Republic of North Macedonia Law on Personal Data Protection (Zakon za zastita na licnite podatoci) published Official Gazette of the Republic of North Macedonia No. 42/2020 of 16 February 2020 + effective 24 August 2021 (18-month transition period) + Amendment Law No. 12/2021 published Official Gazette No. 12/2021 (breach notification clarifications). Replaces the 2005 Law on Personal Data Protection. Substantively aligned with EU GDPR Regulation 2016/679 as part of North Macedonia EU accession process (candidate status since 2005 + formal negotiations opened 19 July 2022). Constitutional anchor Constitution of North Macedonia Article 18 right to privacy + Article 25 inviolability of correspondence. Agency for Personal Data Protection (Agencija za zastita na licnite podatoci - AZLP) - independent supervisory authority + Skopje headquarters + Director appointed by Assembly (Sobranie) for 5-year term + member of Council of Europe Convention 108+ Committee + observer to European Data Protection Board (EDPB) pending EU accession + member of Global Privacy Assembly. North Macedonia signatory to Convention 108 + ratified Convention 108+ on 19 December 2021 (5th country to ratify). Articles 1-3 scope + definitions + universal application to controllers + processors processing personal data of natural persons in North Macedonia + extraterritorial application where natural persons in North Macedonia are targeted. Free Trade Agreement with EU coordination + CEFTA + Western Balkans Six cooperation.
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