivLegis 8 (1 October 2022)

August 2022

• Cuba: Personal Data Protection law (Law 149/2022) (in Spanish) [2022] NDPrivLegis 5 (25 August 2022)

March 2022

• Sri Lanka: Personal Data Protection Act, No. 9 of 2022 [2022] NDPrivLegis 1 (19 March 2022)
• eSwatini: Data Protection Act [2022] NDPrivLegis 4 (4 March 2022)

February 2022

• Oman: Personal Data Protection Law (in Arabic) [2022] NDPrivLegis 3 (9 February 2022)

January 2022

• Tanzania: Personal Data Protection Act 2022 (Act 11 of 2022) (in Swahili) [2022] NDPrivLegis 2 (1 January 2022)

December 2021

• Qatar Financial Centre (FC): Data Protection Regulations [2021] NDPrivLegis 19 (21 December 2021)
• Mongolia: Law on Protection of Personal Data (in Mongolian) [2021] NDPrivLegis 20 (17 December 2021)
• Mongolia: Law on Protection of Personal Data [2021] NDPrivLegis 13 (17 December 2021)

November 2021

• Belize: Data Protection Act 2021 [2021] NDPrivLegis 7 (29 November 2021)

October 2021

• Andorra: Llei 29/2021, del 28 d'octubre, qualificada de proteccio de dades personals (in Spanish) [2021] NDPrivLegis 18 (28 October 2021)
• Belarus: Decree on measures to improve the protection of personal data [2021] NDPrivLegis 6 (28 October 2021)
• Rwanda: Law No. 058/2021 of 13/10/21 Relating to the protection of personal data and privacy [2021] NDPrivLegis 11 (15 October 2021)

September 2021

• United Arab Emirates: Federal Decree Law No. 45 of 2021 on the Protection of Personal Data [2021] NDPrivLegis 5 (20 September 2021)

August 2021

• China: Personal Information Protection Law of the People's Republic of China [2021] NDPrivLegis 14 (20 August 2021)

June 2021

• Germany: Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG) [2021] NDPrivLegis 17 (23 June 2021)

May 2021

• Zambia: The Data Protection (Registration and Licensing) Regulations 2021 [2021] NDPrivLegis 10 (14 May 2021)

April 2021

• Belarus: Law on the protection of personal data [2021] NDPrivLegis 4 (21 April 2021)
• (British) Virgin Islands: Data Protection Act, 2021 (Act No, 3 of 2021) [2021] NDPrivLegis 12 (13 April 2021)

March 2021

• Cayman Islands: Data Protection Act [2021] NDPrivLegis 16 (31 March 2021)
• Burkina Faso: Loi No. 001-2021/AN portant protection des personnes a l'egard du traitement des donnees a caractere personnel [2021] NDPrivLegis 3 (30 March 2021)
• Zambia: Data Protection Act, 2021 [2021] NDPrivLegis 9 (23 March 2021)
• (British) Virgin Islands: Data Protection Act, 2019 [2021] NDPrivLegis 2 (7 March 2021)

February 2021

• Abu Dhabi Global Market: Data Protection Regulations 2021 [2021] NDPrivLegis 1 (11 February 2021)

January 2021

• Kyrgyz Republic: Law on Personal Information [2021] NDPrivLegis 15 (1 January 2021)
• Zimbabwe: Data Protection Act [Chapter 11:22] [2021] NDPrivLegis 8 (1 January 2021)

December 2020

• New Zealand: Privacy Act 2020 [2020] NDPrivLegis 6 (9 December 2020)

November 2020

• United States - California: California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 [2020] NDPrivLegis 5 (3 November 2020)

August 2020

• Korea: Personal Information Protection Act [2020] NDPrivLegis 11 (6 August 2020)
• Korea: Enforcement Decree of the Personal Information Protection Act [2020] NDPrivLegis 10 (4 August 2020)

June 2020

• Faroe Islands: Act on the protection of personal data (Data protection Act) [2020] NDPrivLegis 9 (7 June 2020)
• Saudi Arabia: National Data Governance Interim Regulations [2020] NDPrivLegis 8 (1 June 2020)
• Dubai International Finance Centre (DIFC): Data Protection Law No. 5 of 2020 [2020] NDPrivLegis 1 (1 June 2020)

February 2020

• North Macedonia: Law on Personal Data Protection (in Macedonian) [2020] NDPrivLegis 4 (16 February 2020)

January 2020

• Saudi Arabia: Personal data protection law (Royal Decree No. (M/19) (in Arabic) [2020] NDPrivLegis 7 (1 January 2020)
• Jamaica: The Data Protection Act, 2020 [2020] NDPrivLegis 3 (1 January 2020)
• Egypt: Data Protection Law 161 of 2020 (in English and Arabic) [2020] NDPrivLegis 2 (1 January 2020)

November 2019

• Kenya: Data Protection Act, No. 24 of 2019 [2019] NDPrivLegis 8 (11 November 2019)

October 2019

• Togo: LOI No 2019-014 du 29 Octobre 2019 Relative a la protection des donnees a caractere personnel [2019] NDPrivLegis 19 (29 October 2019)
• Togo: Loi No 2019-014 du 29 Octobre 2019 Relative a la Protection des Donnees a Caractere Personnel (in French) [2019] NDPrivLegis 7 (29 October 2019)
• Congo (Brazzaville): Loi no 29- 2019 du 10 octobre 2019 portant protection des donnees a caractere personnel (in French) [2019] NDPrivLegis 6 (10 October 2019)
• Uzbekistan: Law of The Republic of Uzbekistan on Personal Data [2019] NDPrivLegis 3 (1 October 2019)

September 2019

• Ecuador: Ley Organica de Proteccion de Datos Personales [2019] NDPrivLegis 18 (19 September 2019)

August 2019

• Greece: Law on the Protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data [2019] NDPrivLegis 22 (29 August 2019)
• Greece: Law 4624/2019 Hellenic Data Protection Authority (HDPA), measures for implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data, and transposition of Directive (EU) 2016/680 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016, and other provisions [2019] NDPrivLegis 15 (29 August 2019)
• Portugal: Lei no 59/2019 Aprova as regras relativas ao tratamento de dados pessoais para efeitos de prevencao, detecao, investigacao ou repressao de infracoes penais ou de execucao de sancoes penais [2019] NDPrivLegis 14 (8 August 2019)
• Portugal: Lei no 58/2019 - Lei de execucao do RGPD [2019] NDPrivLegis 13 (8 August 2019)

June 2019

• Canada: Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (in English and French) [2019] NDPrivLegis 17 (21 June 2019)

May 2019

• Latvia: Fizisko personu datu apstrades likums [2019] NDPrivLegis 12 (31 May 2019)
• Thailand: Personal Data Protection Act [2019] NDPrivLegis 16 (27 May 2019)
• Barbados: Data Protection Act, 2019 [2019] NDPrivLegis 5 (7 May 2019)
• Germany: Staatsvertrag fur Rundfunk und Telemedien [2019] NDPrivLegis 11 (1 May 2019)

April 2019

• Czechia: Act 110/2019 on Personal Data Processing [2019] NDPrivLegis 10 (24 April 2019)

March 2019

• Aland Islands: ALANDS FORFATTNINGSSAMLING (in Finnish) [2019] NDPrivLegis 20 (15 March 2019)
• Switzerland: Federal Act on Data Protection (FADP) of 19 June 1992 (Status as of 1 March 2019) [2019] NDPrivLegis 9 (1 March 2019)

