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Egypt: Operational license requirement 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
Authorisation, registration and licensing
Policy Instrument
Operational license requirement
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 operational license requirement entered into force

On 17 October 2020, Personal Data Protection Law (No. 151 of 2020) entered into force. The law mandated that entities processing personal data obtain an operational licence from the Personal Data Protection Centre (PDPC). This licence is necessary f…

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 operational license requirement

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 mandated that entities processing personal data obtain an operational licence from the…

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