Personal Information Protection Law

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DigiChina › Topic Guide: Personal Information Protection Law 个人信息保护法

A compilation of translations and analyses on the Personal Information Protection Law and related official documents, 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: 2019, 2020, 2021
• Legislative History & Text
  • NPCSC deliberation – round #3 (final): Aug. 17–20, 2021 (Current Text ⇧)
  • NPCSC deliberation – round #2: Apr. 26–29, 2021 (Chinese | English › DigiChina; CLT) 💬
    • Public consultation: Apr. 29–May 28, 2021
  • NPCSC deliberation – round #1: Oct. 13–17, 2020 (Chinese | English › DigiChina; CLT) 💬
    • Public consultation: Oct. 21–Nov. 19, 2020
• Legislative Records [Gazette 2021(6): 1117–1134]
  • 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 Session Watch: Patent, Export Control, Personal Information Protection, Wildlife Protection & National Defense (Sept. 29, 2020)

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