February 2019

• Uganda: The Data Protection and Privacy Act 2019 [2019] NDPrivLegis 2 (25 February 2019)
• Kosovo: Law on the Protection of Personal Data (in Albanian) [2019] NDPrivLegis 21 (14 February 2019)

January 2019

• Nigeria: Nigeria Data Protection Regulation 2019 [2019] NDPrivLegis 1 (25 January 2019)
• Brazil: General Data Protection Law (LGPD) Unofficial Translation (in English) [2019] NDPrivLegis 4 (1 January 2019)

December 2018

• France: Ordonnance no 2018-1125 [2018] NDPrivLegis 34 (12 December 2018)
• Estonia: Personal Data Protection Act 2018 [2018] NDPrivLegis 33 (12 December 2018)
• Liechtenstein: Datenschutzverordnung (DSV) [2018] NDPrivLegis 32 (11 December 2018)
• Spain: Ley Organica 3/2018, de 5 de Diciembre, de Proteccion de Datos Personales y Garantia de los Derechos Digitales [2018] NDPrivLegis 31 (5 December 2018)

November 2018

• Finland: Data Protection Act 1050/2018 [2018] NDPrivLegis 30 (13 November 2018)

October 2018

• Lebanon: Law No. 81 Relating to Electronic Transactions and Personal Data [2018] NDPrivLegis 38 (10 October 2018)
• Liechtenstein: Datenshutzgesetz (DSG) 2018 [2018] NDPrivLegis 29 (4 October 2018)

August 2018

• Panama: Proyecto de Ley 665 Proteccion de Datos Personales (in Spanish [2018] NDPrivLegis 4 (20 August 2018)
• Italy: Decreto legislative 10 agosto 2018, n101 (amending Personal Data Protection Code Legislative Decree 196/2003) [2018] NDPrivLegis 28 (10 August 2018)
• Botswana: Data Protection Ace, 2018 [2018] NDPrivLegis 39 (3 August 2018)
• Botswana: Data Protection Act, 2018 [2018] NDPrivLegis 6 (3 August 2018)
• Tajikistan: Law on the Protection of Personal Data (in Tajik) [2018] NDPrivLegis 5 (2 August 2018)
• Luxembourg: Loi du 1er aout 2018 relative a la protection des personnes physiques a l'egard du traitement des donnees a caractere personnel en matiere penale ainsi qu'en matiere de securite nationale [2018] NDPrivLegis 27 (1 August 2018)
• Luxembourg: Act of 1 August 2018 on the Organisation of the National Data Protection Commission and the General Data Protection Framework, amending the Labour Code [2018] NDPrivLegis 26 (1 August 2018)

July 2018

• Cyprus: Law 2015 (I) of 2018 Providing for the Protection of Natural Persons with regard to the Processing of Personal Data and for the Free Movement of Such Data [2018] NDPrivLegis 25 (31 July 2018)
• Belgium: Act on the Protection of National Persons with regard to the Processing of Personal Data (Updated to 2018) [2018] NDPrivLegis 24 (30 July 2018)
• Romania: Law 190/2018 on Implementing Measures to General Data Protection Regulation [2018] NDPrivLegis 23 (26 July 2018)
• Bahrain: Decree 30 of 2018 concerning the issuance of the personal data protection law (in Arabic) [2018] NDPrivLegis 37 (19 July 2018)
• Bahrain: Decree 30 of 2018 concerning the issuance of the personal data protection law [2018] NDPrivLegis 36 (19 July 2018)
• Lithuania: Law on Legal Protection of Personal Data [2018] NDPrivLegis 44 (16 July 2018)

June 2018

• Lithuania: Asmens Duomenu Teisines Apsaugos Istatymo NR. I-1374 Pakeitimo Istatymas 2018 [2018] NDPrivLegis 22 (30 June 2018)
• Hungary: 2018 evi torveny az informacios onrendelkezesi jogrol es az informacioszabadsagrol szolo [2018] NDPrivLegis 21 (30 June 2018)
• Iceland: Act 90/2018 on Data Protection and the Processing of Personal Data [2018] NDPrivLegis 20 (27 June 2018)
• Norway: Personopplysningsloven 2018 [2018] NDPrivLegis 19 (15 June 2018)
• Algeria: Loi no 18-07 du 25 Ramadhan 1439 correspondant au 10 juin 2018 relative a la protection des personnes physiques dans le traitement des donnees a caractere personnel (in French) [2018] NDPrivLegis 1 (10 June 2018)
• St Kitts: Data Protection Act [2018] NDPrivLegis 43 (7 June 2018)
• Malta: Processing of Child's Personal Data in Relation to the Offer of Information Society Services Regulations 2018 [2018] NDPrivLegis 18 (1 June 2018)

May 2018

• Malta: Data Protection (Processing of Personal Data by Competent Authorities for the Purposes of the Prevention, Investigation, Detection or Prosecution of Criminal Offences or the Execution of Criminal Penalties) Regulations 2018 [2018] NDPrivLegis 17 (28 May 2018)
• Malta: Data Protection Act 2018 [2018] NDPrivLegis 16 (28 May 2018)
• Greenland: Data Protection Act [2018] NDPrivLegis 42 (24 May 2018)
• Ireland: Data Protection Act 2018 [2018] NDPrivLegis 15 (24 May 2018)
• United Kingdom: Data Protection Act 2018 [2018] NDPrivLegis 14 (23 May 2018)
• Denmark: Data Protection Act 502/2018 [2018] NDPrivLegis 13 (23 May 2018)
• Netherlands: Wet van 16 mei 2018 Uitvoeringswet Algemene verordening gegevensbescherming [2018] NDPrivLegis 12 (16 May 2018)
• Isle of Man: Data Protection Act [2018] NDPrivLegis 41 (15 May 2018)
• Austria: Federal Act concerning the Protection of Personal Data (Updated to 2018) [2018] NDPrivLegis 11 (15 May 2018)
• Poland: Act of 10 May 2018 on the Protection of Personal Data [2018] NDPrivLegis 10 (10 May 2018)

April 2018

• Croatia: Zakon o provedbi Opce uredbe o zastiti podataka [2018] NDPrivLegis 9 (27 April 2018)
• Sweden: Forordning (2018:219) med kompletterande bestammelser till EU:s dataskyddsforordning [2018] NDPrivLegis 8 (19 April 2018)
• Sweden: Lag (2018:218) med kompletterande bestammelser till EU:s dataskyddsforordning [2018] NDPrivLegis 7 (19 April 2018)

March 2018

• Panama: Ley 81 de 29 de Marzo de 2019 Sobre Proteccion de Datos Personales (in Spanish [2018] NDPrivLegis 3 (29 March 2018)

February 2018

• Jersey: Data Protection (Jersey) Law [2018] NDPrivLegis 40 (16 February 2018)

January 2018

• Bhutan: Information, Communications and Media Act of Bhutan 2018 (in Bhutanese and English) [2018] NDPrivLegis 35 (1 January 2018)
• Brazil: Provides for the protection of personal data and changes Law No. 12,965, of April 23, 2014 (in English [2018] NDPrivLegis 2 (1 January 2018)

December 2017

• Mauritius: The Data Protection Act 2017 [2017] NDPrivLegis 4 (22 December 2017)

