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Japan: 2022 Amendment of Telecommunications Business Act

Progress

Current status
in force
16 Jun 2023 in force
17 Jun 2022 in grace period
13 Jun 2022 adopted
04 Mar 2022 under deliberation

Scope

Implementers
Japan
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: e-commerce
other service provider
search service provider
platform intermediary: other
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament
Implementation Level
national

Timeline of events

16 Jun 2023
in force

Implemented 2022 Amendment of Telecommunications Business Act

On 16 June 2023, the Act amending the Telecommunications Business Law is implemented and comes into effect. The Amendment aims to introduce data privacy protections for users of telecommunications services. The Amendments require telecommunications …

Source
Event type law
Action type implementation
Government branch legislature
Government body parliament
17 Jun 2022
in grace period

Entry into force with grace period of 2022 Amendment of Telecommunications Business Act

On 17 June 2022, the Act amending the Telecommunications Business Law was promulgated. The Amendment aims to introduce data privacy protections for users of telecommunications services. The Amendments require telecommunications service providers, in…

Source
Event type law
Action type in force with grace period
Government branch legislature
Government body parliament
13 Jun 2022
adopted

Adopted 2022 Amendment of Telecommunications Business Act

On 13 June 2022, the Act amending the Telecommunications Business Law was adopted by the House of Councillors of the National Diet of Japan. The Amendment aims to introduce data privacy protections for users of telecommunications services. The Amend…

Source
Event type law
Action type adoption
Government branch legislature
Government body parliament
04 Mar 2022
under deliberation

Introduced 2022 Amendment of Telecommunications Business Act

On 4 March 2022, the 2022 Amendment of the Telecommunications Business Law was introduced in the House of Representatives of Japan. The Amendment aims to introduce data privacy protections for users of telecommunications services. The Amendments req…

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