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Table of Contents

Article 1: Definitions

Article 2: Scope of Application of the Decree by Law

Article 3: Bureau's Power of Exemption

Article 4: Cases of Processing Personal Data without the Consent of its Owner

Article 5: Personal Data Processing Controls

Article 6: Terms of Consent to Data Processing

Article 7: The Controller's General Obligations

Article 8: The Processor's General Obligations

Article 9: Reporting Personal Data Breach

Article 10: Appointing Data Protection Officer

Article 11: Roles of Data Protection Officer

Article 12: Duties of the controller and the processor towards the Data Protection Officer

Article 13: Right to Receive Information

Article 14: Right to Request Transfer of Personal Data

Article 15: Right to correction or erasure of Personal Data

Article 16: Right to Restrict Processing

Article 17: Right to Stop Processing

Article 18: Right to Processing and Automated Processing

Article 19: Contacting the Controller

Article 20: Personal Data Security

Article 21: Assessment of the Impact of Personal Data Protection

Article 22: Cross-Border Transfer and Sharing of Personal Data for Processing Purposes if a Proper Protection Level is Available

Article 23: Cross-Border Transfer and Sharing of Personal Data for Processing Purposes if a Proper Protection Level is not Available

Article 24: Complaints

Article 25: Grievance against the Bureau's Decisions

Article 26: Administrative Penalties

Article 27: Authorization

Article 28: The Executive Regulation

Article 29: Regularisation

Article 30: Repeals

Article 31: Publication & Enforcement of this Decree by Law

Article 21

Assessment of the Impact of Personal Data Protection

  1. Taking into account the nature, scope and purposes of data processing, the Controller shall, before carrying out the processing, evaluate the impact of the proposed processing operations on the protection of Personal Data, when using any of the modern technologies that would pose a high risk to the privacy and confidentiality of the Data Subject’s Personal Data.
  2. The assessment of the impact provided for in Paragraph (1) of this Article shall be required in the following cases:
    a. If the processing includes a systematic and comprehensive assessment of the personal aspects of the Data Subject, using automated processing, including profiling, having legal consequences or serious impact on the Data Subject. 
    b. If processing would be carried out on a large volume of Sensitive Personal Data.
  3. The assessment stipulated in Paragraph (1) of this Article shall include, at a minimum, the following:
    a. Clear and systematic explanation of the suggested processing operations for the protection of Personal Data and the purpose of processing.
    b. Evaluation of how necessary the processing operations are and how they are suitable for the purpose of processing.
    c. Evaluation of potential risks related to the privacy and confidentiality of the Data Subject’s Personal Data.
    d. The suggested procedures and measures aimed at reducing the potential risks related to the protection of Personal Data.
  4. The Controller may carry out one evaluation of a set of processing operations which have similar nature and risks.
  5. The Controller shall coordinate with the Data Protection Officer upon evaluating the impact of the protection of Personal Data.
  6. The Bureau shall prepare a list of processing operation types which do not require evaluation of the impact of the protection of Personal Data. The Bureau shall publish such list on its website.
  7. . The Controller shall review the evaluation results on a regular basis to make sure that the processing is being carried out in accordance with the evaluation in case the processing risks level changes. 
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