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]
 NorwayLov om kontroll med markedsføring og avtalevilkår mv. (markedsføringsloven)Chap. 3 - § 151 March 2001 [25]
 PakistanPrevention of Electronic Crimes Ordinance 2007 § 1431 December 2007[26][27]
   RussiaNone (loosely: Russian Civil Code: Art. 309)[10]
 SingaporeSpam Control Act 200715 June 2007 [28]
 South AfricaElectronic Communications and Transactions Act, 2002§ 45[29]
 South AfricaConsumer Protection Act, 2008§ 11October 2010[30]
 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][31]
 SwedenMarknadsföringslagen (1995:450)
"Swedish Marketing Act"
§ 13b [5][32][33]
  SwitzerlandGesetz gegen den unlauteren Wettbewerb (2007)Art. 3, Buchst. o [34]
 TurkeyElektronik Ticaretin Düzenlenmesi Hakkında Kanun
"Act About Regulation of E-Commerce"
[5][35][36]
   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 [37]

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[38]

See also

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. https://lovdata.no/dokument/NL/lov/2009-01-09-2#KAPITTEL_3
  26. AMLAW: Electronic/Cyber Crimes Ordinance Promulgated in Pakistan
  27. Full Text of Prevention of Electronic Crimes Ordinance 2007
  28. The Spam Control Act Comes Into Effect
  29. Act 34/2002
  30. Swedish Marketing Act
  31. The Marketing Act
  32. Act About Regulation of E-Commerce
  33. The Marketing Act
  34. CAN-SPAM Act of 2003
  35. ЗАКОН ЗА ЕЛЕКТРОННАТА ТЪРГОВИЯ
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