November 2017

• Slovak Republic: Act on personal data protection and amending and supplementing certain Acts [2017] NDPrivLegis 19 (29 November 2017)
• Slovakia: Act 18/2017 on Personal Data Protection and Amendment and Supplementing Certain Acts [2017] NDPrivLegis 12 (29 November 2017)

October 2017

• Tunisia: Circulaire du Chef du Gouvernement numero 17 du 12 octobre 2017 - Objet : Respect des dispositions legales relatives a la protection des donnees personnelles (in French [2017] NDPrivLegis 9 (12 October 2017)

July 2017

• Mauritania: Loi No 2017-020 sur la protection des donnees a caractere personnel (in French [2017] NDPrivLegis 3 (22 July 2017)

June 2017

• Germany: Federal Data Protection Act (BDGS) 2017 [2017] NDPrivLegis 11 (30 June 2017)
• Benin: Loi no 2017-20 portant code du numerique en Republique du Benin (in French [2017] NDPrivLegis 20; [2017] NDPrivLegis 1 [2017] NDPrivLegis 10 (13 June 2017)

May 2017

• Tunisia: Loi organique no 2017-42 du 30 mai 2017, portant approbation de l'adhesion de la republique tunisienne a la convention n 108 du conseil de l'europe pour la protection des personnes a l'egard du traitement automatise des donnees a caractere personnel et de son protocole additionnel n 181 concernant les autorites de controle et les flux transfron-tieres de donnees (in French [2017] NDPrivLegis 8 (30 May 2017)
• Lao PDR: Law on Electronic Data Protection No. 25/NA [2017] NDPrivLegis 15 (12 May 2017)
• Lao PDR: Law on Electronic Data Protection 25/NA [2017] NDPrivLegis 14 (12 May 2017)
• Niger: Loi No. 2017-28 du 03 mai 2017, relative a la protection des donnees a caractere personnel (in French [2017] NDPrivLegis 5 (3 May 2017)

April 2017

• Guernsey: Data Protection (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law [2017] NDPrivLegis 18 (26 April 2017)

March 2017

• Korea: Personal Information Protection Act [2017] NDPrivLegis 17 (29 March 2017)
• Cayman Islands: The Data Protection Law, 2017 [2017] NDPrivLegis 6 (27 March 2017)
• Turkmenistan: Law of 20 March 2017 on Information on Private Life and its Protection No. 519-V (in Russian) [2017] NDPrivLegis 13 (20 March 2017)

January 2017

• Mexico: General Law on Protection of Personal Data in Possession of Private Parties (in Spanish) [2017] NDPrivLegis 16 (26 January 2017)
• Mauritania: Projet de loi sur la protection des donnees personnelles (in French [2017] NDPrivLegis 2 (1 January 2017)

December 2016

• Costa Rica: Proteccion de la Persona frente al tratamiento de sus datos personales (in Spanish) [2016] NDPrivLegis 11 (31 December 2016)
• Georgia: Law on Personal Data Protection [2016] NDPrivLegis 10 (15 December 2016)

October 2016

• Malawi: Electronic Transactions and Cyber Security Act, 2016 [2016] NDPrivLegis 2 (20 October 2016)

July 2016

• Bermuda: Personal Information Protection Act 2016 [2016] NDPrivLegis 5 (27 July 2016)
• Guinea, Republic of (Conakry: Loi No. L/2016/037/AN, Relative a la cyber-securite et la protection des donnees a caractere personnel en Republique de Guinee (in French) [2016] NDPrivLegis 4 (26 July 2016)
• Equatorial Guinea: Ley Num. 1 / 2016. de fecha 22 de Julio, de Proteccion de Datos Personales [2016] NDPrivLegis 1 (22 July 2016)
• China: Cybersecurity Law [2016] NDPrivLegis 9 (11 July 2016)

April 2016

• Turkey: Law 6698 on the Protection of Personal Data [2016] NDPrivLegis 6 (7 April 2016)

February 2016

• Sao Tome e Principe: Lei no 03/2016 Proteccao de Dados Pessoais (in Portuguese [2016] NDPrivLegis 3 (15 February 2016)

January 2016

• Qatar: Law No. 13 of 2016 Promulgating the Protection of the Privacy of Personal Data Law [2016] NDPrivLegis 8 (1 January 2016)
• North Macedonia: Law on Personal Data Protection (in English) [2016] NDPrivLegis 7 (1 January 2016)

December 2015

• Taiwan: Personal Data Protection Act [2015] NDPrivLegis 12 (30 December 2015)

October 2015

• Abu Dhabi Global Market: Data Protection Regulations 2015 [2015] NDPrivLegis 4 (4 October 2015)

June 2015

• Armenia: Law on Protection of Personal Data [2015] NDPrivLegis 11 (13 June 2015)
• Armenia: LAW OF THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA ON PROTECTION OF PERSONAL DATA [2015] NDPrivLegis 10 (13 June 2015)

May 2015

• Japan: Amended Act on the Protection of Personal Information [2015] NDPrivLegis 9 (30 May 2015)

March 2015

• St Lucia: Data Protection Amendment Act, No. 2 of 2015 [2015] NDPrivLegis 8 (31 March 2015)

February 2015

• Chad: Loi No. 007/PR/2015 Portant Protection des Donnees a Caractere Personnel (in French and Arabic [2015] NDPrivLegis 6 (10 February 2015)
• Chad: Loi No. 006/PR/2015 Portant Creation de l'Agence Nationale de Securite Informatique et de Certification Electronique (in French and Arabic [2015] NDPrivLegis 5 (10 February 2015)
• Chad: Loi No. 007/PR/2015 portant protection des donnees a caractere personnel (in French [2015] NDPrivLegis 3 (10 February 2015)

January 2015

• Singapore: Personal Data Protection (Appeal Regulations 2015 [2015] NDPrivLegis 2 (21 January 2015)
• China: Measures for Penalties for Infringing Upon the Rights and Interests of Consumers [2015] NDPrivLegis 1 (5 January 2015)
• Sweden: Fundamental Law on Freedom of Expression [2015] NDPrivLegis 7 (1 January 2015)

November 2014

• Australia - New South Wales: Health Records and Information Privacy Act 2002 [2014] NDPrivLegis 7 (1 November 2014)

October 2014

• Canada - Quebec: Act Respecting the Protection of Personal Information in the Private Sector [2014] NDPrivLegis 3 (1 October 2014)

September 2014

• Canada: Privacy Act 1985 [2014] NDPrivLegis 10 (15 September 2014)

July 2014

• Australia - New South Wales: Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998 [2014] NDPrivLegis 2 (4 July 2014)
• Argentina: Do Not Call Registry Law (Number 26851 [2014] NDPrivLegis 11 (2 July 2014)
• Singapore: Personal Data Protection (Enforcement Regulations 2014 [2014] NDPrivLegis 9 (1 July 2014)

April 2014

• Brazil: Law No 12.965 of 23 APRIL 2014 which establishes the principles, guarantees, rights and obligations for the use of Internet in Brazil [2014] NDPrivLegis 4 (23 April 2014)
• Slovakia: Act 122/2013 on Protection of Personal Data and on Changing and Amending of Other Acts (Updated to 2014) [2014] NDPrivLegis 14 (15 April 2014)

March 2014

• Korea: Personal Information Protection Act 2011 [2014] NDPrivLegis 6 (24 March 2014)

