Email spam legislation by country

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

Note: Countries marked with red are listed in the Spamhaus' Worst Spam Origin Countries (January 2016).[1]

Country Legislation SectionImplemented Ref
 ArgentinaPersonal Data Protection Act (2000)§ 27October 30, 2000[2][3]
 AustraliaSpam Act 2003Part 212 December 2003 [4]
 AustriaAustrian Telecommunications Act 1997 § 107 [5]
 BelgiumLoi du 11 mars 2003 sur certains aspects juridiques des services de la société de l'information
("Law of March 11 2003")		27 March 2003 [5]
   BrazilNone (loosely; Movimento Brasileiro de Combate ao Spam)[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 Services 30 March 2006[5]
 CyprusRegulation of Electronic Communications and Postal Services Law of 2004§ 6[10]
 Czech RepublicAct No. 480/2004 Coll., on Certain Information Society Services§ 7[10]
 DenmarkDanish marketing practices act § 6 [5]
 European UnionDirective on Privacy and Electronic CommunicationsArt. 1331 October 2003 [11]
 FinlandAct on Data Protection in Electronic Communications (516/2004) [5]
 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 [5]
   GermanyGesetz gegen den unlauteren Wettbewerb (UWG)
("Unfair Competition Act")		§ 7 [5][12]
   Hong KongUnsolicited Electronic Messaging Ordinance22 December 2007[13]
 HungaryAct CVIII of 2001 on Electronic CommerceArt. 14 [5]
   IndiaNone (loosely; Information Technology Act, 2000 § 67)[14]
 IndonesiaUndang-undang Informasi dan Transaksi Elektronic (ITE) (Internet Law)[15]
 IrelandEuropean Communities (Electronic Communications Networks and Services) (Data Protection and Privacy) Regulations 2003Section 13 (1) (b)6 November 2003[16]
 IsraelCommunications Law (Telecommunications and Broadcasting), 1982 (Amendment 2008) Art. 30December 2008[17][18]
 ItalyData Protection Code (Legislative Decree no. 196/2003) § 130 [5][19]
   JapanThe Law on Regulation of Transmission of Specified Electronic Mail April 2002[5]
 MalaysiaCommunications and Multimedia Act 1998 [20]
 MaltaData Protection Act (CAP 440) § 10[21][22]
 MexicoNone[10]
 NetherlandsDutch Telecommunications ActArt. 11.7 [5][23]
 New Zealand Unsolicited Electronic Messages Act 2007 All 5 September 2007 [24]
 PakistanPrevention of Electronic Crimes Ordinance 2007 § 1431 December 2007[25][26]
   RussiaNone (loosely: Russian Civil Code: Art. 309)[10]
 SingaporeSpam Control Act 200715 June 2007 [27]
 South AfricaElectronic Communications and Transactions Act, 2002§ 45[28]
 South AfricaConsumer Protection Act, 2008§ 11October 2010[29]
 South KoreaAct on Promotion of Information and Communication and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection of 2001Art. 50[10]
 SpainAct 34/2002 of 11 July on Information Society Services and Electronic Commerce [5][30]
 SwedenMarknadsföringslagen (1995:450)
"Swedish Marketing Act"		§ 13b [5][31][32]
 TurkeyElektronik Ticaretin Düzenlenmesi Hakkında Kanun
"Act About Regulation of E-Commerce"		 [5][33][34]
   United KingdomPrivacy 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)All16 December 2003 [35]

The following table represents laws in respective countries which legalize the use of Email spam.

Country Legislation SectionImplemented Ref
 BulgariaThe Law of electronic commerce (2006)Чл.5,6December 26, 2006[36]

See also

External links

References

  1. ↑ The Spamhaus Project - The Top 10 Worst Countries
  2. ↑ PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION ACT
  3. ↑ Argentina Personal Data Protection Act (2000)
  4. ↑ SPAM ACT 2003
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 OECD Task Force
  6. ↑ www.spamlaws.com
  7. ↑ Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act
  8. ↑ Fighting Internet and Wireless Spam Act
  9. ↑ Canada's Anti-Spam Legislation
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 ITU SURVEY ON ANTI-SPAM LEGISLATION WORLDWIDE
  11. ↑ http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/ALL/?uri=CELEX:32002L0058
  12. ↑ The New German Act Against Unfair Competition, Jan Peter Heidenreich
  13. ↑ http://www.ofta.gov.hk/EN/UEM/uemo_i.pdf
  14. ↑ Laws For Spam Regulation
  15. ↑ Indonesian Government Ratified Internet Law: Death to Bloggers' Voice?
  16. ↑ SI 535/2003 in the Irish Statute Book
  17. ↑ (Hebrew)חוק התקשורת (בזק ושידורים), התשמ"ב-1982
  18. ↑ Zvi Zrahiya (2008-03-26). "Economic Affairs committee approves: NIS 200,000 fine for spam". Haaretz.
  19. ↑ http://www.garanteprivacy.it/web/guest/home/docweb/-/docweb-display/docweb/1311248
  20. ↑ http://www.skmm.gov.my/what_we_do/ins/regulatory.asp
  21. ↑ Data Protection Act
  22. ↑ Office of the Data Protection Commissioner
  23. ↑ http://www.dutchdpa.nl/documenten/en_wetten_wbp.shtml?refer=true&theme=purple
  24. ↑ New Zealand's Department of Internal Affairs
  25. ↑ AMLAW: Electronic/Cyber Crimes Ordinance Promulgated in Pakistan
  26. ↑ Full Text of Prevention of Electronic Crimes Ordinance 2007
  27. ↑ The Spam Control Act Comes Into Effect
  28. ↑
  29. ↑
  30. ↑ Act 34/2002
  31. ↑ Swedish Marketing Act
  32. ↑ The Marketing Act
  33. ↑ Act About Regulation of E-Commerce
  34. ↑ The Marketing Act
  35. ↑ CAN-SPAM Act of 2003
  36. ↑ ЗАКОН ЗА ЕЛЕКТРОННАТА ТЪРГОВИЯ
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