The law makes the second amendment to the general legal regime for the protection of personal data of natural persons approved by Law no. 133/V/2001, of January 22, as amended by Law no. 41/VIII/2013, of September 17.
The Decree establishes the rules for implementing Law 34/2014, of December 31, on the Right to Information. It is applicable to the bodies and institutions of the State, direct and indirect administration, representation abroad, local authorities and also to private entities which, under the Law or by contract, carry out activities of public interest or which, in their activity, benefit from public resources from any source and have in their possession information of public interest.
Decreto-Lei No 19/2014
This decree creates the National Identification Card for Cape Verdean citizens and establishes the framework for its issue, replacement, use and cancellation.
The Decree introduces an Identity Card for national citizens based on biometric elements.
The law approves the Civil Registration Code.