January 2014

• Madagascar: Loi No 2014 - 038 Sur la protection des donnees a caractere personnel (in French [2014] NDPrivLegis 15; [2014] NDPrivLegis 12 [2014] NDPrivLegis 12 (1 January 2014)
• Switzerland: Federal Act on Data Protection (FADP) of 19 June 1992 (Status as of 1 January 2014) [2014] NDPrivLegis 13 (1 January 2014)
• Bulgaria: Personal Data Protection Act [2014] NDPrivLegis 1 (1 January 2014)

December 2013

• Norway: Personal Data Regulations 2000 (Updated to 2013) [2013] NDPrivLegis 18 (17 December 2013)
• Dominican Republic: Ley 172-13 sobre la Proteccion de Datos de Caracter Personal [2013] NDPrivLegis 1 (13 December 2013)

November 2013

• South Africa: Protection of Personal Information Act 2013 [2013] NDPrivLegis 3 (26 November 2013)
• Moldova: The Law on enunciation of certain declarations to the Convention for the Protection of Individuals with regard to Automatic Processing of Personal Data by the Republic of Moldova [2013] NDPrivLegis 2 (7 November 2013)

October 2013

• St Maartens: Privacy Act 2010 (in Dutch [2013] NDPrivLegis 11 (1 October 2013)

September 2013

• Cape Verde: Lei altera o regime juridico geral de proteccao de dados pessoais das pessoas singulares (in Portuguese) [2013] NDPrivLegis 19 (17 September 2013)
• Antigua and Barbuda: Data Protection Act, 2013 [2013] NDPrivLegis 13 (17 September 2013)

July 2013

• Slovak Republic: Act no 122/2013 on Personal Data Protection as amended by Act no 84/2014 [2013] NDPrivLegis 9 (1 July 2013)

June 2013

• Cote d'Ivoire: Loi relative a la protection des donnees a caractere personnel du 19 juin 2013 [2013] NDPrivLegis 5 (19 June 2013)
• Belgium: Act of 8 December 1992 on the Protection of Privacy in relation to the Processing of Personal Data - Consolidated Version 8 July 2013 [2013] NDPrivLegis 17 (8 June 2013)

May 2013

• Kazakhstan: The Law of Republic of Kazakhstan No. 94-A a V On Personal Data and Its Protection (in Russian [2013] NDPrivLegis 10 (21 May 2013)
• Mali: Loi no 2013/015 du 21 mai 2013 portant protection des donnees a caractere personnel en Republique du Mali [2013] NDPrivLegis 7 (21 May 2013)
• Mali: Loi no 2013/015 du 21 mai 2013 portant protection des donnees a caractere personnel en Republique du Mali [2013] NDPrivLegis 4 (21 May 2013)

April 2013

• Hong Kong: Personal Data (Privacy Ordinance 1995 [2013] NDPrivLegis 8 (25 April 2013)

February 2013

• Bulgaria: Law for the Protection of Personal Data as amended February 2013 [2013] NDPrivLegis 16 (15 February 2013)
• China: Guidelines for Personal Information Protection Within Public and Commercial Services Information Systems [2013] NDPrivLegis 6 (1 February 2013)

January 2013

• Uruguay: Ley No 19030 Apruebanse el Convenio N 108 del Consejo de Europa [2013] NDPrivLegis 12 (7 January 2013)
• United Kingdom: Data Protection Act 1998 (Updated to 2013) [2013] NDPrivLegis 15 (1 January 2013)
• Germany: Interstate Treaty on Broadcasting and Telemedia [2013] NDPrivLegis 14 (1 January 2013)

December 2012

• Ghana: Data Protection Bill 2010 [2012] NDPrivLegis 8 (31 December 2012)
• Dubai: Data Protection Regulations [2012] NDPrivLegis 15 (23 December 2012)
• Singapore: Personal Data Protection Act 2012 [2012] NDPrivLegis 10 (7 December 2012)
• Malta: Data Protection Act 2001 (Updated to 2012) [2012] NDPrivLegis 23 (4 December 2012)
• Denmark: Act on Processing of Personal Data 2000 (Compiled as of 2012) [2012] NDPrivLegis 22 (1 December 2012)

October 2012

• Costa Rica: Reglamento a la Ley de Proteccion de la Persona Frente al Tratamiento de sus Datos Personales [2012] NDPrivLegis 4 (30 October 2012)
• Colombia: Ley Estatutaria 1581 de 2012 por la cual se dictan disposiciones generales para la proteccion de datos personales [2012] NDPrivLegis 5 (18 October 2012)
• Switzerland: Ordonnance relative a la loi federale sur la protection des donnees (OLPD) du 14 juin 1993 (Etat le 16 octobre 2012) [2012] NDPrivLegis 21 (16 October 2012)
• Switzerland: Ordinance to the Federal Act on Data Protection of 14 June 1993 (Status as of 16 October 2012) [2012] NDPrivLegis 20 (16 October 2012)
• Indonesia: Regulation of Government of Indonesia No 82 of 2012 Concerning Electronic System and Transaction Operation [2012] NDPrivLegis 11 (15 October 2012)

September 2012

• Taiwan: Enforcement Rules of the Personal Information Protection Act [2012] NDPrivLegis 1 (26 September 2012)
• Croatia: Personal Data Protection Act (as of 17 September 2012) [2012] NDPrivLegis 19 (17 September 2012)

August 2012

• Philippines: Data Privacy Act 2012 [2012] NDPrivLegis 2 (15 August 2012)

June 2012

• Latvia: Personal Data Protection Law (as of 2012) [2012] NDPrivLegis 18 (21 June 2012)

May 2012

• Ghana: Data Protection Act 2012 (Act 843 [2012] NDPrivLegis 13 (18 May 2012)

April 2012

• Albania: Law no. 9887, dated 10.03.2008 as amended by the law no. 48/2012 [2012] NDPrivLegis 7 (26 April 2012)
• Yemen: Law Regarding the Right of Access to Information [2012] NDPrivLegis 24 (24 April 2012)
• Yemen: Law of the right of access to information [2012] NDPrivLegis 8 (1 April 2012)

March 2012

• Ireland: Data Protection Act 1988 Revised (Updated to 30 March 2012) [2012] NDPrivLegis 17 (30 March 2012)
• Nicaragua: Ley de Proteccion de Datos Personales [2012] NDPrivLegis 3 (29 March 2012)
• China: Several Regulations on Standardizing Market Order for Internet Information Services [2012] NDPrivLegis 9 (15 March 2012)

February 2012

• Lesotho: Data Protection Act 2011, No 5 of 2012 [2012] NDPrivLegis 12 (22 February 2012)
• Chile: Sobre Proteccion de la Vida Privada 2012 (in Spanish [2012] NDPrivLegis 14 (17 February 2012)

January 2012

• Poland: Act on the Protection of Personal Data 1997 (Updated to 2012) [2012] NDPrivLegis 16 (1 January 2012)
• Poland: Act on the Protection of Personal Data (Act of 29 August 1997 as amended [2012] NDPrivLegis 6 (1 January 2012)

