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Federal Decree by Law No. 45 Concerning Protection of Personal Data enters into force

On 2 January 2022, the Federal Decree by Law No. 45 of 2021 Concerning the Protection of Personal Data entered into force. The Decree by Law applies to controllers and processors in the UAE and to those outside the UAE that process personal data of …

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

Complete timeline of this policy change

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2021-11-27
adopted

On 27 November 2021, the United Arab Emirates adopted the Personal Data Protection Law (PDPL) throu…

2022-01-02
in force

On 2 January 2022, the Federal Decree by Law No. 45 of 2021 Concerning the Protection of Personal D…