Albania. Comprehensive data protection. Act
Law 9887/2008Law No. 9887 of 10 March 2008 on the Protection of Personal Data
Repealed/superseded
Partly verified
Medium confidence.Article 99(1) of Law 124/2024 repeals Law 9887/2008 'upon the entry into force of this law'; Article 101 sets entry into force at 15 days after publication, with some articles delayed two years. The date 2025-01-31 is taken from the existing al-law-124-2024 row, not independently checked. The date the 2008 Law entered into force was not found.
§1Summary
- Synopsis
Albania's first comprehensive data protection law. Law 124/2024, which is aligned with the GDPR, repealed it under Article 99 on its own entry into force, while the old law's sub-legal acts stayed in force until replaced.
- SaaS relevance
Historical only; replaced by Law 124/2024 (al-law-124-2024).
§2Dates
- Key dates
- Adopted
- Ended
- Dated 2008-03-10; amended in 2014; repealed on entry into force of Law 124/2024 (15 days after publication)
§3Text and authority
- Text
- Authoritative text idp.al
- Authority
- Information and Data Protection Commissioner (IDP)
§4Where it applies
- Domestic law of
- Albania
§5Sources and verification
- Sources consulted
- Verification
Medium confidence.
Partly verified
Medium confidence.Article 99(1) of Law 124/2024 repeals Law 9887/2008 'upon the entry into force of this law'; Article 101 sets entry into force at 15 days after publication, with some articles delayed two years. The date 2025-01-31 is taken from the existing al-law-124-2024 row, not independently checked. The date the 2008 Law entered into force was not found.