December 2011

• Ukraine: Law of Ukraine on Protection of Personal Data 2011 [2011] NDPrivLegis 14 (31 December 2011)
• Hungary: Act CXII of 2011 on the Right of Informational Self-Determination and on Freedom of Information [2011] NDPrivLegis 11 (31 December 2011)
• Georgia: Law of Georgia on Personal Data Protection [2011] NDPrivLegis 9 (28 December 2011)
• Italy: Legge 214/2013 recante disposizioni urgenti per la crescita, l'equita e il consolidamento dei conti pubblici. Giuriconsult editore Copia gratuita fuori commercio (see art. 40(2) removing legal persons, bodies and associations from the scope of the Personal Data Protection Code) [2011] NDPrivLegis 22 (22 December 2011)
• Mexico: Regulations to the Federal Law on the Protection of Personal Data Held by Private Parties [2011] NDPrivLegis 12 (21 December 2011)
• Moldova: Law Nr. 208 of 21.10.2011 on amending and completing some legislative acts [2011] NDPrivLegis 8 (16 December 2011)

October 2011

• Moldova: Law No. 133 of 08.07.2011 on Personal Data Protection [2011] NDPrivLegis 7 (14 October 2011)

September 2011

• Korea: Enforcement Decree of the Personal Information Protection Act [2011] NDPrivLegis 10 (29 September 2011)
• Gabon: Loi no 001/2011 relative a la protection des donnees a caractere personnel (in French [2011] NDPrivLegis 13 (25 September 2011)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina: LAW ON AMENDMENTS TO THE LAW ON THE PROTECTION OF PERSONAL DATA [2011] NDPrivLegis 23 (14 September 2011)
• Costa Rica: Ley 8968 De Proteccion De La Persona Frente Al Tratamiento De Sus Datos Personales (2011 [2011] NDPrivLegis 3 (5 September 2011)

August 2011

• France: Act No 78-17 of 6 January 1978 on Information Technology, Data Files and Civil Liberties (amended to 2011) [2011] NDPrivLegis 21 (24 August 2011)
• France: ACT No 78-17 OF 6 JANUARY 1978 ON INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, DATA FILES AND CIVIL LIBERTIES [2011] NDPrivLegis 17 (24 August 2011)
• Luxembourg: Law of 30 May 2005 laying down specific provisions for the protection of persons with regard to the processing of personal data in the electronic communications sector, such as modified (in French [2011] NDPrivLegis 6 (10 August 2011)

July 2011

• Hungary: Act CXII of 2011 On Informational Self-Determination and Freedom of Information [2011] NDPrivLegis 20 (11 July 2011)
• Peru: Ley 29733 De Proteccion De Datos Personales [2011] NDPrivLegis 4 (2 July 2011)

June 2011

• Trinidad & Tobago: Act to Provide for the Protection of Personal Privacy and Information [2011] NDPrivLegis 2 (22 June 2011)
• Angola: Lei da Proteccao de Dados Pessoais (in Portuguese [2011] NDPrivLegis 15 (17 June 2011)

May 2011

• Aruba: Landsverordening personregistratie (in Dutch [2011] NDPrivLegis 16 (19 May 2011)
• Lithuania: Law on Legal Protection of Personal Data (as amended [2011] NDPrivLegis 5 (12 May 2011)

April 2011

• India: Information Technology (Reasonable security practices and procedures and sensitive personal data or information Rules [2011] NDPrivLegis 1 (11 April 2011)

January 2011

• Iceland: Act No 77/2000 on the Protection of Privacy as regards the Processing of Personal Data (amended to 2010) [2011] NDPrivLegis 19 (1 January 2011)
• Czechia: Personal Data Protection Act 2000 (Consolidated Version as of 2011) [2011] NDPrivLegis 18 (1 January 2011)

December 2010

• Estonia: Personal Data Protection Act [2010] NDPrivLegis 6 (16 December 2010)

November 2010

• Vietnam: Law on Protection of Consumers' Rights [2010] NDPrivLegis 13 (17 November 2010)

October 2010

• St Maartens: Privacy Act 2010 (in Dutch [2010] NDPrivLegis 8 (10 October 2010)

September 2010

• Curacao: PRIVACY ACT CURACAO (in Dutch) [2010] NDPrivLegis 14 (4 September 2010)
• Curacao: Landsverordening bescherming persoonsgegevens (in Dutch [2010] NDPrivLegis 12 (4 September 2010)

July 2010

• Mexico: Federal law on the Protection of Personal Data Held by Private Parties [2010] NDPrivLegis 3 (5 July 2010)

June 2010

• Germany: Federal Data Protection Act [2010] NDPrivLegis 5 (11 June 2010)
• Andorra: Regulation of the Data Protection Agency of Andorra [2010] NDPrivLegis 4 (9 June 2010)
• Azerbaijan: Law of Personal Data (in Azerbaijani) [2010] NDPrivLegis 15 (6 June 2010)
• Malaysia Personal Data Protection Act [2010] NDPrivLegis 2 (2 June 2010)

May 2010

• Taiwan: Personal Information Protection Act [2010] NDPrivLegis 1 (26 May 2010)
• BES Islands: Privacy Act 2010 (in Dutch [2010] NDPrivLegis 9 (17 May 2010)

April 2010

• Kosovo: Law on the Protection of Personal Data 2010 [2010] NDPrivLegis 11 (29 April 2010)

January 2010

• United States: Privacy Act of 1974 [2010] NDPrivLegis 7 (31 January 2010)

December 2009

• Canada - Ontario: Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act 1990 [1990] NDPrivLegis 6 (31 December 2009)
• Canada - Ontario: Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act 1990 [1990] NDPrivLegis 5 (31 December 2009)
• Montenegro: Personal Data Protection Law [2009] NDPrivLegis 4 (31 December 2009)
• St Lucia: Privacy and Data Protection Bill 2009 [2009] NDPrivLegis 1 (1 December 2009)

September 2009

• Uruguay: Decreto No. 414/009 [2009] NDPrivLegis 11 (15 September 2009)

August 2009

• Germany: Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG) 2003 (amended to 2009) [2009] NDPrivLegis 16 (14 August 2009)

June 2009

• Monaco: The application order of Law No. 1165 of 1993, amended in 2008, is a Sovereign Order No. 2230 of 19 June 2009 [2009] NDPrivLegis 9 (19 June 2009)

May 2009

• Benin: LAW No 2009-09 OF MAY 22, 2009 Dealing with the protection of Personally Identifiable Information (PII in the Republic of Benin [2009] NDPrivLegis 14 (22 May 2009)
• Benin: Law No 2009-09 of May 22, 2009 Dealing with the protection of Personally Identifiable Information (PII in the Republic of Benin [2009] NDPrivLegis 12 (22 May 2009)
• Benin: Loi no 2009-09 portant protection des donnees a caractere personnel (in English [2009] NDPrivLegis 7 (22 May 2009)
• Morocco: Decret No. 2-09-165 du 25 joumada I 1430 (21 mail 2009 pris pour l'application de la loi n0. 09-08 relative a la protection des donnees physiques a l'egard des traitements des donnees a caractere personnel (in French [2009] NDPrivLegis 13 (21 May 2009)

April 2009

• Benin: Loi no 2009-09 portant protection des donnees a caractere personnel (in French [2009] NDPrivLegis 8 (27 April 2009)
• Monaco: Act no 1.165 on the protection of personal data 2008 [2009] NDPrivLegis 10 (1 April 2009)

February 2009

• Morocco: Loi no 09-08 relative a la protection des personnes physiques a l'egard du uaitement des donnees a caractere personnel [2009] NDPrivLegis 3 (18 February 2009)

