ArmeniaLaw on Protection of Personal Data, special category data
Law of the Republic of Armenia on Protection of Personal Data, Law No. HO-49-N, Art. 12
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In force since 1 July 2015.
A sensitive categories rule binding public and private bodies.
As of 29 August 2026.
What it requires
- An app that processes a category of special data covered by Art. 12 from a person in Armenia must obtain the data subject's consent or rely on a specific legal provision authorizing the processing, and must stop processing immediately once that basis or purpose no longer applies.
What this law does
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Art. 12 sets a single, general condition for special-category processing: processing without the data subject's consent is prohibited except where it is directly provided for by law, and processing must stop immediately once its legal basis or purpose lapses. This is a single ground, consent or a legal provision, considerably thinner than a multi-ground special-category structure.
Which specific categories Art. 12 governs beyond this general rule is not enumerated here, and biometric data is instead addressed by a separate, dedicated article (Art. 13), not folded into this general special-category rule.
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