Bosnia and Herzegovina. Comprehensive data protection. Act
ZZLP 2006Law on the Protection of Personal Data (Official Gazette of BiH 49/06, 76/11 and 89/11)
Partly verified
Low confidence.Dates: only the year is known, from the Official Gazette citation 49/06. Article 119 of the 2025 Law says the 2006 Law 'shall cease to apply at the beginning of the application of this Law'; Article 120 sets entry into force on the eighth day after publication and application 210 days after that. The existing row gives 2025-03-08 as in force, so application falls around early October 2025; the exact day was not calculated. An earlier 2001 law (Official Gazette 32/01) was not verified and is not added.
§1Summary
- Synopsis
Bosnia and Herzegovina's general data protection law, under which the Personal Data Protection Agency was set up. The 2025 Law on Personal Data Protection, which follows GDPR concepts, replaced it when that law began to apply, 210 days after it entered into force.
- SaaS relevance
Historical only; replaced by the 2025 Law on Personal Data Protection (ba-zzlp-2025).
§2Dates
- Key dates
- Adopted
- In force
- Ended
- Official Gazette of BiH 49/06 (amended 76/11, 89/11); ceased to apply when the 2025 Law (Official Gazette 12/25, adopted 2025-01-30) began to apply, 210 days after its entry into force
§3Text and authority
- Text
- Authoritative text rm.coe.int
- Authority
- Personal Data Protection Agency of Bosnia and Herzegovina (AZLP)
§4Where it applies
- Domestic law of
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
§5Sources and verification
- Sources consulted
- Verification
Low confidence.
Partly verified
Low confidence.Dates: only the year is known, from the Official Gazette citation 49/06. Article 119 of the 2025 Law says the 2006 Law 'shall cease to apply at the beginning of the application of this Law'; Article 120 sets entry into force on the eighth day after publication and application 210 days after that. The existing row gives 2025-03-08 as in force, so application falls around early October 2025; the exact day was not calculated. An earlier 2001 law (Official Gazette 32/01) was not verified and is not added.