Global InformationEmail spam legislation by country information
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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]
| Jurisdiction | Legislation | Section | Implemented | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Argentina |
Personal Data Protection Act (2000) | § 27 | October 30, 2000 | [2][3] | |
 Australia |
Spam Act 2003 | Part 2 | 12 December 2003 | [4] | |
 Austria |
Austrian Telecommunications Act 1997 | § 107 | [5] | ||
 Belgium |
Wet 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 | [5] | ||
 Brazil |
None (loosely; Movimento Brasileiro de Combate ao Spam) | [6] | |||
 Bulgaria |
The Law of electronic commerce (2006) | Чл.5,6 | December 26, 2006 | [7] | |
 Canada |
Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act 2000 (PIPEDA) | [8] | |||
| Canada |
Fighting Internet and Wireless Spam Act 2010 | [9] | |||
| Canada |
Canada's Anti-Spam Legislation 2014 (CASL) | [10] | |||
 China |
Regulations on Internet email Services | 30 March 2006 | [5] | ||
 Colombia |
Law of Habeas Data | § 6 | 31 December 2008 | [11] | |
 Croatia |
Electronic Communications Act | § 107 | 22 July 2017 | [12] | |
 Cyprus |
Regulation of Electronic Communications and Postal Services Law of 2004 | § 6 | [13] | ||
 Czech Republic |
Act No. 480/2004 Coll., on Certain Information Society Services | § 7 | [13] | ||
 Denmark |
Danish marketing practices act | § 10 | [5] | ||
 Estonia |
Electronic Communications Act | § 103 | 1 January 2005 | [14] | |
 European Union |
Directive on Privacy and Electronic Communications | Art. 13 | 31 October 2003 | [15] | |
 Finland |
Act on Data Protection in Electronic Communications (516/2004) | [5] | |||
 France |
Loi du 21 juin 2004 pour la confiance dans l’économie numérique ("Law of June 21, 2004 for confidence in the digital economy") |
Art. 22 | [5] | ||
 Germany |
Gesetz gegen den unlauteren Wettbewerb (UWG) ("Unfair Competition Act") |
§ 7 | [5][16] | ||
 Hong Kong |
Unsolicited Electronic Messaging Ordinance | 22 December 2007 | [17] | ||
 Hungary |
Act CVIII of 2001 on Electronic Commerce | Art. 14 | [5] | ||
 India |
None (loosely; Information Technology Act, 2000 § 67) | [18] | |||
 Indonesia |
Undang-undang Informasi dan Transaksi Elektronic (ITE) (Internet Law) | [19] | |||
 Ireland |
European Communities (Electronic Communications Networks and Services) (Data Protection and Privacy) Regulations 2003 | Section 13 (1) (b) | 6 November 2003 | [20] | |
 Israel |
Communications Law (Telecommunications and Broadcasting), 1982 (Amendment 2008) | Art. 30 | December 2008 | [21] | |
 Italy |
Data Protection Code (Legislative Decree no. 196/2003) | § 130 | [5][22] | ||
 Japan |
The Law on Regulation of Transmission of Specified Electronic Mail | April 2002 | [5] | ||
 Malaysia |
Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 | [23] | |||
 Malta |
Data Protection Act (CAP 440) | § 10 | [24][25] | ||
 Mexico |
None | [13] | |||
 Netherlands |
Dutch Telecommunications Act | Art. 11.7 | [5][26] | ||
 New Zealand |
Unsolicited Electronic Messages Act 2007 | All | 5 September 2007 | [27] | |
 Norway |
Lov om kontroll med markedsføring og avtalevilkår mv. (markedsføringsloven) | Chap. 3 - § 15 | 1 March 2001 | [28] | |
 Pakistan |
Prevention of Electronic Crimes Ordinance 2007 | § 14 | 31 December 2007 | [29][30] | |
 Russia |
None (loosely: Russian Civil Code: Art. 309) | [13] | |||
 Singapore |
Spam Control Act 2007 | 15 June 2007 | [31] | ||
 South Africa |
Electronic Communications and Transactions Act, 2002 | § 45 | [32] | ||
| South Africa |
Consumer Protection Act, 2008 | § 11 | October 2010 | [33] | |
 South Korea |
Act on Promotion of Information and Communication and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection | Art. 50 | [34] | ||
 Spain |
Act 34/2002 of 11 July on Information Society Services and Electronic Commerce | [5][35] | |||
 Sweden |
Marknadsföringslagen (1995:450) "Swedish Marketing Act" |
§ 13b | [5][36][37] | ||
 Switzerland |
Gesetz gegen den unlauteren Wettbewerb (2007) | Art. 3, Buchst. o | [38] | ||
 Turkey |
Elektronik Ticaretin Düzenlenmesi Hakkında Kanun "Act About Regulation of E-Commerce" |
[5][39][37] | |||
 Ukraine |
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 United Kingdom |
Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003 | ||||
 United States |
Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act of 2003 (CAN-SPAM Act of 2003) | All | 16 December 2003 | [40] |
- ^ The Spamhaus Project - The Top 10 Worst Countries
- ^ "PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION ACT". Archived from the original on 2008-08-14. Retrieved 2008-08-28.
