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Vietnam: Implemented Personal Data Protection Decree including data governance

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Implemented Personal Data Protection Decree including data governance

On 1 July 2023, the Vietnamese Decree on Personal Data Protection entered into force. The Decree aims to establish a comprehensive data protection regulation. In particular, Chapter 1 of the Decree provides definitions such as "personal data" and "s…

Scope

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

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2021-02-09
in consultation

On 9 February 2021 the Vietnamese Ministry of Public Security opened the consultation for public co…

2021-04-09
processing consultation

On 9 April 2021 the Vietnamese Ministry of Public Security closed the consultation for public comme…

2023-04-17
adopted

On 17 April 2023, the Vietnamese Government published the Decree on Personal Data Protection, aimin…

2023-07-01
in force

On 1 July 2023, the Vietnamese Decree on Personal Data Protection entered into force. The Decree ai…