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Draft Federal Data Protection Law

https://www.natlawreview.com/article/uae-announces-new-federal-data-law
Added by:   National contact point
Added on:   09 Jul 2025
Updated by:   OECD analyst
Updated on:   09 Jul 2025
In September 2021, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence, Digital Economy and Remote Work Applications announced that the UAE would introduce a new federal data protection law, the first federal law of its kind in the UAE.

Name in original language

Draft Federal Data Protection Law

Initiative overview

The initiative has the following objectives:To establish a unified data protection regime in the UAE that would provide an adequate level of protection for the purposes of data transfers from the European Union and other regulated jurisdictions

Name of responsible organisation (in English)

Artificial Intelligence Office

AI Tags

AI SafetyPrivacy

About the policy initiative

United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates

Organisation:

  • Artificial Intelligence Office

Category:

  • National – AI policy initiatives, regulations, guidelines, standards and programmes or projects

Initiative type:

  • Initiatives to protect privacy

Participating organisations:

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Participating countries:

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Status:

  • Proposed or under development

Start Year:

  • 2021

Binding:

  • Non-binding

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