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Adopted Personal Data Protection Proclamation (Proclamation No. 1321/2024) including data protection regulation

On 4 April 2024, the Personal Data Protection Proclamation was adopted by the Parliament. The Proclamation applies to public and private entities handling personal data within Ethiopia. The proclamation regulates personal data processing by automate…

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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2024-04-04
adopted

On 4 April 2024, the Personal Data Protection Proclamation was adopted by the Parliament. The Procl…

2024-07-24
in force

On 24 July 2024, the Personal Data Protection Proclamation enters into force. The Proclamation appl…