The protection of personal data is governed by the law on the protection of data with a personal character N° 29 - 2019 of 10 October 2019 and was published in the official journal on 7 November 2019 (the "Law"). The Law entered into force on the date of its approval (25 November 2020).

Beside the Law, there are several sectoral laws or decrees that contain data protection aspects (on cybersecurity, mobile telecommunications, etc.)