Philippines: Consultation closed on draft Circular on Data Privacy Act Registration requirements
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Consultation closed on draft Circular on Data Privacy Act Registration requirements
On 31 July 2022, the National Privacy Commission (NPC) of the Philippines closed the consultation on its draft Circular regarding the registration requirements of the Data Privacy Act (DPA). Under the DPA, certain data controllers and processors, depending on the size, sensitivity, and frequency of processed data, are required to register their data processing systems with the NPC. The draft Circular sets out the conditions and process of this registration.
Original sourceScope
Policy Area
Authorisation, registration and licensing
Policy Instrument
Business registration requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
data protection authority
Complete timeline of this policy change
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2022-07-18
in consultation
2022-07-31
processing consultation
2022-12-05
adopted
2023-01-11
in grace period