- ^ "Argentina Personal Data Protection Act (2000)". Archived from the original on 2009-04-08. Retrieved 2008-08-31.
- ^ SPAM ACT 2003
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "OECD Task Force". Archived from the original on August 27, 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-12.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ www.spamlaws.com
- ^ ЗАКОН ЗА ЕЛЕКТРОННАТА ТЪРГОВИЯ
- ^ "Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act". Archived from the original on 2011-03-09. Retrieved 2008-08-12.
- ^ Fighting Internet and Wireless Spam Act
- ^ Canada's Anti-Spam Legislation
- ^ "Ley Habeas Data" (PDF). Retrieved 5 July 2018.
- ^ "Zakon o elektroničkim komunikacijama". Retrieved 8 August 2018.
- ^ a b c d ITU SURVEY ON ANTI-SPAM LEGISLATION WORLDWIDE[permanent dead link]
- ^ Electronic Communications Act
- ^ "EUR-Lex - 32002L0058 - EN - EUR-Lex". 12 July 2002.
- ^ The New German Act Against Unfair Competition, Jan Peter Heidenreich
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-10-11. Retrieved 2008-08-12.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Laws For Spam Regulation
- ^ Indonesian Government Ratified Internet Law: Death to Bloggers' Voice?
- ^ SI 535/2003 in the Irish Statute Book
- ^ (in Hebrew)חוק התקשורת (בזק ושידורים), התשמ"ב-1982
- ^ "Docweb - Garante Privacy".
- ^ http://www.skmm.gov.my/what_we_do/ins/regulatory.asp
- ^ "Data Protection Act" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-08. Retrieved 2012-03-18.
- ^ Office of the Data Protection Commissioner[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Dutch DPA - Personal Data Protection Act". Archived from the original on 2006-05-24. Retrieved 2008-08-12.
- ^ New Zealand's Department of Internal Affairs
- ^ "Lov om kontroll med markedsføring og avtalevilkår mv. (Markedsføringsloven) - Lovdata".
- ^ "AMLAW: Electronic/Cyber Crimes Ordinance Promulgated in Pakistan". Archived from the original on 2008-09-18. Retrieved 2008-08-31.
- ^ "Full Text of Prevention of Electronic Crimes Ordinance 2007" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-04-11. Retrieved 2008-08-31.
- ^ "The Spam Control Act Comes Into Effect". Archived from the original on 2008-06-13. Retrieved 2008-08-12.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-02-05. Retrieved 2015-04-21.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-02-05. Retrieved 2015-04-21.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Korea Legislation Research Institute, Korea Law Translation Center. Statutes of the Republic of Korea
- ^ "Act 34/2002" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-11-09. Retrieved 2008-08-18.
- ^ "Swedish Marketing Act". Archived from the original on 2008-09-15. Retrieved 2008-08-18.
- ^ a b The Marketing Act
- ^ "SR 241 Bundesgesetz vom 19. Dezember 1986 gegen den unlauteren Wettbewerb (UWG)".
- ^ Act About Regulation of E-Commerce
- ^ "CAN-SPAM Act of 2003". Archived from the original on 2016-02-13. Retrieved 2008-08-12.