Vietnam: Law on Personal Data Protection is officially in the pipeline

In brief

The Vietnam Ministry of Public Security (MPS) published on 29 February 2024 its first version of the dossier proposing the development of the Law on Personal Data Protection ("PDP Law") on the government's official website for public consultation. This is one of the initial steps to kick off the drafting and enactment processes of the new Vietnam PDP Law.


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Key takeaways

  • No draft version of the new Vietnam PDPD Law was published at this stage.
  • The dossier as published on the government website only contains: (i) a report assessing current social relationships with regard to personal data protection; and (ii) an impact assessment of policies in the proposal of the Vietnam PDP Law. The report and the impact assessment, while mostly touching on social-political needs of developing the new PDP Law, do mention certain key legislative issues such as the definition of personal data, data subject rights and data protection measures.
  • After the dossier is issued for public consultation, the MPS may proceed with collecting public comments through other channels as well such as workshops and conferences. We will keep you informed once information around such workshops and conferences are published.
  • The issuance of the PDP Law will help to, among others, solve the potential conflicts between the current Vietnam Personal Data Protection Decree/Decree 13 with other existing regulations on personal data protection, such as the Law on Consumer Right Protection.
  • We note, however, that the drafting and issuance of the PDP Law may take a significantly long time (two to three years) to complete. Any updates on the timeline of the new law will be shared later.

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