Legislation and other documents < Resources Center < The Israeli Law Information and Technology Authority (ILITA) < Ministry of Justice

The documents here are unofficial translations to English of Israeli legislation and other relevant documents.

Legislation*

• Basic Law: Human Dignity and Liberty
• Protection of Privacy Law, 5741-1981 - unofficial translation
• Protection of Privacy (Transfer of Data Abroad) Regulations - unofficial translation

*The only official version of Israeli legislation is the Hebrew version as it was accepted by the Knesset (the Israeli parliament) and published in the public Register.

Other documents

• WP165 - Opinion 6/2009 on the level of protection of personal data in Israel, adopted on 1 December 2009 by the Article 29 Data Protection Working Party
• The Schoffman Report - Report of the Committee for the Examination of Legislation Relating to Databases
• A guide to data protection in Israel - Analysis of the Legal Framework on Data Protection in Israel, By Mr. Ian Bourne – Head of Data Protection Projects, Information Commissioner’s Office, UK, January 2010. Prepared as part of Twinning Project IS/2007/ENPAP/JH/01“Strengthening Data Protection in Israel”.
• Yoram Hacohen, Data protection in Israel - towards a new policy, Data Protection Review.eu (digital magazine published by the Data Protection Agency of the Community of Madrid) 

Drafts

• Draft for the Protection of Privacy Regulations (Information Security in Databases), 5770-2010 - Position paper proposing an arrangement on data security duties of data controllers and processors by the Protection of Privacy Law, 5741-1981.

Title Description File Date 9/6/2004