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.
| Country | Legislation | Section | Implemented | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | Personal Data Protection Act (2000) | §27 | October 30, 2000 | ||
| Australia | Spam Act 2003 | Part 2 | 12 December 2003 | ||
| Austria | Austrian Telecommunications Act 1997 | §107 | |||
| Belgium | Loi du 11 mars 2003 | 27 March 2003 | |||
| Brazil | None (loosely; Movimento Brasileiro de Combate ao Spam) | ||||
| Canada | Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act 2000 (PIPEDA) | ||||
| Canada | Fighting Internet and Wireless Spam Act 2010 | ||||
| China | Regulations on Internet email Services - Death penalty risked by spammers | 30 March 2006 | |||
| Cyprus | Regulation of Electronic Communications and Postal Services Law of 2004 | §6 | |||
| Czech Republic | Act No. 480/2004 Coll., on Certain Information Society Services | §7 | |||
| Denmark | Danish marketing practices act | §6 | |||
| European Union | Directive on Privacy and Electronic Communications | Art.13 | 31 October 2003 | ||
| Finland | Act on Data Protection in Electronic Communications (516/2004) | ||||
| France | Loi du 21 juin 2004 pour la confiance dans l’économie numérique ("Law of June 21 2004 for the confidence in the numerical economy") |
Art.22 | |||
| Germany | Gesetz gegen Unlauteren Wettbewerb (UWG) ("Act against Unfair Competition") |
Art.7 | |||
| Hong Kong | Unsolicited Electronic Messaging Ordinance | 22 December 2007 | |||
| Hungary | Act CVIII of 2001 on Electronic Commerce | Art.14 | |||
| India | None (loosely; Information Technology Act, 2000 §67) | ||||
| Indonesia | Undang-undang Informasi dan Transaksi Elektronic (ITE) (Internet Law) | ||||
| Ireland | European Communities (Electronic Communications Networks and Services) (Data Protection and Privacy) Regulations 2003 | Section 13 (1) (b) | 6 November 2003 | ||
| Israel | Communications Law (Telecommunications and Broadcasting), 1982 (Amendment 2008) | Art.30 | December 2008 | ||
| Italy | Data Protection Code (Legislative Decree no. 196/2003) | §130 | |||
| Japan | The Law on Regulation of Transmission of Specified Electronic Mail | April 2002 | |||
| Malaysia | Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 | ||||
| Malta | Data Protection Act (CAP 440) | §10 | |||
| Mexico | None | ||||
| Netherlands | Dutch Telecommunications Act | Art.11.7 | |||
| New Zealand | Unsolicited Electronic Messages Act 2007 | All | 5 September 2007 | ||
| Pakistan | Prevention of Electronic Crimes Ordinance 2007 | §14 | 31 December 2007 | ||
| Russia | None (loosely: Russian Civil Code: Art.309) | ||||
| Singapore | Spam Control Act 2007 | 15 June 2007 | |||
| South Korea | Act on Promotion of Information and Communication and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection of 2001 | Art.50 | |||
| Spain | Act 34/2002 of 11 July on Information Society Services and Electronic Commerce | ||||
| Sweden | Marknadsföringslagen (1995:450) "Swedish Marketing Act" |
§13b | |||
| 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 |
The following table represents laws in respective countries which legalize the use of Email spam.
| Country | Legislation | Section | Implemented | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | The Law of electronic commerce (2006) | Чл.5,6 | December 26, 2006 |
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