Thailand: PDPC order on appointment of data protection officers under PDPA B.E. 2566 (2023)

Progress

Current status

in force

13 Dec 2023 in force

31 Aug 2023 adopted

Scope

Implementers

Thailand

Policy Area

Data governance

Policy Instrument

Data protection authority governance

Regulated Economic Activity

cross-cutting

Government Branch

executive

Government Body

data protection authority

Implementation Level

national

Timeline of events

13 Dec 2023

in force

Implemented PDPC order on appointment of data protection officers under PDPA B.E. 2566 (2023)

On 13 December 2023, the Personal Data Protection Committee’s (PDPC) order on the requirement for data controllers and data processors to appoint data protection officers (DPO) enters into force. It specifies that data controllers and processors han…

Source

Event type order

Action type implementation

Government branch executive

Government body data protection authority

31 Aug 2023

adopted

Adopted PDPC order on appointment of data protection officers under PDPA B.E. 2566 (2023)

On 31 August 2023, the Personal Data Protection Committee (PDPC) adopted the requirement for data controllers and data processors to appoint data protection officers (DPO). It specifies that data controllers and processors handling large-scale perso…

Source

Event type order

Action type adoption