Spain. Comprehensive data protection. Act
LOPDLey Orgánica 15/1999 on the Protection of Personal Data (LOPD)
Repealed/superseded
§1Summary
- Synopsis
Spain's implementation of Directive 95/46/EC. It replaced the LORTAD and applied to personal data in any form. Several articles were already repealed by Royal Decree-law 5/2018 on 31 July 2018. It was repealed by the LOPDGDD on 7 December 2018, subject to additional provision 14 of that law.
- Key themes
- Unique features
Repealed in stages: some articles in July 2018, the remainder in December 2018.
- SaaS relevance
Historical only; replaced by Ley Orgánica 3/2018 (LOPDGDD, see es-lopdgdd) and the GDPR.
§2Obligations
- Breach notification
- None
- DPO
- No
§3Dates
- Key dates
- Adopted
- In force
- Ended
- Organic Law 15/1999 of 13 December 1999; BOE no. 298 of 14 December 1999; in force 14 January 2000; repealed by Organic Law 3/2018 with effect from 7 December 2018
§4Text and authority
- Text
- Authoritative text boe.es
§5Where it applies
- Domestic law of
- Spain
§6Sources and verification
- Sources consulted
- Verification
High confidence.
Date repealed is the LOPDGDD date shown by the BOE; articles 40, 43-45 and 47-49 had already gone on 31 July 2018. Authority not stated on the page.