Email spam legislation by country

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]

JurisdictionLegislationSectionImplementedRef
 ArgentinaPersonal Data Protection Act (2000)§ 27October 30, 2000[2][3]
 AustraliaSpam Act 2003Part 212 December 2003[4]
 AustriaAustrian Telecommunications Act 1997§ 107 [5]
 BelgiumWet 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]
  BrazilNone (loosely; Movimento Brasileiro de Combate ao Spam)[6]
 BulgariaThe Law of electronic commerce (2006)Чл.5,6December 26, 2006[7]
 CanadaPersonal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act 2000 (PIPEDA)[8]
 CanadaFighting Internet and Wireless Spam Act 2010[9]
 CanadaCanada's Anti-Spam Legislation 2014 (CASL)[10]
  ChinaRegulations on Internet email Services 30 March 2006[5]
 ColombiaLaw of Habeas Data§ 631 December 2008[11]
 CroatiaElectronic Communications Act§ 10722 July 2017[12]
 CyprusRegulation of Electronic Communications and Postal Services Law of 2004§ 6[13]
 Czech RepublicAct No. 480/2004 Coll., on Certain Information Society Services§ 7[13]
 DenmarkDanish marketing practices act§ 10 [5]
 EstoniaElectronic Communications Act§ 1031 January 2005[14]
 European UnionDirective on Privacy and Electronic CommunicationsArt. 1331 October 2003[15]
 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][16]
  Hong KongUnsolicited Electronic Messaging Ordinance22 December 2007[17]
 HungaryAct CVIII of 2001 on Electronic CommerceArt. 14 [5]
  IndiaNone (loosely; Information Technology Act, 2000 § 67)[18]
 IndonesiaUndang-undang Informasi dan Transaksi Elektronic (ITE) (Internet Law)[19]
 IrelandEuropean Communities (Electronic Communications Networks and Services) (Data Protection and Privacy) Regulations 2003Section 13 (1) (b)6 November 2003[20]
 IsraelCommunications Law (Telecommunications and Broadcasting), 1982 (Amendment 2008)Art. 30December 2008[21]
 ItalyData Protection Code (Legislative Decree no. 196/2003)§ 130 [5][22]
  JapanThe Law on Regulation of Transmission of Specified Electronic Mail April 2002[5]
 MalaysiaCommunications and Multimedia Act 1998[23]
 MaltaData Protection Act (CAP 440) § 10[24][25]
 MexicoNone[13]
 NetherlandsDutch Telecommunications ActArt. 11.7 [5][26]
 New ZealandUnsolicited Electronic Messages Act 2007All5 September 2007[27]
 NorwayLov om kontroll med markedsføring og avtalevilkår mv. (markedsføringsloven)Chap. 3 - § 151 March 2001 [28]
 PakistanPrevention of Electronic Crimes Ordinance 2007 § 1431 December 2007[29][30]
  RussiaNone (loosely: Russian Civil Code: Art. 309)[13]
 SingaporeSpam Control Act 200715 June 2007[31]
 South AfricaElectronic Communications and Transactions Act, 2002§ 45[32]
 South AfricaConsumer Protection Act, 2008§ 11October 2010[33]
 South KoreaAct on Promotion of Information and Communication and Communications Network Utilization and Information ProtectionArt. 50[34]
 SpainAct 34/2002 of 11 July on Information Society Services and Electronic Commerce [5][35]
 SwedenMarknadsföringslagen (1995:450)
"Swedish Marketing Act"		§ 13b [5][36][37]
  SwitzerlandGesetz gegen den unlauteren Wettbewerb (2007)Art. 3, Buchst. o [38]
  TurkeyElektronik Ticaretin Düzenlenmesi Hakkında Kanun
"Act About Regulation of E-Commerce"		 [5][39][37]
  Ukraine 
  United KingdomPrivacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003
  United StatesControlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act of 2003 (CAN-SPAM Act of 2003)All16 December 2003[40]

See also

References
  1. The Spamhaus Project - The Top 10 Worst Countries
  2. "PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION ACT". Archived from the original on 2008-08-14. Retrieved 2008-08-28.
  3. "Argentina Personal Data Protection Act (2000)". Archived from the original on 2009-04-08. Retrieved 2008-08-31.
  4. SPAM ACT 2003
  5. "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)
  6. www.spamlaws.com
  7. ЗАКОН ЗА ЕЛЕКТРОННАТА ТЪРГОВИЯ
  8. Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act
  9. Fighting Internet and Wireless Spam Act
  10. Canada's Anti-Spam Legislation
  11. "Ley Habeas Data" (PDF). Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  12. "Zakon o elektroničkim komunikacijama". Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  13. ITU SURVEY ON ANTI-SPAM LEGISLATION WORLDWIDE
  14. Electronic Communications Act
  15. "EUR-Lex - 32002L0058 - EN - EUR-Lex". 12 July 2002.
  16. The New German Act Against Unfair Competition, Jan Peter Heidenreich
  17. "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)
  18. Laws For Spam Regulation
  19. Indonesian Government Ratified Internet Law: Death to Bloggers' Voice?
  20. SI 535/2003 in the Irish Statute Book
  21. (in Hebrew)חוק התקשורת (בזק ושידורים), התשמ"ב-1982
  22. "Docweb - Garante Privacy".
  23. http://www.skmm.gov.my/what_we_do/ins/regulatory.asp
  24. Data Protection Act
  25. Office of the Data Protection Commissioner
  26. "Dutch DPA - Personal Data Protection Act". Archived from the original on 2006-05-24. Retrieved 2008-08-12.
  27. New Zealand's Department of Internal Affairs
  28. "Lov om kontroll med markedsføring og avtalevilkår mv. (Markedsføringsloven) - Lovdata".
  29. "AMLAW: Electronic/Cyber Crimes Ordinance Promulgated in Pakistan". Archived from the original on 2008-09-18. Retrieved 2008-08-31.
  30. "Full Text of Prevention of Electronic Crimes Ordinance 2007" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-04-11. Retrieved 2008-08-31.
  31. "The Spam Control Act Comes Into Effect". Archived from the original on 2008-06-13. Retrieved 2008-08-12.
  32. "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)
  33. "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)
  34. Korea Legislation Research Institute, Korea Law Translation Center. Statutes of the Republic of Korea
  35. "Act 34/2002" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-11-09. Retrieved 2008-08-18.
  36. Swedish Marketing Act
  37. The Marketing Act
  38. "SR 241 Bundesgesetz vom 19. Dezember 1986 gegen den unlauteren Wettbewerb (UWG)".
  39. Act About Regulation of E-Commerce
  40. "CAN-SPAM Act of 2003". Archived from the original on 2016-02-13. Retrieved 2008-08-12.
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