Codice Privacy (Personal Data Protection Code), as Amended for GDPR Alignment

Decreto Legislativo 30 giugno 2003, n. 196, as amended by Decreto Legislativo 10 agosto 2018, n. 101

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In force since 19 September 2018.

A comprehensive regime rule binding public and private bodies.

As of 24 August 2026.

What it requires

Establish a General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Article 6 lawful basis before processing personal data of a person in Italy, following the Codice Privacy's institutional and procedural rules.
Expect a Codice Privacy Titolo III criminal offense (Artt. 167, 167-bis, 167-ter, 168, 170, 171) to attach to unlawful processing, on top of GDPR's own administrative-fine exposure.

What this law does

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Italy gives the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) domestic effect through the Codice in materia di protezione dei dati personali (Personal Data Protection Code), Decreto Legislativo 196/2003 as amended by Decreto Legislativo 101/2018, in force from 19 September 2018. Beyond the GDPR baseline it adds its own Titolo III criminal offenses for unlawful processing (Artt.

167, 167-bis, 167-ter, 168, 170, 171; Art. 169 was abrogated outright by the 2018 decree), the Garante's own Article 166 sanctioning procedure, and sector-specific security and consent prescriptions for genetic, health, and biometric data.

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Read the law

normattiva.it, D.Lgs. 196/2003 idF D.Lgs. 101/2018 (article by article)

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