Decree on Personal Data Protection Issued

On 17 April 2023, the Government issued the long-awaited Decree 13/2023/ND-CP on personal data protection (“PDP Decree“).

The PDP Decree represents the first consolidated data protection regulation in Vietnam, and introduces significant changes to the existing (fragmented) regulatory environment for data protection in the country. Many of the provisions and concepts introduced by the PDP Decree were influenced by the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

This Update summarises the key features of the PDP Decree.