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 "jurisdiction_id": "CI",
 "jurisdiction": "Ivory Coast (UEMOA bloc)",
 "url": "https://dataprotection.gi/jurisdictions/ivory-coast-uemoa-bloc/",
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 "date_modified": "2026-08-05",
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   "code": "regulator_and_framework",
   "name": "Regulator & Framework",
   "traffic_light": "amber",
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    "act_and_instruments",
    "material_scope",
    "regulator_and_authority",
    "regulator_registration_and_filing",
    "territorial_scope"
   ],
   "url": "https://dataprotection.gi/jurisdictions/ivory-coast-uemoa-bloc/#regulator-and-framework-regulator-framework",
   "traffic_light_rationale": "Core statute and regulator identity confirmed via secondary sources; primary legal text (Journal Officiel) and full scope/registration detail not directly retrieved in this run.",
   "claims": [
    {
     "statement": "ARTCI (the Telecommunications/ICT Regulatory Authority of Côte d'Ivoire) exercises data-protection oversight functions, including issuing public communiqués addressing personal data/privacy matters.",
     "regulatory_stage": "in_force",
     "is_binding": true,
     "confidence": "Probable",
     "source_publisher": "OneTrust DataGuidance",
     "source_url": "https://www.dataguidance.com/news/ivory-coast-artci-reminds-data-controllers",
     "source_tier": null,
     "observed_at": null
    },
    {
     "statement": "Law No. 2013-450 on the Protection of Personal Data is the primary omnibus data-protection statute of Côte d'Ivoire.",
     "regulatory_stage": "in_force",
     "is_binding": true,
     "confidence": "Confirmed",
     "source_publisher": "OneTrust DataGuidance",
     "source_url": "https://www.dataguidance.com/legal-research/law-2013-450-protection-personal-data",
     "source_tier": null,
     "observed_at": null
    },
    {
     "statement": "ARTCI actively reminds data controllers operating in Côte d'Ivoire of registration/compliance obligations under the personal data protection regime.",
     "regulatory_stage": null,
     "is_binding": false,
     "confidence": "Uncertain",
     "source_publisher": "OneTrust DataGuidance",
     "source_url": "https://www.dataguidance.com/news/ivory-coast-artci-ensures-privacy-new-app-telephone",
     "source_tier": null,
     "observed_at": null
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "code": "lawful_processing_and_special_data",
   "name": "Lawful Processing & Special Data",
   "traffic_light": "red",
   "sub_modules": [
    "consent_thresholds",
    "lawful_bases",
    "pseudonymisation_and_anonymisation",
    "special_categories"
   ],
   "url": "https://dataprotection.gi/jurisdictions/ivory-coast-uemoa-bloc/#lawful-processing-and-special-data-lawful-processing-special-data",
   "traffic_light_rationale": "No T1/T2 primary-text confirmation retrieved for lawful bases or special-category provisions specific to CI in this run.",
   "claims": []
  },
  {
   "code": "data_subject_rights",
   "name": "Data Subject Rights",
   "traffic_light": "red",
   "sub_modules": [
    "access_right",
    "data_portability",
    "deadlines_and_response_windows",
    "rectification_and_erasure",
    "restriction_and_objection"
   ],
   "url": "https://dataprotection.gi/jurisdictions/ivory-coast-uemoa-bloc/#data-subject-rights-data-subject-rights",
   "traffic_light_rationale": "No direct evidentiary confirmation of specific data-subject-rights provisions for CI obtained in this run.",
   "claims": []
  },
  {
   "code": "controller_processor_duties",
   "name": "Controller/Processor Duties",
   "traffic_light": "amber",
   "sub_modules": [
    "accountability_and_dpia",
    "breach_notification",
    "dpo_requirements",
    "joint_controller_arrangements",
    "retention_and_disposal",
    "ropa_requirements",
    "security_measures"
   ],
   "url": "https://dataprotection.gi/jurisdictions/ivory-coast-uemoa-bloc/#controller-processor-duties-controller-processor-duties",
   "traffic_light_rationale": "Regulator-controller engagement is evidenced; specific duty thresholds (DPO appointment triggers, breach-notification timelines, retention limits) are unverified.",
   "claims": [
    {
     "statement": "ARTCI's public reminders to data controllers of their compliance obligations indicate an active accountability-oversight function under Law No. 2013-450, though the specific DPIA/DPO/breach thresholds remain unverified.",
     "regulatory_stage": null,
     "is_binding": false,
     "confidence": "Uncertain",
     "source_publisher": "OneTrust DataGuidance",
     "source_url": "https://www.dataguidance.com/news/ivory-coast-artci-ensures-privacy-new-app-telephone",
     "source_tier": null,
     "observed_at": null
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "code": "cross_border_and_adequacy",
   "name": "Cross-Border & Adequacy",
   "traffic_light": "amber",
   "sub_modules": [
    "adequacy_granted",
    "adequacy_received",
    "data_localisation",
    "sccs_and_bcrs",
    "transfer_impact_assessment",
    "transfer_mechanisms"
   ],
   "url": "https://dataprotection.gi/jurisdictions/ivory-coast-uemoa-bloc/#cross-border-and-adequacy-cross-border-adequacy",
   "traffic_light_rationale": "Regional instrument (ECOWAS Supplementary Act) applicability is inferable from ECOWAS membership but CI-specific ratification/ transfer-mechanism detail is unconfirmed; no EU adequacy exists either way.",
   "claims": [
    {
