Egypt: President signed Personal Data Protection Law (No. 151 of 2020) including cross-border data transfer regulation
Description
President signed Personal Data Protection Law (No. 151 of 2020) including cross-border data transfer regulation
On 13 July 2020, the President signed Law No. 151 of 2020 Promulgating the Personal Data Protection Law. The law will come into force on 17 October 2020. The law introduced regulations for cross-border data transfers. The law specifies that such tra…
Scope
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Cross-border data transfer regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government