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Equatorial Guinea. Comprehensive data protection. Law

Law 1/2016Law No. 1/2016 of 22 July 2016 on the protection of personal data (Ley de Protección de Datos Personales)

In force
Partly verifiedMedium confidence. Substantive provisions not analysed.

§1Summary

Synopsis

Equatorial Guinea's cross-sector data protection law, available only in Spanish. It provides for a governing body for data protection which is not yet operational.

Key themes
  • data protection principles
  • data subject rights
  • supervisory body
Unique features

Spanish-model law; regulator not operational.

SaaS relevance

Formal obligations only; minimal enforcement risk.

§2Dates

Key dates
  • Adopted
  • In force

§3Text and authority

Text
Authority
Not yet established (Órgano Rector de Protección de Datos Personales provided for)

§4Where it applies

Domestic law of
Equatorial Guinea

§5Sources and verification

Sources consulted
Verification

Medium confidence.

Partly verifiedMedium confidence. Substantive provisions not analysed.