January 2009

• Slovakia: Act 428/2002 on Protection of Personal Data [2009] NDPrivLegis 15 (1 January 2009)
• Serbia: Personal Data Protection act [2009] NDPrivLegis 2 (1 January 2009)

December 2008

• Colombia: Las disposiciones generales del habeas data y se regula el manejo de la informacion contenida en bases de datos personales (in Spanish) [2008] NDPrivLegis 8 (31 December 2008)
• Poland: Regulation by the Minister of Internal Affairs and Administration of 11 December 2008 as regards specimen of notification of a data filing system to registration by the Inspector General for Personal Data Protection [2008] NDPrivLegis 7 (11 December 2008)

August 2008

• Uruguay: LEY DE PROTECCION DE DATOS PERSONALES (in Spanish) [2008] NDPrivLegis 9 (18 August 2008)
• Uruguay: Ley No18.331 Proteccion de Datos Personales y Accion de Habeas Data [2008] NDPrivLegis 5 (18 August 2008)

July 2008

• Moldova: Law No. 182-XVI of 10.07.2008 regarding the approval of the National Center for Personal Data Protection Regulation, structure, staff-limit and its financial arrangements [2008] NDPrivLegis 1 (10 July 2008)

May 2008

• Germany - Brandenberg: Brandenburg Act for the Protection of Personal Data [2008] NDPrivLegis 6 (15 May 2008)

April 2008

• Indonesia: Law of Indonesia No 11 of 2008 Concerning Electronic Information and Transactions [2008] NDPrivLegis 4 (21 April 2008)
• Kyrgyz Republic: Law of the Kyrgyz Republic on Personal Data [2008] NDPrivLegis 3 (14 April 2008)

January 2008

• Senegal: Loi no 2008 - 12 sur la protection des donnees a caractere personnel [2008] NDPrivLegis 2 (25 January 2008)

November 2007

• Tunisia: Decret no 2007-3004 du 27 novembre 2007, fixant les conditions et les procedures de declaration et d'autorisation pour le traitement des donnees a caractere personnel; Decree n 2007-3004 dated 27 november 2007, fixing the conditions and procedures of declaration and authorization of personal data treatment (in Arabic, French and English [2007] NDPrivLegis 9 (27 November 2007)
• Tunisia: Decret no 2007-3003 du 27 novembre 2007, fixant les modalites de fonctionnement de l'instance nationale de protection des donnees a caractere personnel; Decree n 2007-3003 dated 27 november 2007, fixing the operating methods of the national instance for protection of personal data (in Arabic, French and English [2007] NDPrivLegis 8 (27 November 2007)
• Tunisia: Decree no 2007-3004 of 27 November 2007 on the conditions and proceedings of notification and authorization for the processing of personal data [2007] NDPrivLegis 4 (27 November 2007)
• Tunisia: Decree no 2007-3003 of 27 November 2007 on the functioning of the The National Authority for Protection of Personal Data [2007] NDPrivLegis 3 (27 November 2007)

July 2007

• Luxembourg: Protection of Persons with regard to the Processing of Personal Data 2001 (Updated to 2007) [2007] NDPrivLegis 15 (27 July 2007)
• Luxembourg: Act on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data (in French [2007] NDPrivLegis 2 (27 July 2007)
• Nepal: Right to Information Act 2007 [2007] NDPrivLegis 7 (21 July 2007)

March 2007

• France: Decree No 2005-1309 of 20 October 2005 enacted for the application of Act No 78-17 of 6 January 1978 on Data Processing, Files and Individual Liberties (Consolidated to 25 March 2007) [2007] NDPrivLegis 14 (25 March 2007)
• Dubai: Data Protection Regulations 2007 [2007] NDPrivLegis 6 (1 March 2007)

February 2007

• Estonia: Personal Data Protection Act 2007 [2007] NDPrivLegis 13 (15 February 2007)
• Estonia: Personal Data Protection Act [2007] NDPrivLegis 1 (15 February 2007)

January 2007

• Sweden: Personal Data Act Amendment 2007 [2007] NDPrivLegis 12 (1 January 2007)
• Malta: Notification and Fees (Data Protection Act) Regulations 2003 (Updated to 2007) [2007] NDPrivLegis 11 (1 January 2007)
• Malta: Third Country (Data Protection) Regulations 2003 (Updated to 2007) [2007] NDPrivLegis 10 (1 January 2007)
• Dubai: Data Protection Law 2007 [2007] NDPrivLegis 5 (1 January 2007)

December 2006

• United States: Federal Trade Commission Act 2006 [2006] NDPrivLegis 4 (31 December 2006)

July 2006

• Russia: Federal Law of 27 July 2006 N 152-FZ on Personal Data [2006] NDPrivLegis 3 (27 July 2006)

June 2006

• Greece: Protection of personal data and privacy in the electronic telecommunications sector and amendment of law 2472/1997 [2006] NDPrivLegis 1 (28 June 2006)

May 2006

• Bosnia & Herzegovina: Law on the Protection of Personal Data [2006] NDPrivLegis 2 (23 May 2006)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina: LAW ON THE PROTECTION OF PERSONAL DATA [2006] NDPrivLegis 5 (17 May 2006)

October 2005

• Qatar Financial Centre (QFC: QFC Data Protection Regulations [2005] NDPrivLegis 7 (17 October 2005)
• Qatar: Qatar Financial Centre Data Protection Regulation No 6 of 2005 [2005] NDPrivLegis 6 (17 October 2005)

August 2005

• Macau: Personal Data Protection Act [2005] NDPrivLegis 1 (4 August 2005)

July 2005

• Romania: Law No 102/2005 on the Setting Up, Organisation and Functioning of the National Supervisory Authority for Personal Data Processing [2005] NDPrivLegis 8 (21 July 2005)

May 2005

• Denmark: The act on processing of personal data [2005] NDPrivLegis 4 (31 May 2005)

January 2005

• North Macedonia: Law on Personal Data Protection [2005] NDPrivLegis 5 (25 January 2005)
• Romania: Law no. 102/2005 regarding the setting up, organisation and functioning of the National Supervisory Authority for Personal Data Processing [2005] NDPrivLegis 3 (1 January 2005)
• Jersey: Data Protection (Jersey Law 2005 [2005] NDPrivLegis 2 (1 January 2005)

December 2004

• Canada - Ontario: Personal Health Information Protection Act, 2004 [2004] NDPrivLegis 5 (31 December 2004)
• Mauritius: Data Protection Act 2004 [2004] NDPrivLegis 2 (27 December 2004)

November 2004

• Romania: Law no. 506/2004 on the processing of personal data and the protection of privacy in the electronic communications sector [2004] NDPrivLegis 7 (25 November 2004)

July 2004

• Tunisia: Loi organique numero 63 du 27 juillet 2004 portant sur la protection des donnees a caractere personnel; Organic act n 2004-63 of july 27th 2004 on the protection of personal data (in Arabic, French and English [2004] NDPrivLegis 9 (27 July 2004)
• Tunisia : Organic Act on the Protection of Personal Data (2004 [2004] NDPrivLegis 1 (27 July 2004)
• Slovenia: Personal Data Protection Act [2004] NDPrivLegis 3 (15 July 2004)

June 2004

• Italy: Code of Conduct and Professional Practice Applying to Processing of Personal Data for Statistical and Scientific Purposes [2004] NDPrivLegis 11 (16 June 2004)

