Egypt: Operational license requirement in Executive Regulations of the Personal Data Protection Law (Ministerial Decision No. 816 of 2025)
Progress
Current status
in force
02 Nov 2025 in force
01 Nov 2025 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
Executive Regulations of the Personal Data Protection Law (Decision No. 816 of 2025) including operational license requirement entered into force
On 2 November 2025, the Executive Regulations of the Personal Data Protection Law issued by Law No. 151 of 2020 entered into force on the day following their publication in the Official Gazette, as issued by Minister of Communications and Informatio…
SourceEvent type
order
Action type
implementation
Government branch
executive
Government body
central government
Minister of Communications and Information Technology adopted Executive Regulations of the Personal Data Protection Law (Decision No. 816 of 2025) including operational license requirement
On 1 November 2025, the Minister of Communications and Information Technology adopted the Executive Regulations of the Personal Data Protection Law issued by Law No. 151 of 2020 through Ministerial Decision No. 816 of 2025. The Executive Regulations…
SourceEvent type
order
Action type
adoption
Government branch
executive
Government body
central government