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Data residency and cross-border transfer rules

31 regulations worldwide that deal with data residency, with every phased deadline and the official source for each.

31 of 31 regulations

Upcoming deadlines

DateRegulation
in 5 weeksEgypt PDPL

One-year compliance window endstentative

in 2 monthsPeru PDPL and 2024 Regulation

DPO required: medium companies

in 3 monthsIndonesia PDP

Implementing regulation GR 33/2026 takes effect

in 9 monthsKorea PIPA

Mandatory ISMS-P certification

in 9 monthsVietnam Cybersecurity Law 2025

Transition ends for existing systems and products

in 1 yearPeru PDPL and 2024 Regulation

DPO required: small companies

in 2 yearsPeru PDPL and 2024 Regulation

DPO required: micro companies

Past deadlines

DateRegulation
2 weeks agoKorea PIPA

2026 PIPA amendments take effect

3 weeks agoChina Small PI Handler Simplified Measures

Simplified measures for small handlers take effect

2 months agoVietnam Cybersecurity Law 2025

Cybersecurity Law 2025 takes effect

6 months agoKorea PIPA

2026 PIPA amendment promulgated (Act No. 21445)

8 months agoVietnam PDPL

PDPL and Decree 356/2025 take effect

8 months agoChina PI Export Certification Measures

PI export certification measures take effect

8 months agoChina CSL

2025 amendments take effect

10 months agoPeru PDPL and 2024 Regulation

DPO required: large companies

10 months agoEgypt PDPL

Executive Regulations take effect

11 months agoEU-US DPF

Latombe appeal lodged at the Court of Justice

11 months agoDOJ Bulk Data Rule

Due diligence, audit and reporting obligations apply

12 months agoPeru PDPL and 2024 Regulation

Data portability appliestentative

1 year agoNigeria NDPA

GAID 2025 takes effect

1 year agoEU-US DPF

General Court upholds DPF (Latombe v Commission)

1 year agoBrazil LGPD

Deadline to adopt ANPD standard contractual clauses

1 year agoVietnam Law on Data

Law on Data takes effect

1 year agoMalaysia PDPA

PDPA amendments phase 3

1 year agoDOJ Bulk Data Rule

Prohibitions and restrictions take effect

1 year agoMalaysia PDPA

PDPA amendments phase 2

1 year agoPeru PDPL and 2024 Regulation

New regulation in force

1 year agoMalaysia PDPA

PDPA amendments phase 1

1 year agoChina NDSR

Network Data Regulations take effect

1 year agoPeru PDPL and 2024 Regulation

New regulation published

1 year agoIndonesia PDP

PDP Law transition ends

2 years agoSaudi PDPL

One-year grace period ends

2 years agoTurkey KVKK

Old transfer regime ends

2 years agoBrazil LGPD

International transfer regulation published

2 years agoPADFA

PADFA takes effect

2 years agoTurkey KVKK

Law 7499 amendments take effect

2 years agoChina Data Export

Cross-border data flow provisions take effect

2 years agoChina PI Export Standard Contract Measures

Remediation window for existing transfers endstentative

2 years agoRwanda DPP Law

Two-year transition ends

3 years agoSaudi PDPL

PDPL in force

3 years agoEU-US DPF

DPF adequacy decision adopted and effective

3 years agoNigeria NDPA

NDPA signed into law

3 years agoChina PI Export Standard Contract Measures

Standard contract measures take effect

3 years agoChina Data Export Security Assessment Measures

Remediation window for existing transfers endstentative

3 years agoIndonesia PDP

PDP Law enacted and in force

4 years agoIndia CERT-In Cyber Security Directions

Extended date for MSMEs and subscriber validation

4 years agoChina Data Export Security Assessment Measures

Security assessment measures take effect

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