Vietnam: Data localisation requirement in Law on Cybersecurity (No. 24/2018/QH14)
Progress
Current status
in force
01 Jan 2019 in force
12 Jun 2018 adopted
Scope
Implementers
Vietnam
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data localisation requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Implemented Law on Cybersecurity (No. 24/2018/QH14) including data localisation requirement
On 1 January 2019, the Law on Cybersecurity (No. 24/2018/QH14), which includes data localisation requirements, entered into force. Article 26 requires domestic and foreign service providers operating on telecom networks, the Internet, and other valu…
SourceEvent type
law
Action type
implementation
Government branch
legislature
Government body
parliament
Adopted Law on Cybersecurity (No. 24/2018/QH14) including data localisation requirement
On 12 June 2018, the National Assembly adopted the Law on Cybersecurity (No. 24/2018/QH14), which includes data localisation requirements. Article 26 requires domestic and foreign service providers operating on telecom networks, the Internet, and ot…
SourceEvent type
law
Action type
adoption
Government branch
legislature
Government body
parliament