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Egypt: Data protection regulation in Personal Data Protection Law (No. 151 of 2020)

Progress

Current status
in force
17 Oct 2020 in force
13 Jul 2020 adopted

Scope

Implementers
Egypt
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government
Implementation Level
national

Timeline of events

17 Oct 2020
in force

Personal Data Protection Law (No. 151 of 2020) including data protection regulation entered into force

On 17 October 2020, Personal Data Protection Law (No. 151 of 2020) entered into force, establishing a framework for protecting personal data in Egypt. The law specifies that personal data processing requires explicit consent from the data subject or…

Source
Event type law
Action type implementation
Government branch executive
Government body central government
13 Jul 2020
adopted

President signed Personal Data Protection Law (No. 151 of 2020) including data protection regulation

On 13 July 2020, the President signed Law No. 151 of 2020, Promulgating the Personal Data Protection Law. The law will come into force on 17 October 2020. The law specifies that personal data processing requires explicit consent from the data subjec…

Source
Event type law
Action type signing
Government branch executive
Government body central government