Russia: Signed Federal Law No. 242-FZ including localisation requirements
Description
Signed Federal Law No. 242-FZ including localisation requirements
On 21 July 2014, Federal Law No. 242-FZ was signed by the President following its adoption on 9 July 2014 by the Federal Council. The Law introduces the obligation for companies that collect and process the personal data of Russian users to store th…
Scope
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data localisation requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament
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2014-06-24
under deliberation
2014-07-09
adopted
2014-07-21
adopted