Personal Information Protection Law of the People’s Republic of China
中华人民共和国个人信息保护法
[Current Text: Chinese | English (NPC; Stanford DigiChina; $ China Law Translate)]
(adopted Aug. 20, 2021, effective Nov. 1, 2021)
- Status: Passed
- Legislative Body (Vote): NPCSC (N/A)
- Drafters: NPCSC Legislative Affairs Commission & Cyberspace Administration of China; Submitter: Council of Chairpersons
- Legislative Plans
- Five-year: 11th NPCSC Category II; 13th NPCSC Category I
- Annual: 2020, 2021
- Legislative History & Texts
- NPCSC deliberation – 3rd (final) round: August 2021 (Chinese | English: NPC; Stanford DigiChina; $ China Law Translate)
- NPCSC deliberation – 2nd round: April 2021 (Chinese | English: Stanford DigiChina; $ China Law Translate)
- NPCSC deliberation – 1st round: October 2020 (Chinese | English: Stanford DigiChina; $ China Law Translate)
- Legislative Records
- Explanation (Oct. 13, 2020)
- Report on Status of Revision (Apr. 26, 2021)
- Report on Results of Deliberation (Aug. 17, 2021)
- Report on Suggestions for Revision (Aug. 19, 2021)
- Presidential Order (Aug. 20, 2021)
- Press Conference: N/A
NPC Observer Coverage
- NPCSC Codifies Three-Child Policy, Expands Legal Aid & Updates Military Service Law and Physicians Law (Aug. 24, 2021)
- NPCSC Session Watch: Three-Child Policy, Data Privacy, Innovation Policy, Court Reform & New National Law in Hong Kong & Macau (July 28, 2021)
- NPCSC Seeks Public Comments on Bills on Data Security, Personal Information Protection, Hainan Free Trade Port, Military Personnel Protection & Futures (Apr. 29, 2021)
- NPCSC Seeks Public Comments on Draft Personal Information Protection Law, Criminal Law Amendment, Wildlife Protection Law Revision, National Defense Law Revision & Two Other Bills (Oct. 21, 2020)
- NPCSC Session Watch: Patent, Export Control, Personal Information Protection, Wildlife Protection & National Defense (Sept. 29, 2020)
