Russia: Signed Law No. 374-FZ introducing data localisation requirement
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Signed Law No. 374-FZ introducing data localisation requirement
On 6 July 2016, Russian President Putin signed Federal Law #374-FZ (On Amending Federal Law “On Combating Terrorism” And Certain Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation Regarding The Establishment Of Additional Counter-Terrorism Measures And Public Security). The law introduces amendments to several laws, imposing local data storage obligations on internet service and telecommunication providers. Telecommunication providers are required to store message content for six months and metadata of calls and messages for three yearsInternet service providers are required to store user data for one year and user content for six months.
Original sourceScope
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data localisation requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
infrastructure provider: internet and telecom services
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government
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2016-04-07
adopted
2016-06-29
adopted
2016-07-06
adopted