Legal Update On The Draft Decree Guiding The Implementation Of The Data Law

On 30 November 2024, the Data Law was officially passed and will come into effect on 01 July 2025. To concretise the provisions of the Data Law, the Ministry of Public Security (MPS) released the first draft of the Decree guiding the implementation of the Data Law (Draft Decree) on 17 January 2025 for public consultation. The first version of the Draft Decree consists of 30 articles divided into 05 chapters.

In this legal update, we will highlight some major points under the Draft Decree that, from our point of view, guide the provisions of the Data Law that impact various stakeholders.

1. The National General Database and National Data Centre

1. The Draft Decree outlines the technical, security, and operational requirements for the National Data Centre's infrastructure, its key IT components, and the procedures for state agencies and socio-political organisations to utilise or integrate with the Centre.