Checked on September 27, 2026
GDPR in Malta
How the GDPR works in Malta: the supervisory authority, the national law that supplements the regulation, and where to notify a breach.
- Supervisory authority
- Information and Data Protection Commissioner (IDPC) (Information and Data Protection Commissioner)
- National law supplementing the GDPR
- Data Protection Act · Data Protection Act (Cap. 586) · Chapter 586 of the Laws of Malta
- Age of digital consent
- 13
- Breach notification
- register.idpc.org.mt/report-breach/
- National specifics
- Breaches are notified via the IDPC online form; cite the reference number from the acknowledgment email in follow-ups.
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Sources
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