     "statement": "As an ECOWAS member state, Côte d'Ivoire falls within the intended scope of the ECOWAS Supplementary Act A/SA.1/01/10 on Personal Data Protection within ECOWAS, a regional harmonisation instrument for cross-border data flows among member states.",
     "regulatory_stage": null,
     "is_binding": false,
     "confidence": "Uncertain",
     "source_publisher": "OneTrust DataGuidance",
     "source_url": "https://www.dataguidance.com/legal-research/supplementary-act-asa-10110-personal-data-protection-within-ecowas-february-2010",
     "source_tier": null,
     "observed_at": null
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "code": "sectoral_watch",
   "name": "Sectoral Watch",
   "traffic_light": "red",
   "sub_modules": [
    "credit_and_scoring",
    "education",
    "employment_data",
    "financial_sector_overlay",
    "health_sector_overlay",
    "insurance",
    "telecoms_and_eprivacy"
   ],
   "url": "https://dataprotection.gi/jurisdictions/ivory-coast-uemoa-bloc/#sectoral-watch-sectoral-watch",
   "traffic_light_rationale": "No sectoral overlay instrument specific to CI was retrieved; narrative flags a plausible but unverified financial-sector nexus.",
   "claims": []
  },
  {
   "code": "adtech_and_commercial_privacy",
   "name": "AdTech & Commercial Privacy",
   "traffic_light": "red",
   "sub_modules": [
    "clean_rooms_and_dcr",
    "cookies_and_trackers",
    "cross_context_advertising",
    "dark_patterns",
    "direct_marketing",
    "opt_out_signals"
   ],
   "url": "https://dataprotection.gi/jurisdictions/ivory-coast-uemoa-bloc/#adtech-and-commercial-privacy-adtech-commercial-privacy",
   "traffic_light_rationale": "No adtech/commercial-privacy-specific instrument or guidance for CI was located in this run.",
   "claims": []
  },
  {
   "code": "algorithmic_biometric_and_surveillance_governance",
   "name": "Algorithmic, Biometric & Surveillance Governance",
   "traffic_light": "amber",
   "sub_modules": [
    "ai_risk_assessments",
    "automated_decision_making_transparency",
    "biometric_regime",
    "genetic_data",
    "profiling_restrictions",
    "state_surveillance_carveouts"
   ],
   "url": "https://dataprotection.gi/jurisdictions/ivory-coast-uemoa-bloc/#algorithmic-biometric-and-surveillance-governance-algorithmic-biometric-surveill",
   "traffic_light_rationale": "A national AI-policy study is confirmed; binding profiling/ADM/biometric statutory detail specific to CI is unverified.",
   "claims": [
    {
     "statement": "Among the 39 African countries with data protection laws (a set that includes Côte d'Ivoire), 35 recognize a right not to be subject to solely automated decision-making, indicating a regional pattern that plausibly extends to CI's statute though not independently verified against its specific articles.",
     "regulatory_stage": null,
     "is_binding": false,
     "confidence": "Uncertain",
     "source_publisher": "International Association of Privacy Professionals",
     "source_url": "https://iapp.org/news/a/dpas-and-ai-regulation-in-africa",
     "source_tier": null,
     "observed_at": null
    },
    {
     "statement": "A study initiated in April 2024 examined the challenges and issues of AI, 5G networks and the metaverse for developing Côte d'Ivoire's digital economy, aiming to promote inclusive, ethical and responsible adoption of emerging technologies.",
     "regulatory_stage": null,
     "is_binding": false,
     "confidence": "Probable",
     "source_publisher": "International Association of Privacy Professionals",
     "source_url": "https://iapp.org/news/a/dpas-and-ai-regulation-in-africa",
     "source_tier": null,
     "observed_at": null
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "code": "children_and_vulnerable_groups",
   "name": "Children & Vulnerable Groups",
   "traffic_light": "red",
   "sub_modules": [
    "age_verification",
    "dependent_adults",
    "education_settings",
    "minor_profiling_bans",
    "parental_consent"
   ],
   "url": "https://dataprotection.gi/jurisdictions/ivory-coast-uemoa-bloc/#children-and-vulnerable-groups-children-vulnerable-groups",
   "traffic_light_rationale": "No age-of-consent, parental-consent, or minor-specific provision was retrieved for CI in this run.",
   "claims": []
  },
  {
   "code": "enforcement_and_redress",
   "name": "Enforcement & Redress",
   "traffic_light": "red",
   "sub_modules": [
    "collective_redress_and_class_actions",
    "enforcement_activity_index",
    "private_right_of_action",
    "recent_developments_180d",
    "regulator_funding_and_capacity",
    "regulator_powers_and_penalties"
   ],
   "url": "https://dataprotection.gi/jurisdictions/ivory-coast-uemoa-bloc/#enforcement-and-redress-enforcement-redress",
   "traffic_light_rationale": "No penalty-cap, enforcement-activity, or redress-mechanism evidence specific to CI was retrieved; only general regulator-engagement signals exist.",
   "claims": [
    {
     "statement": "ARTCI demonstrates an active supervisory posture toward data controllers in Côte d'Ivoire, evidenced by public reminders of compliance obligations and privacy-related communiqués, though the specific statutory penalty regime was not independently verified.",
     "regulatory_stage": null,
     "is_binding": false,
     "confidence": "Uncertain",
     "source_publisher": "OneTrust DataGuidance",
     "source_url": "https://www.dataguidance.com/news/ivory-coast-artci-reminds-data-controllers",
     "source_tier": null,
     "observed_at": null
    }
   ]
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