Data Security Law of the People's Republic of China 09/08/2022, 06:44 500,000 yuan. Article 49 Where a state organ fails to perform data security obligations as provided for in this Law, the directly liable persons in charge and other directly liable persons shall be given a sanction in accordance with the law. Article 50 Any state functionary performing data security related regulation regulation neglects his duty, abuses power, or engages in malpractice for personal gain, shall be given a sanction in accordance with the law. Article 51 Whoever obtains data through theft or by any other illegal means, or eliminates or restricts competition in data processing, or harms the lawful rights and interests of individuals or organizations, shall be punished in accordance with the provisions of relevant laws and administrative regulations. Article 52 Whoever, in violation of this Law, causes damages to others shall bear civil liability in accordance with the law. Where a violation of the provisions of this Law constitutes a violation of public security administration, a public security administrative penalty shall be given in accordance with the law. Where a crime is constituted, criminal responsibility shall be investigated in accordance with the law. Chapter VII Supplementary Provisions Article 53 The provisions of the Law of the People’s Republic of China on Guarding State Secrets and other relevant laws and administrative regulations shall apply to data processing that involves state secrets. The provisions of relevant laws and administrative regulations shall also be observed when data are processed in statistical or archival work and in data processing involving personal information. Article 54 Measures for the military data security and protection shall be separately formulated by the Central Military Commission in accordance with this Law. Article 55 This Law shall come into force as of September 1, 2021. Source: Editor: Tools: Save | Print | E-Mail http://www.npc.gov.cn/englishnpc/c23934/202112/1abd8829788946ecab270e469b13c39c.shtml Page 12 of 13

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