Data Protection in Mozambique

Data protection laws in Mozambique

In Mozambique there is no specific legislation on data protection or privacy. However, there are other sources of law that impose some privacy obligations, including:

  • Constitution of the Republic of Mozambican, as approved by the Parliament on 16 November 2004 (“CRM”);
  • The Civil Code (Decree-Law no. 47344, of November 25, 1966, in force in Mozambique through Edict no. 22869, dated September 4, 1967);
  • The Penal Code (Law no. 24/2019, of December 24, as amended by Law no. 17/2020 of 23 December);
  • The new Labour Law (Law no. 13/2023, of 25 August) which enters into force on 22 February 2023;
  • The Credit Institutions and Financial Companies Law (Law n.º 20/2020, of 31 December) ("LCIFC”);
  • The Electronic Transactions Law (Law no. 3/2017, of January 9);
  • The Consumer Law (Law n.º 22/2009, of 28 September);

  • The Consumer Law Regulations (Decree n.º 27/2016, of 18 July); 

  • The Publicity Code (Decree No. 38/2016, of 31 August 2016); 

  • The Regulation on Licensing of Telecommunication and Scarce Resources (Decree no. 26/2017, of 30 June); 

  • The Regulations on Registration and Licensing of Intermediary Electronic Service Providers and Operators of Digital Platforms (Decree no. 59/2023, of 27 October); and
  • Resolution no. 5/2019, of 20 June, ratifies the African Union Convention on Cybersecurity and Personal Data Protection (“AU Convention”); and
  • Proposal of Cybersecurity Law, available at the National Institute for Technologies and Communication (“INTIC”) website, identified as version 6 of 15 September 2023 (“Cybersecurity Law”).

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