Personal Information Protection Law

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A compilation of translations and analysis relating to the Personal Information Protection Law and related official documents produced by Stanford University’s DigiChina Project

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; DigiChina; $ China Law Translate]

(adopted Aug. 20, 2021, effective Nov. 1, 2021)

• Status: Passed
• Legislative Body (Vote): NPCSC (N/A)
• Principal Drafters: ☭ General Office of the Central Cyberspace Affairs Commission & NPCSC Legislative Affairs Commission
• Submitter: Council of Chairpersons
• Legislative Plans
  • Five-year: 11^th NPCSC Category II; 13^th NPCSC Category I
  • Annual: 2020, 2021
• Legislative History & Texts
  • NPCSC deliberation – 3^rd (final) round: August 2021 (Current Text ⇧)
  • NPCSC deliberation – 2^nd round: April 2021 (Chinese | English › DigiChina; $ China Law Translate)
  • NPCSC deliberation – 1^st round: October 2020 (Chinese | English › 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)

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)