Law on Combating Cybercrime, Fraudulent Data Introduction, Interception and Personal-Data Offences

Loi n° 27-2020 du 5 juin 2020 portant lutte contre la cybercriminalité, arts. 7, 8, 17, 22

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In force.

A computer misuse rule binding public and private bodies.

As of 24 October 2026.

What it requires

Do not introduce, or attempt to introduce, data into an information system by fraudulent means.
Do not intercept, or attempt to intercept, by fraudulent means and by technical means, data of an information system during its non-public transmission to, from or within an information system.
Do not collect personal data by fraudulent, unfair or unlawful means.
Do not divert personal data you hold in the course of recording, classifying, transmitting or otherwise processing it from the purpose defined by the personal-data laws and regulations, by the data-protection commission's authorizing decision, or by the prior declarations for the processing.

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Article 7 punishes, by one to five years' imprisonment and a fine of five million to ten million CFA francs, or either penalty, fraudulently introducing or attempting to introduce data into an information system. Article 8 punishes, with the same penalties, fraudulently intercepting or attempting to intercept, by technical means, data of an information system during its non-public transmission to, from or within an information system.

Article 17 punishes, by one to five years' imprisonment and a fine of one million to ten million CFA francs, or either penalty, collecting personal data by fraudulent, unfair or unlawful means.

Article 22 punishes, with the same penalties, a person who holds personal data in the course of recording, classifying, transmitting or otherwise processing it and diverts that information from the purpose defined by the personal-data laws and regulations, by the data-protection commission's decision authorizing the automated processing, or by the prior declarations for that processing.

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