Description

Implemented data sharing provision in the 2021 Amendment to Act on the Protection of Personal Information

On 1 January 2022, the data sharing provision for corporations (Art. 27) of the 2021 Amendment to the Act on the Protection of Personal Information comes into force (through the Digital Society Formation and Transformation Act). Particularly, Articl…

Scope

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

Complete timeline of this policy change

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2021-02-09
under deliberation

On 9 February 2021, the draft of the Digital Society Formation and Transformation Act is introduced…

2021-06-12
adopted

On 12 May 2021, the Digital Society Formation and Transformation Act is adopted by the Japanese Nat…

2022-01-01
in force

On 1 January 2022, the data sharing provision for corporations (Art. 27) of the 2021 Amendment to t…