May 2004

• Faroe Islands: Act on Processing of Personal Data 2004 [2004] NDPrivLegis 6 (17 May 2004)

April 2004

• Burkina Faso: Loi No 010-2004/An Portant Protection des Donees a Caractere Personnel [2004] NDPrivLegis 4 (20 April 2004)

March 2004

• Malta: Processing of Personal Data (Protection of Minors) Regulations 2004 [2004] NDPrivLegis 10 (12 March 2004)

January 2004

• Gibraltar: Data Protection Act 2004 [2004] NDPrivLegis 8 (28 January 2004)

December 2003

• Seychelles: Data Protection Act No 9 0f 2003 [2003] NDPrivLegis 8 (31 December 2003)
• Andorra: Qualified Act of Personal Data Protection (2003 [2003] NDPrivLegis 2 (18 December 2003)

June 2003

• Italy: Personal Data Protection Code Legislative Decree 196/2003 [2003] NDPrivLegis 11 (30 June 2003)
• Italy: Personal Data Protection Code of 30 June 2003 [2003] NDPrivLegis 9 (30 June 2003)
• Croatia: Act on Personal Data Protection 2003 [2003] NDPrivLegis 7 (18 June 2003)

May 2003

• Japan: Act No 57 of 30 May 2003 on the Protection of Personal Information [2003] NDPrivLegis 5 (30 May 2003)
• Cyprus: Processing of Personal Data (Protection of Individuals) (Amendment) Law 2003 (on Direct Marketing) [2003] NDPrivLegis 10 (2 May 2003)

April 2003

• Bahamas: Data Protection (Privacy of Personal Information Act [2003] NDPrivLegis 1 (11 April 2003)

January 2003

• Ireland: Data Protection Act 1988, amended by the Data Protection (Amendment Act 2003 [2003] NDPrivLegis 4 (1 January 2003)
• St Vincent & the Grenadines: Privacy Act 2003 [2003] NDPrivLegis 3 (1 January 2003)

December 2002

• Paraguay: Law No 1969/2002 (Disclosure of Private Information amending Law No 1682/2001 (in Spanish) [2002] NDPrivLegis 10 (31 December 2002)
• Isle of Man: Data Protection Act 2002 [2002] NDPrivLegis 9 (10 December 2002)

October 2002

• Armenia: Law of Republic of Armenia on Personal Data [2002] NDPrivLegis 8 (8 October 2002)

August 2002

• Poland: Act on the Protection of Personal Data [2002] NDPrivLegis 3 (29 August 2002)
• Luxembourg: Loi du 2 aout 2002 relative a la protection des personnes a l'egard du traitement des donnees a caractere personnel [2002] NDPrivLegis 15 (2 August 2002)

July 2002

• Liechtenstein: Data Protection Ordinance / Datenschutzverordnung 2002 (in German [2002] NDPrivLegis 11 (18 July 2002)
• Liechtenstein: Data Protection Ordinance 2002 [2002] NDPrivLegis 14 (9 July 2002)
• Slovak Republic: Act on personal data protection [2002] NDPrivLegis 5 (3 July 2002)

May 2002

• Liechtenstein: Data Protection Act / Datenschutzgesetz (in German 2002 [2002] NDPrivLegis 12 (8 May 2002)

March 2002

• Malta: Data Protection Act [2002] NDPrivLegis 1 (22 March 2002)
• Zimbabwe: Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act [2002] NDPrivLegis 7 (15 March 2002)
• Liechtenstein: Data Protection Act 2002 [2002] NDPrivLegis 13 (14 March 2002)

January 2002

• Bulgaria: Law for Protection of Personal Data [2002] NDPrivLegis 2 (4 January 2002)

December 2001

• Cyprus: Processing of Personal data (Protection of Individuals Law 2001 [2001] NDPrivLegis 6 (30 December 2001)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina: Law on the protection of Personal Data [2001] NDPrivLegis 5 (20 December 2001)
• Malta: Data Protection Act, 2001 [2001] NDPrivLegis 4 (14 December 2001)
• Romania: Law on the Protection of Individuals with Regard to the Processing of Personal Data and the Free movement of Such Data No. 677/2001 [2001] NDPrivLegis 3 (12 December 2001)
• Romania: Law on the Processing of Personal Data (2001 [2001] NDPrivLegis 1 (12 December 2001)

November 2001

• Argentina: Decreto 1558/2001 Proteccion de los Datos Personales [2001] NDPrivLegis 8 (29 November 2001)
• Cyprus: Processing of Personal Data (Protection of Individuals) Law 138 (I) 2001 [2001] NDPrivLegis 12 (23 November 2001)

June 2001

• Israel: Privacy Protection (Transfer of Data to Databases Abroad Regulations, 5761-2001 [2001] NDPrivLegis 11 (17 June 2001)

February 2001

• Belgium: Decree on Enactment of Law on Protection of Personal Data [2001] NDPrivLegis 2 (13 February 2001)

January 2001

• Cape Verde: Regime Juridico Geral de Proteccao de Dados Pessoais a Pessoas Singulares Lei no 133/V/2001 (in Portuguese [2001] NDPrivLegis 7 (22 January 2001)
• Cape Verde: Data Protection Act, Law 133/V/2001 of 22 January [2001] NDPrivLegis 9 (10 January 2001)
• Guernsey: The Data Protection (Bailiwick of Guernsey Law, 2001 [2001] NDPrivLegis 10 (1 January 2001)

November 2000

• Finland: Act on the amendment of the Personal Data Act [2000] NDPrivLegis 10 (24 November 2000)

October 2000

• Argentina: Ley 25.326 de Proteccion de los Datos Personales [2000] NDPrivLegis 11 (30 October 2000)
• Argentina: Personal Data Protection Act 25326 [2000] NDPrivLegis 8 (4 October 2000)

July 2000

• United Kingdom: Data Protection (Designated Codes of Practice) (No 2) Order 2000 [2000] NDPrivLegis 13 (13 July 2000)

June 2000

• Denmark: Act on Processing of Personal Data [2000] NDPrivLegis 3 (2 June 2000)

May 2000

• Iceland: Act on protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data [2000] NDPrivLegis 9 (10 May 2000)

April 2000

• Norway: Personal Data Act 2000 [2000] NDPrivLegis 1 (14 April 2000)
• Latvia: Personal Data Protection Law [2000] NDPrivLegis 7 (6 April 2000)
• Czech Republic: Act on the Protection of Personal Data and on Amendment to Some Acts [2000] NDPrivLegis 2 (4 April 2000)

February 2000

• United Kingdom: Data Protection (Processing of Sensitive Personal Data) Order 2000 [2000] NDPrivLegis 12 (17 February 2000)

January 2000

• Netherlands: Personal Data Protection Act [2000] NDPrivLegis 5 (1 January 2000)
• Austria: Federal Act Concerning the Protection of Personal Data (DSG 2000 [2000] NDPrivLegis 4 (1 January 2000)

December 1999

• Spain: Organic Law 15/99 on the Protection of Personal Data [1999] NDPrivLegis 3 (13 December 1999)
• Azerbaijan: Law of Azerbaijan Republic on data, data processing and data protection [1999] NDPrivLegis 2 (7 December 1999)

