Cryptography Law of the People’s Republic of China
中华人民共和国密码法
[Current Text: Chinese | English › NPC; $ China Law Translate]
(adopted Oct. 26, 2019, effective Jan. 1, 2020)
- Status: Passed
- Legislative Body (Vote): NPCSC (N/A)
- Principal Drafter: State Cryptography Administration
- Submitter: State Council
- Legislative Plans
- Five-year: 13th NPCSC Category I
- Annual: 2018 (preparatory), 2019 (presumed)
- Legislative History & Texts
- NPCSC deliberation – 2nd (final) round: October 2019 (Current Text ⇧)
- NPCSC deliberation – 1st round: June 2019 (Chinese only)
- State Council public consultation: April 2017 (Chinese, English)
- Legislative Records:
- Explanation (June 25, 2019)
- Report on Results of Deliberation (Oct. 21, 2019)
- Report on Suggestions for Revision (Oct. 26, 2019)
- Presidential Order (Oct. 26, 2019)