Mexico: Data protection regulation in Federal Law on protection of personal data held by private parties, including data protection regulation (No. LXVI/1SPO-1645)

Progress

Current status
in force
21 Mar 2025 in force
20 Mar 2025 adopted
05 Mar 2025 under deliberation
25 Feb 2025 under deliberation

Scope

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

Timeline of events

21 Mar 2025
in force

Federal Law on the Protection of Personal Data Held by Private Parties entered into force

On 21 March 2025, the Mexico Federal Law on the Protection of Personal Data Held by Private Parties (LFPDPPP) entered into force. The law establishes data processing principles such as lawfulness, purpose limitation, consent, data quality, proportio…

Source
Event type law
Action type implementation
Government branch executive
Government body central government
20 Mar 2025
adopted

Federal Law on protection of personal data held by private parties, including data protection regulation, was adopted by General Congress (No. LXVI/1SPO-1645)

On 20 March 2025, the Federal Law on the protection of personal data held by private parties, including data protection regulation, was adopted by the General Congress of the United Mexican States. The law applies to all private entities and individ…

Source
Event type law
Action type adoption
Government branch legislature
Government body parliament
05 Mar 2025
under deliberation

Federal Law on protection of personal data held by private parties, including data protection regulation, was passed by Mexican Senate (No. LXVI/1SPO-1645)

On 5 March 2025, the Federal Law on the protection of personal data held by private parties, including data protection regulation, was passed by the Mexican Senate. The law applies to all private entities and individuals processing personal data, re…

Source
Event type law
Action type passage
Government branch legislature
Government body parliament
25 Feb 2025
under deliberation

Federal Law on protection of personal data held by private parties, including data protection regulation, was introduced to Mexican Senate (No. LXVI/1SPO-1645)

On 25 February 2025, the Federal Law on the protection of personal data held by private parties, including data protection regulation, was introduced to the Mexican Senate. The law applies to all private entities and individuals processing personal …

Source
Event type law
Action type introduction
Government branch legislature
Government body parliament