Resolution No. 13/NQ-CP dated February 7th, 2023 of the Government on approval for documents on protection of personal data

Under this Resolution, the Government agreed to approve the regulation on cases in which personal data is processed without the consent of the data owner, including:

- To protect the life and health of the data owner or others in an emergency situation;

- The disclosure of personal data in accordance with the law;

- The processing of data by competent regulatory authorities in the event of a state of emergency on national defense, security, social order and safety, major disasters, or dangerous epidemics; when there is a risk of threatening security and national defense but not to the extent of declaring a state of emergency; to prevent and combat riots and terrorism, to prevent and combat crimes and law violations according to the provisions of law;

- To fulfill the contractual obligations of the data owners with relevant agencies, organizations and individuals as prescribed by law;

- To serve the activities of regulatory agencies as prescribed by specialized laws.

This Resolution comes into force as of the date of signing.