Loi n° L/2016/037/AN portant Cybersécurité et Protection des Données à Caractère Personnel, titre relatif à la protection des données à caractère personnel
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In force.
A comprehensive regime rule binding public and private bodies.
As of 4 September 2026.
What it requires
- Treat any processing of personal data belonging to a natural person as within this law's scope, whether you are an individual, a business, or a public institution operating in Guinea.
What this law does
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Guinea's cybersecurity and personal-data protection statute, Loi n° L/2016/037/AN, extends its personal-data protection provisions to the processing of personal data by a private individual, a business, or a public institution. The statute states an objective of protecting personal data in keeping with Guinea's international commitments. The statute was adopted by the National Assembly and promulgated by the President. No official source states the statute's commencement date, so none is recorded.
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Read the law
ANSSI Guinée (Agence Nationale de la Sécurité des Systèmes d'Information)
the government agency's own summary of the statute The statute's own 57-page text (PDF on coursupreme.org.gn and anssi.gov.gn) could not be read on 2026-09-04, so the data-protection title's provisions beyond scope and objective are not recorded.