Law of the Republic of Belarus On Personal Data Protection, notification of personal data protection violations

Law No. 99-Z, art. 16.1 (notification of personal data protection violations)

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In force since 15 November 2021.

A breach notification rule binding public and private bodies.

As of 19 September 2026.

What it requires

Notify the National Center for Personal Data Protection immediately, and in any case no later than three working days after becoming aware of a violation of your personal data protection systems, under Article 16, unless the Center itself provides otherwise.
Do not rely on this Law for a duty to notify an affected personal data subject of a personal data protection violation; it states none.

What it reaches

Obligation class

Breach notice, Reporting

What this law does

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Article 16 requires the operator to notify the authorized agency for the protection of personal data subjects' rights of a violation of personal data protection systems immediately, and no later than three working days after the operator became aware of it, except as the agency itself otherwise provides. This Law states no separate duty to notify an affected personal data subject of the violation, and no content requirements for the notification to the agency beyond the deadline itself.

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Read the law

National Center for Personal Data Protection's own English pages (cpd.by), read in full (71,842 characters)
corroborated by e-sud.by practitioner guide

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