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23
Mar
2023
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Thailand Amends the Labour Protection Act to Recognize Working-From-Home

The Labour Protection Act (No. 8) B.E. 2566 (2023) (“Act No. 8”) was gazetted on 19th March 2023 to amend... Read More

16
Feb
2023
PDPC 向PDPC办事处呈报个人资料泄露通知书 (PDPC Notification on Notifying Personal Data Breach to the PDPC Office)

2022年12月6日,个人数据保护委员会(PDPC)发布了《关于通知个人数据泄露的标准及程序的通知》B.E.2565(2022),自2022年12月15日起生效。我们在下面讨论了本通知的主要规定。 1.   数据控制者必须将以下任何个人数据泄露事件通知PDPC办事处和数据主体: (1)   由于个人数据未经授权或错误地访问或披露,或由于错误、缺陷或事故而导致的机密性违规; (2)  个人数据未经授权的更改或更正,或由于错误、缺陷或事故导致个人数据不准确或不完整,构成完整性违规; 而且 (3)  由于个人数据无法访问或被破坏,无法正常使用,造成可用性违规。 2.   当数据控制者意识到个人数据泄露或潜在的泄露时,数据控制者必须立即评估和审计泄露。如果确定违规行为对数据主体的权利和自由构成风险,数据控制者必须立即采取行动防止、暂停或纠正违规行为,并在得知违规行为后72小时内通知PDPC办事处。 3.   如果数据控制者发现违规行为可能对数据主体的权利和自由产生重大影响(考虑到本通知中列出的因素),数据控制者必须(1)立即将违规行为和本通知中所列的其他事实通知数据主体,(2)向数据主体提供数据控制者将采取的补救措施指南,以及(3)采取所有必要和适当的措施,暂停、回复、纠正或从个人数据泄露中恢复,并防止未来的泄露。 4.   数据控制者必须通过电子方式或PDPC办事处指定的任何其他方式以书面形式通知PDPC办事处该违规行为。如果由于不可避免的情况,数据控制者未能在72小时内通知PDPC办事处,则数据控制者必须在得知违规事件后15天内通知PDPC办事处,并说明延迟的原因。 5.   数据控制者必须在与数据处理者的数据处理协议中规定,数据处理者有义务在数据处理者意识到个人数据泄露后的72小时内立即通知数据控制者。 6.   如果数据泄露涉及多个数据主体,则数据控制者可通过公共媒体、社交媒体或电子手段或数据主体或公众可获得的任何其他手段,专门或一般地将数据泄露通知此类数据主体。... Read More

02
Feb
2023
Developments Related to the Myanmar Trademark Law 2019 (MTL 2019)

1.   The Union Government established the Central Committee of Intellectual Property (“CCIP”) on 6th March 2020. The CCIP is in... Read More

15
Jan
2023
PDPC Notification on Notifying Personal Data Breach to the PDPC Office

On 6th December 2022, the Personal Data Protection Committee (PDPC) issued its Notification on Criteria and Procedures for Notifying Personal... Read More

30
Nov
2022
Amendments of the Union Tax Law 2022

On 17th November 2022, the State Administration Council Law No. 48/2022 was issued to amend the Union Tax Law 2022... Read More

30
Nov
2022
Settlement of Payments from Myanmar – Thai Border Trading

On 31st October 2022, the Ministry of Commerce (“MOC”) issued the Newsletter No. 10/2022 in relation to settlement of payments... Read More

31
Oct
2022
Act on Amendments to the Civil and Commercial Code (CCC)

The House of Representatives and the Senate of Thailand recently approved the Act on Amendments to the CCC as proposed... Read More

31
Oct
2022
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Electronic-means Administrative Functions Act

The Electronic-means Administrative Functions Act B.E. 2565 (“EAFA”) was published in the Government Gazette on 12th October 2022.  It will... Read More

31
Oct
2022
Residential Land Ownership of Foreigners

On 25th October 2022, the Thai Cabinet approved the draft regulation of the Ministry of Interior (MOI) Re: Acquisition of... Read More

29
Oct
2022
Requirements and Procedure for Visa Extension for Foreign Employees

On 14th September 2022, the Directorate of Investment and Company Administration (“DICA”) issued the announcement to set out the requirements... Read More

30
Sep
2022
Update on Employee Stock Option Program (ESOP) for SMEs

It has been over two years since the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued the Notification No. TorJor 17/2563 re:... Read More

30
Sep
2022
Long-Term Resident Visa for Dependents of LTR Visa Holder

Thailand recently introduced the long-term resident visa (“LTR Visa”) to four categories of foreigners (“Eligible Foreigners”) who are wealthy global... Read More

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