Email spam legislation by country explained

The following table represents laws in respective countries or jurisdictions which restrict the use of Email spam.

Note: Countries / Jurisdictions marked with red are listed in the Spamhaus' Worst Spam Origin Countries (March 2020).[1]

JurisdictionLegislation SectionImplemented Ref
ArgentinaPersonal Data Protection Act (2000)§ 27October 30, 2000[2] [3]
AustraliaSpam Act 2003Part 212 December 2003 [4]
AustriaAustrian Telecommunications Act 1997 § 107
BelgiumWet van 11 maart 2003 betreffende bepaalde juridische aspecten van de diensten van de informatiemaatschappij /
Loi du 11 mars 2003 sur certains aspects juridiques des services de la société de l'information
("Law of March 11, 2003 concerning certain legal aspects of information society services")		27 March 2003
  BrazilNone (loosely; Movimento Brasileiro de Combate ao Spam)[5]
BulgariaThe Law of electronic commerce (2006)Чл.5,6December 26, 2006[6]
CanadaPersonal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act 2000 (PIPEDA)[7]
CanadaFighting Internet and Wireless Spam Act 2010 [8]
CanadaCanada's Anti-Spam Legislation 2014 (CASL)[9]
  ChinaRegulations on Internet email Services30 March 2006[10]
ColombiaLaw of Habeas Data§ 631 December 2008[11]
CroatiaElectronic Communications Act § 10722 July 2017[12]
CyprusRegulation of Electronic Communications and Postal Services Law of 2004§ 6[13]
Czech RepublicAct No. 480/2004 Coll., on Certain Information Society Services§ 7
DenmarkDanish marketing practices act § 10
EstoniaElectronic Communications Act§ 1031 January 2005[14]
Directive on Privacy and Electronic CommunicationsArt. 1331 October 2003 [15]
FinlandAct on Data Protection in Electronic Communications (516/2004)
FranceLoi du 21 juin 2004 pour la confiance dans l’économie numérique
("Law of June 21, 2004 for confidence in the digital economy")		Art. 22
GermanyGesetz gegen den unlauteren Wettbewerb (UWG)
("Unfair Competition Act")		§ 7[16]
  Hong KongUnsolicited Electronic Messaging Ordinance22 December 2007[17]
HungaryAct CVIII of 2001 on Electronic CommerceArt. 14
  IndiaNone (loosely; Information Technology Act, 2000 § 67)[18]
IndonesiaUndang-undang Informasi dan Transaksi Elektronic (ITE) (Internet Law)[19]
IrelandEuropean Communities (Electronic Communications Networks and Services) (Data Protection and Privacy) Regulations 2003Section 13 (1) (b)6 November 2003[20]
IsraelCommunications Law (Telecommunications and Broadcasting), 1982 (Amendment 2008) Art. 30December 2008[21]
ItalyData Protection Code (Legislative Decree no. 196/2003) § 130[22]
  JapanThe Law on Regulation of Transmission of Specified Electronic MailApril 2002
MalaysiaCommunications and Multimedia Act 1998 [23]
MaltaData Protection Act (CAP 440)§ 10[24] [25]
MexicoNone
NetherlandsDutch Telecommunications ActArt. 11.7[26]
New ZealandUnsolicited Electronic Messages Act 2007 All5 September 2007 [27]
NorwayLov om kontroll med markedsføring og avtalevilkår mv. (markedsføringsloven)Chap. 3 - § 151 March 2001[28]
PakistanPrevention of Electronic Crimes Ordinance 2007§ 1431 December 2007[29] [30]
  None (loosely: Russian Civil Code: Art. 309)
SingaporeSpam Control Act 200715 June 2007 [31]
South AfricaElectronic Communications and Transactions Act, 2002§ 45[32]
South AfricaConsumer Protection Act, 2008§ 11October 2010[33]
Act on Promotion of Information and Communication and Communications Network Utilization and Information ProtectionArt. 50[34]
SpainAct 34/2002 of 11 July on Information Society Services and Electronic Commerce[35]
SwedenMarknadsföringslagen (1995:450)
"Swedish Marketing Act"		§ 13b[36] [37]
SwitzerlandGesetz gegen den unlauteren Wettbewerb (2007)Art. 3, Buchst. o[38]
  TurkeyElektronik Ticaretin Düzenlenmesi Hakkında Kanun
"Act About Regulation of E-Commerce"		[39]
  Ukraine 
  United KingdomPrivacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003
  United StatesControlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act of 2003 (CAN-SPAM Act of 2003)All16 December 2003 [40]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.spamhaus.org/statistics/countries/ The Spamhaus Project - The Top 10 Worst Countries
  2. Web site: PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION ACT . 2008-08-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080814002151/http://www.privacyinternational.org/countries/argentina/argentine-dpa.html . 2008-08-14 . dead .
  3. Web site: Argentina Personal Data Protection Act (2000) . 2008-08-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090408211157/http://www.privacyinternational.org/article.shtml?cmd%5B347%5D=x-347-61939 . 2009-04-08 . dead .
  4. http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/sa200366/ SPAM ACT 2003
  5. http://www.spamlaws.com/world.shtml www.spamlaws.com
  6. http://lex.bg/bg/laws/ldoc/2135530547 ЗАКОН ЗА ЕЛЕКТРОННАТА ТЪРГОВИЯ
