Egypt: Minister of Communications and Information Technology adopted Executive Regulations of the Personal Data Protection Law (Decision No. 816 of 2025) including testing requirement

On 1 November 2025, the Minister of Communications and Information Technology adopted the Executive Regulations of the Personal Data Protection Law issued by Law No. 151 of 2020 through Ministerial Decision No. 816 of 2025. The Executive Regulations require conducting periodic selection and evaluation operations to ensure the correctness and safety of personal data as collected. These operations must be carried out in accordance with the mechanisms periodically issued by the Personal Data Protection Center (PDPC).