Announcement on Appointment of Personal Data Protection Committee

On 18 January 2022, a Cabinet Resolution was announced in the Royal Gazette appointing the Personal Data Protection Committee (PDPC) effective from 11 January 2022. The PDPC has the authority and duty under the Personal Data Protection Act B.E. 2562 (2019) (PDPA) to determine the details of regulations as well as establish criteria and guidance for business operators to comply with the PDPA.

This announcement follows a recent statement from the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society that there will be no further delays in the full enforcement of the PDPA, which will take place on 1 June 2022.

Therefore, all business operators who collect, use and/or disclose personal data, in particular B2C service providers, should make all necessary preparations now for the full enforcement of the PDPA in four months.

Blumenthal Richter & Sumet has a leading Data Protection practice and has provided a readiness-preparedness checklist and roadmap to compliance with the PDPA below.

Please contact Anuwat Ngamprasertkul, Partner as well as Co-Head of Litigation and Dispute Resolution and Co-Head of Tech-Media-Telecoms (TMT), for any questions or comments at [email protected] or +662-022-1022.