Contribution on personal data protection (2025)

Contribution of 99 AVOCATS ASSOCIÉS for the International Network of Privacy Law Professionals (INPLP)

"Monaco strengthens its legal framework for the protection of personal data: new Law 1.565 of 3 December 2024"

Our article outlines Monaco Law no. 1.565 of 3 December 2024 on personal data protection, and the activity of the new Personal Data Protection Authority (APDP) in the first half of 2025. It was drafted prior to the publication of the regulatory texts implementing the Law, which have since been issued (Sovereign Ordinance No. 11.327 of 10 July 2025; Ministerial Order No. 2025-361 of 14 July 2025).

Read our article:

• https://inplp.com/latest-news/article/monaco-strengthens-its-legal-framework-for-the-protection-of-personal-data-new-law-1565-of-3-december-2024/
• https://eurocloud.org/news/article/monaco-strengthens-its-legal-framework-for-the-protection-of-personal-data-new-law-1565-of-3-decem/

INPLP is a not-for-profit international network of qualified professionals providing expert counsel on legal and compliance issues relating to data privacy and associated matters.

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CONTENT:

1. Key points of Monaco Law, in line with European standards

1.1. Scope of Law no. 1.565

1.2. Main principles of protection

1.3. Rights of data subjects

1.4. Obligations of data controllers

1.5. Obligations of (sub-)processors

1.6. Administrative sanctions

1.7. Right to compensation and jurisdiction

2. Activity of the new Personal Data Protection Authority (APDP) in the first half 2025

2.1. Recommendations on the EU standard contractual clauses (SCCs)

2.2. Opinion on the draft Sovereign Order implementing provisions of the new Law no. 1.565

2.3. Measures to help professionals comply with the new rules stemming from Law no. 1.565

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