Russia: Passage of Amendment to Law No. 152-FZ on Personal Data including cross-border data transfer regulation
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Passage of Amendment to Law No. 152-FZ on Personal Data including cross-border data transfer regulation
On 6 July 2022, Russia's State Duma passed the Amendment to Law No. 152-FZ on Personal Data, the Bill on Strengthening the Protection of Personal Data of Russians, which introduces regulations on cross-border data transfer. In particular, the Bill would require data controllers to notify and obtain approval from authorities before transferring the data outside the country. In addition, the Bill states that the Russian data protection regulations would apply to data transferred in other jurisdictions.
Original sourceScope
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Cross-border data transfer regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament
Complete timeline of this policy change
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2022-04-06
under deliberation
2022-07-06
under deliberation
2022-07-08
adopted
Key regulatory dimensions
Regulated subjects
The businesses, government agencies or individuals affected by this policy or regulatory change.
producer / supplier
1
Type
Private organisation
Economic activity
cross-cutting
Category
All
Policy change by business practice
The detailed activities within the scope of this policy or regulatory change.
personal data (all forms): transfer: cross-border
Regulatory tool
Regulator notification requirement
Regulator approval requirement
Adequacy decision requirement
Cross-border data transfer limitation
Sanctions
Determined by existing law or regulation
Blocking
Regulated subjects
1