Progress

Current status
in force
01 Sep 2021 in force
10 Jun 2021 adopted
28 May 2021 processing consultation
29 Apr 2021 in consultation
03 Jul 2020 under deliberation

Scope

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

Timeline of events

01 Sep 2021
in force

Implementation of data security law focussing on data protection

The data security law including data protection provisions has been implemented on 01 September 2021.

Source
Event type law
Action type implementation
Government branch legislature
Government body parliament
10 Jun 2021
adopted

Adoption of data security law focussing on data protection

The data security law including data protection provisions has been adopted on 10 June 2021.

Source
Event type law
Action type adoption
Government branch legislature
Government body parliament
28 May 2021
processing consultation

Consultation ends for second draft data security law focussing on data protection including clarifications on scope

The National People’s Congress Standing Committee`s consultation on the second draft of the Data Security Law is closed.

Source
Event type law
Action type consultation closed
Government branch executive
Government body central government
29 Apr 2021
in consultation

Consultation on second draft data security law focussing on data protection including clarifications on scope

The National People's Congress Standing Committee publishes its second draft of the Data Security Law for consultation, which contains several amendments. It states that the catalogue of "important data" is to be formulated by the State in a unified…

Source
Event type law
Action type consultation opened
Government branch executive
Government body central government
03 Jul 2020
under deliberation

Publication of draft data security law focussing on data protection

The National People's Congress Standing Committee publishes its draft of the Data Security Law, which builds part of the nation`s growing data protection regime. It introduces a tiered system of data security protection according to the data`s econo…

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