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ARTICLE · 24 JULY 2019

Uzbekistan Enacts First Data Protection Law

On July 2, 2019, the Republic of Uzbekistan adopted the first special law that regulates the protection of personal data

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On July 2, 2019, the Republic of Uzbekistan adopted the first special law that regulates the protection of personal data. The Law on Personal Data No. LRU-547 (The Law), which comes into force on October 1, 2019, provides for a range of legal obligations for persons whose activities involve personal data – that is virtually all legal entities.

What is personal data?

Personal data is any information related to a specific person or that makes it possible to identify him/her and that is recorded on electronic, paper and/or other tangible media.

In addition, more stringent requirements apply to biometric or genetic data, as well as to special personal data (i.e. data on racial or social origin, political, religious or ideological beliefs, membership in political parties and trade unions, concerning physical or mental health and privacy, criminal record).

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