July 1999

• Italy: Act 675/1996 on the Protection of Individuals and Other Subjects with Regard to the Processing of Personal Data (amendments to 1999) (replaced by Code below) [1999] NDPrivLegis 4 (30 July 1999)

June 1999

• Finland: Personal Data Act [1999] NDPrivLegis 1 (1 June 1999)

September 1998

• Portugal: Protection of Personal Data (Implementation of Directive 95/46/EC [1998] NDPrivLegis 4 (28 September 1998)
• Sweden: Personal Data Ordinance 1998 [1998] NDPrivLegis 5 (3 September 1998)

July 1998

• United Kingdom: Data Protection Act 1998 [1998] NDPrivLegis 2 (16 July 1998)

May 1998

• North Macedonia: Law on Personal Data Protection [1998] NDPrivLegis 3 (12 May 1998)

April 1998

• Sweden: Personal Data Act [1998] NDPrivLegis 1 (29 April 1998)

November 1997

• Greece: Law No. 2472 on the Protection of individuals with regard to the processing of Personal Data, 1997 [1997] NDPrivLegis 1 (10 November 1997)

September 1997

• Thailand: Official Information Act, B.E. 2540 [1997] NDPrivLegis 2 (10 September 1997)

August 1996

• United States: Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act 1996 [1996] NDPrivLegis 1 (21 August 1996)

October 1995

• Austria: Federal Act concerning the Protection of Personal Data -Implementation of Directive 95/46/EC [1995] NDPrivLegis 1 (24 October 1995)

August 1995

• Taiwan: Computer-Processed Personal Data Protection Law [1995] NDPrivLegis 2 (11 August 1995)

May 1995

• San Marino: Law regulating the Computerized Collection of Personal Data (in Italian 1995 [1995] NDPrivLegis 3 (23 May 1995)

June 1994

• Denmark: Lov om massemediers informationsdatabaser (LOV nr 430 af 01/06/1994) [1994] NDPrivLegis 1 (1 June 1994)

December 1993

• Monaco: Act on the Protection of Personal Data [1993] NDPrivLegis 4 (23 December 1993)

May 1993

• New Zealand: Privacy Act 1993 [1993] NDPrivLegis 2 (17 May 1993)

January 1993

• Hungary: Act No LXIII of 1992 on Protection of Personal Data and Disclosure of Data of Public Interest [1993] NDPrivLegis 3 (29 January 1993)

December 1992

• Belgium: Loi du 8 decembre 1992 relative a la protection de la vie privee a l'egard des traitements de donnees a caractere personnel [1992] NDPrivLegis 7 (8 December 1992)
• Belgium: Act of 8 December 1992 on the Protection of Privacy in Relation to the Processing of Personal Data [1992] NDPrivLegis 2 (8 December 1992)

October 1992

• Spain: Loi Organique 5/1992 de Reglementation du Traitement Automatise des Donnees a Caractere Personnel [1992] NDPrivLegis 6 (29 October 1992)

September 1992

• Luxembourg: Loi du 30 sepembre et du 1er octobre 1992 modifiant la loi du 31 mars 1979 reglementant l'utilisation des donnees nominatives dans les traitements informatiques [1992] NDPrivLegis 5 (30 September 1992)

June 1992

• Switzerland: Loi federale sur la protection des donnees [1992] NDPrivLegis 4 (19 June 1992)
• Switzerland: Federal Act on Data Protection [1992] NDPrivLegis 1 (19 June 1992)

April 1992

• Slovakia: Czechoslovakia Act on Protection of Personal Data in Information Systems 1992 [1992] NDPrivLegis 3 (29 April 1992)

September 1991

• Denmark: Public Authorities' Registers (Consolidation) Act No. 654 of 20 September 1991 [1991] NDPrivLegis 3 (20 September 1991)

July 1991

• Germany: Federal Data Protection Act 1991 [1991] NDPrivLegis 2 (12 July 1991)

April 1991

• Portugal: Law 10/91 for the Protection of Personal Data with Regard to Automatic Processing [1991] NDPrivLegis 1 (29 April 1991)

March 1990

• Slovenia: Law on Personal Data Security 1990 [1990] NDPrivLegis 7 (7 March 1990)

December 1989

• Iceland: Act Concerning the Registration and Handling of Personal Data 1989 [1989] NDPrivLegis 1 (28 December 1989)

December 1988

• Netherlands: Data Protection Act 1988 [1988] NDPrivLegis 4 (28 December 1988)
• Australia: Privacy Act 1988 [1988] NDPrivLegis 2 (14 December 1988)

July 1988

• Ireland: Data Protection Act 1988 [1988] NDPrivLegis 1 (13 July 1988)

April 1988

• Sweden: Data Act as amended with effect from 1 April 1988 [1988] NDPrivLegis 3 (1 April 1988)

June 1987

• Denmark: Public Authorities Registers' Act (Consolidated) (as amended by Act No. 383, 10 June 1987) [1987] NDPrivLegis 2 (10 June 1987)

April 1987

• Finland: Personal Data File Act 30 April 1987/471 [1987] NDPrivLegis 1 (30 April 1987)

July 1984

• United Kingdom: Data Protection Act 1984 [1984] NDPrivLegis 1 (12 July 1984)

May 1981

• Iceland: Act No. 63/1981 Respecting Systematic Recording of Personal Data (Information Concerning Private Affairs) [1981] NDPrivLegis 2 (25 May 1981)

January 1981

• Israel: Protection of Privacy Law 5741 - 1981 [1981] NDPrivLegis 1 (1 January 1981)

March 1979

• Luxembourg: Nominal Data (Automatic Processing) Act of 31 March 1979 [1979] NDPrivLegis 1 (31 March 1979)

November 1978

• Austria: Data Protection Act 1978 [1978] NDPrivLegis 4 (28 November 1978)

June 1978

• Norway: Act relating to Personal Data Registers of 9 June 1978 [1978] NDPrivLegis 3 (9 June 1978)
• Denmark: Public Authorities Registers' Act 1978 (Act No. 294, 8 June 1978) [1978] NDPrivLegis 2 (8 June 1978)

January 1978

• France: Act No. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 on Data Processing, Data Files and Freedoms [1978] NDPrivLegis 1 (6 January 1978)

January 1977

• Germany: Bundesdatenschutzgesetz (BDSG) vom 27. Januar 1977 [1977] NDPrivLegis 1 (27 January 1977)

April 1975

• Australia - New South Wales: Privacy Committee Act 1975 [1975] NDPrivLegis 1 (16 April 1975)

March 1975

• Netherlands: Intrustions of the Government Concerning the Protection of Privacy vis- -vis Automated Personal Data Registers of the Central Administration [1975] NDPrivLegis 2 (7 March 1975)

December 1974

• Austria: Data Protection Bill 1974 [1974] NDPrivLegis 2 (18 December 1974)

January 1974

• Land Rhineland-Palatinate: Data Protection Act 1974 [1974] NDPrivLegis 1 (24 January 1974)
• United States of America: Privacy Act 1974 [1974] NDPrivLegis 3 (1 January 1974)

September 1973

• Germany: Federal Data Protection Bill [1973] NDPrivLegis 2 (21 September 1973)

May 1973

• Sweden: Data Act 1973 [1973] NDPrivLegis 1 (1 May 1973)

October 1970

• Germany - Land Hessen: Data Protection Act 1970 [1970] NDPrivLegis 1 (7 October 1970)