ARTICLE · 07 OCTOBER 2021
Market Intelligence Thought Leadership Award WinnerChina Passes Personal Information Protection Law
The 30th Session of the Standing Committee of the 13th National People's Congress voted to pass the Chinese Personal Information Protection Law, which shall come into force on 1 November 2021.
The 30th Session of the Standing Committee of
the 13th National People's Congress voted to
pass the Chinese Personal Information Protection Law, which shall
come into force on 1 November 2021. Different from the previous
Drafts for Comments, the officially promulgated Chinese Personal
Information Protection Law stipulates for the first time that
personal information processors can process personal information if
such processing is necessary for the conclusion or performance of a
contract to which the individual is a party or for conducting human
resource administration under the rules and policies formulated in
accordance with the law and a collective contract signed in
accordance with the law. The said provision specifies the legal
basis for an employer to process the personal information of
employees. In addition, Chinese Personal Information Protection Law
emphasizes that personal information shall be processed in a manner
that has the minimum impact on the
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