22nd of March 2021
Egypt’s Data Protection Law – Resolution No. 151 of 2020
On 17 July, Egypt issued the first and long-awaited data protection law no. 151 of 2020. The Data Protection Law only covers personal data in digital form. The law excludes the Central Bank of Egypt “CBE”, and most of the entities subject to the supervision of the CBE, from the scope of its application. There is a minimum grace period of 21 months for companies to comply with the Data Protection Law.
To read the law in English and Arabic, click here.
On 17 July, Egypt issued the first and long-awaited data protection law no. 151 of 2020. The Data Protection Law only covers personal data in digital form. The law excludes the Central Bank of Egypt “CBE”, and most of the entities subject to the supervision of the CBE, from the scope of its application. There is a minimum grace period of 21 months for companies to comply with the Data Protection Law.
To read the law in English and Arabic, click here.
Egypt’s Data Protection Law – Resolution No. 151 of 2020
22nd of March 2021
On 17 July, Egypt issued the first and long-awaited data protection law no. 151 of 2020. The Data Protection Law only covers personal data in digital form. The law excludes the Central Bank of Egypt “CBE”, and most of the entities subject to the supervision of the CBE, from the scope of its application. There is a minimum grace period of 21 months for companies to comply with the Data Protection Law.
To read the law in English and Arabic, click here.
On 17 July, Egypt issued the first and long-awaited data protection law no. 151 of 2020. The Data Protection Law only covers personal data in digital form. The law excludes the Central Bank of Egypt “CBE”, and most of the entities subject to the supervision of the CBE, from the scope of its application. There is a minimum grace period of 21 months for companies to comply with the Data Protection Law.
To read the law in English and Arabic, click here.
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