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Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021 on the Protection of Personal Data (UAE PDPL)vsGDPR

Name: Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021 on the Protection of Personal Data (UAE PDPL) to GDPR Control Mapping Dataset
Creator: TheArtOfService

See exactly how Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021 on the Protection of Personal Data (UAE PDPL) controls map to GDPR. Pre-computed mappings, identified gaps, and coverage analysis.

Controls Mapped

Gaps Found

67%

Coverage

According to the TheArtOfService Compliance Knowledge Graph:

Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021 on the Protection of Personal Data (UAE PDPL) maps to GDPR with 67% coverage across 8 directly mapped controls. Analysis of 12 Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021 on the Protection of Personal Data (UAE PDPL) controls identifies 4 compliance gaps — primarily concentrated in UAE PDPL: UAE Data Office, Penalties, Free Zones (Articles 25-29 and Free Zone Coordination).

Source: TheArtOfService Knowledge Graph | 12 controls analysed | 723 frameworks | 332K+ cross-framework mappings

Control Mappings

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UAE PDPL: Controller and Processor Obligations (Articles 8-10, 18-21)(19 mappings)

UAE-PDPL-Art.10Data Protection Officer (DPO) (UAE PDPL Article 10)8 targets

→GDPR-Art.10Processing of personal data relating to criminal convictions

→GDPR-Art.11Processing which does not require identification

→GDPR-Art.25Data protection by design and by default

→GDPR-Art.35Data protection impact assessment

→GDPR-Art.37Designation of the data protection officer

→GDPR-Art.38Position of the data protection officer

→GDPR-Art.39Tasks of the data protection officer

→GDPR-Art.9Processing of special categories of personal data

UAE-PDPL-Art.18_19_20_21Security measures, controller/processor relationship, DPIA (UAE PDPL Articles 18-21)8 targets

→GDPR-Art.10Processing of personal data relating to criminal convictions

→GDPR-Art.11Processing which does not require identification

→GDPR-Art.25Data protection by design and by default

→GDPR-Art.28Processor

→GDPR-Art.32Security of processing

→GDPR-Art.35Data protection impact assessment

→GDPR-Art.38Position of the data protection officer

→GDPR-Art.9Processing of special categories of personal data

UAE-PDPL-Art.8Records of processing activities (UAE PDPL Article 8)

→GDPR-Art.30Records of processing activities

UAE-PDPL-Art.9Data breach notification (UAE PDPL Article 9)2 targets

→GDPR-Art.33Notification of a personal data breach to the supervisory authority

→GDPR-Art.34Communication of a personal data breach to the data subject

UAE PDPL: Scope, Definitions and Applicability (Articles 1-3)(1 mappings)

UAE-PDPL-Art.1_2_3Scope, definitions and applicability (UAE PDPL Articles 1-3)

→GDPR-Art.5Principles relating to processing of personal data

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What are the key differences between Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021 on the Protection of Personal Data (UAE PDPL) and GDPR?

Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021 on the Protection of Personal Data (UAE PDPL) has 12 controls across its framework, while GDPR covers 27 controls. Direct mapping analysis identifies 8 overlapping controls (67% coverage). The frameworks diverge most significantly in UAE PDPL: UAE Data Office, Penalties, Free Zones (Articles 25-29 and Free Zone Coordination), where 3 Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021 on the Protection of Personal Data (UAE PDPL) controls have no direct GDPR equivalent.

How many controls map between Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021 on the Protection of Personal Data (UAE PDPL) and GDPR?

Of 12 total Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021 on the Protection of Personal Data (UAE PDPL) controls, 8 map directly to GDPR controls — representing 67% coverage. The remaining 4 controls represent compliance gaps requiring additional documentation or compensating controls to satisfy both frameworks simultaneously.

What are the compliance gaps when mapping Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021 on the Protection of Personal Data (UAE PDPL) to GDPR?

4 Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021 on the Protection of Personal Data (UAE PDPL) controls have no direct equivalent in GDPR. The highest concentration of gaps is in UAE PDPL: UAE Data Office, Penalties, Free Zones (Articles 25-29 and Free Zone Coordination) with 3 unmapped controls. These gaps represent areas where additional controls, policies, or documentation must be created to achieve compliance with both frameworks.

Which control domains have the most gaps between Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021 on the Protection of Personal Data (UAE PDPL) and GDPR?

The domain with the highest gap count is UAE PDPL: UAE Data Office, Penalties, Free Zones (Articles 25-29 and Free Zone Coordination) (3 gaps). Export the full domain-by-domain gap breakdown via the Professional tier to generate a prioritised remediation roadmap.

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