  7. Web site: Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act . 2008-08-12 . 2011-03-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110309041225/http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/showtdm/cs/P-8.6 . dead .
  8. http://www2.parl.gc.ca/HousePublications/Publication.aspx?DocId=4547728&Language=e&Mode=1 Fighting Internet and Wireless Spam Act
  9. http://fightspam.gc.ca/eic/site/030.nsf/eng/home Canada's Anti-Spam Legislation
  10. Web site: OECD Task Force . 2008-08-12 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20080827191919/http://www.oecd-antispam.org/countrylaws.php3 . August 27, 2008 .
  11. Web site: Ley Habeas Data . 5 July 2018.
  12. Web site: Zakon o elektroničkim komunikacijama . 8 August 2018.
  13. http://www.itu.int/osg/csd/spam/legislation/Background_Paper_ITU_Bueti_Survey.pdf ITU SURVEY ON ANTI-SPAM LEGISLATION WORLDWIDE
  14. https://www.riigiteataja.ee/en/eli/521082017008/consolide Electronic Communications Act
  15. Web site: EUR-Lex - 32002L0058 - EN - EUR-Lex. 12 July 2002 .
  16. http://www.iuscomp.org/gla/literature/heidenreich.htm The New German Act Against Unfair Competition, Jan Peter Heidenreich
  17. Web site: Archived copy . 2008-08-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071011085225/http://www.ofta.gov.hk/en/uem/uemo_i.pdf . 2007-10-11 . dead .
  18. http://law4spamregulation.blogspot.com/2007/07/laws-for-spam-regulation.html Laws For Spam Regulation
  19. http://opennet.net/blog/2008/06/indonesian-government-ratified-internet-law-death-bloggers-voice Indonesian Government Ratified Internet Law: Death to Bloggers' Voice?
  20. http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/2003/en/si/0535.html SI 535/2003 in the Irish Statute Book
  21. חוק התקשורת (בזק ושידורים), התשמ"ב-1982
  22. Web site: Docweb - Garante Privacy.
  23. http://www.skmm.gov.my/what_we_do/ins/regulatory.asp
  24. Web site: Data Protection Act . 2012-03-18 . 2016-03-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160308231431/http://idpc.gov.mt/dbfile.aspx/ln16-2003.pdf . dead .
  25. http://idpc.gov.mt/article.aspx?art=116 Office of the Data Protection Commissioner
  26. Web site: Dutch DPA - Personal Data Protection Act . 2008-08-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060524202430/http://www.dutchdpa.nl/documenten/en_wetten_wbp.shtml?refer=true&theme=purple . 2006-05-24 . dead .
  27. http://www.dia.govt.nz/DIAwebsite.nsf/wpg_URL/Services-Anti-Spam-Index New Zealand's Department of Internal Affairs
  28. Web site: Lov om kontroll med markedsføring og avtalevilkår mv. (Markedsføringsloven) - Lovdata.
  29. Web site: AMLAW: Electronic/Cyber Crimes Ordinance Promulgated in Pakistan . 2008-08-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080918014611/http://www.amlaw.pk/blog/2007/12/31/electronic-crime-cyber-crime-ordinance-act-law-credit-card-fraud-spam-spoof-forgery-malicious-online-internet-pakistan/ . 2008-09-18 . dead .
  30. Web site: Full Text of Prevention of Electronic Crimes Ordinance 2007 . 2008-08-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090411000659/http://www.na.gov.pk/ordinances/elect_crimes_10042008.pdf . 2009-04-11 . dead .
  31. Web site: The Spam Control Act Comes Into Effect . 2008-08-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080613100251/http://www.ida.gov.sg/News%20and%20Events/20070608182820.aspx?getPagetype=20 . 2008-06-13 . dead .
  32. Web site: Archived copy . 2015-04-21 . 2016-02-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160205013837/http://www.gov.za/sites/www.gov.za/files/a25-02.pdf . dead .
  33. Web site: Archived copy . 2015-04-21 . 2016-02-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160205020502/http://www.gov.za/sites/www.gov.za/files/32186_467_0.pdf . dead .
  34. https://elaw.klri.re.kr/eng_service/lawView.do?hseq=38422&lang=ENG Korea Legislation Research Institute, Korea Law Translation Center. Statutes of the Republic of Korea
  35. Web site: Act 34/2002 . 2008-08-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081109203433/https://www.agpd.es/upload/Ley_34-2002_LSSI_ingles.pdf . 2008-11-09 . dead .
  36. Web site: Swedish Marketing Act . 2008-08-18 . 2008-09-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080915160935/http://www.notisum.se/rnp/sls/lag/19950450.HTM . dead .
  37. http://www.sweden.gov.se/content/1/c6/05/02/95/d1c2a1bf.pdf The Marketing Act
  38. Web site: SR 241 Bundesgesetz vom 19. Dezember 1986 gegen den unlauteren Wettbewerb (UWG).
  39. http://www.resmigazete.gov.tr/eskiler/2014/11/20141105-1.htm Act About Regulation of E-Commerce
  40. Web site: CAN-SPAM Act of 2003 . 2008-08-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160213043751/http://legalarchiver.org/cs.htm . 2016-02-13 . dead .

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