YEREVAN, JANUARY 29, ARMENPRESS. The adoption of the new law on the “Protection of Personal Data” is a forward step for the regulation of the problems existing in the sector in Armenia.

Republic of Armenia Minister of Justice Arpine Hovhannisyan said the aforementioned during the discussion on “Personal data protection and freedom of information” held on January 29.

“The new law presents a legal framework of rights and liabilities for both data developers and personal data subjects. It introduces the functions’ framework of corresponding bodies in the sector of personal data protection and the framework in question is satisfactory in present conditions. So we can state today that the body is capable of implementing its obligations,” “Armenpress” reports, Minister said.

She noted with satisfaction that a body objective towards personal data processing’s legality which implements permanent supervision - Personal Data Protection Agency – has already been formed.

“I think, that this is a good opportunity, that we have provided the citizens of the Republic of Armenia to be aware of the steps we are going to take, as well as raise the issues that there are in the sector,” Arpine Hovhannisyan added.

Natalia Vutova, Head of the Council of Europe Office in Yerevan, noted in her welcome speech that the Convention for the Protection of Individuals with regard to Automatic Processing of Personal Data that was ratified by Armenia in 2012 is the only international document regulating the sector.

The meeting was organized by Personal Data Protection Agency of Armenia Ministry of Justice and Council of Europe in the framework of Program Cooperation in EU Eastern Partnership countries “Improvement of Personal Protection Data Rights”