Data Protection and the GDPR

Data Protection Prelims

United Arab Emirates

UAE

DIFC

ADGM

Data Protection Law

Federal Decree-Law No. 45/2021 on the Protection of Personal Data

DIFC Law No. 5/2020 Data Protection Law

N.A.

Data Protection

Regulations

Expected in the coming months.

DIFC Data Protection Regulations

ADGM Data Protection Regulations 2021

Secondary Data Protection Legislation

Federal Decree-Law No. 31/2021 On the Issuance of the Crimes and Penalties Law

Federal Decree-Law No. 34/2021 Concerning the Fight Against Rumors and Cybercrime

Federal Decree-Law No. 3/2003 on Organising the Telecommunications Sector

Federal Decree-Law No. 46/2021 On Electronic Transactions and Trust Services

Federal Law No. 2/2019 on the Use of the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in Health Fields

Federal Decree-Law No. 14/2018 On the Central Bank and the Organisation of Financial Institutions and Activities

Circular No. 8/2020 Consumer Protection Regulation

N.A.

N.A.

National Data Protection Regulatory Body

UAE Data Office (more information expected soon)

The Central Bank of the UAE and Telecommunication and Digital Government Regulatory Authority (TDRA)