# Email spam legislation by country

"none" is preferred when the title is sufficiently descriptive; see [[WP:SDNONE]] The following table represents laws in respective countries or jurisdictions which restrict the use of Email spam.
Note: Countries / Jurisdictions marked with red are listed in the Spamhaus' Worst Spam Origin Countries (March 2020).
| Jurisdiction | Legislation | Section | Implemented |
| Argentina | Personal Data Protection Act (2000) | § 27 | October 30, 2000 |
| Australia | Spam Act 2003 | Part 2 | 12 December 2003 |
| Austria | Austrian Telecommunications Act 1997 | § 107 | |
| Belgium | Wet van 11 maart 2003 betreffende bepaalde juridische aspecten van de diensten van de informatiemaatschappij / Loi du 11 mars 2003 sur certains aspects juridiques des services de la société de l'information ("Law of March 11, 2003 concerning certain legal aspects of information society services") | | 27 March 2003 |
| Brazil | None (loosely; Movimento Brasileiro de Combate ao Spam) | | |
| Bulgaria | The Law of electronic commerce (2006) | Чл.5,6 | December 26, 2006 |
| Canada | Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act 2000 (PIPEDA) | | |
| Canada | Fighting Internet and Wireless Spam Act 2010 | | |
| Canada | Canada's Anti-Spam Legislation 2014 (CASL) | | |
| China | Regulations on Internet email Services | | 30 March 2006 |
| Colombia | Law of Habeas Data | § 6 | 31 December 2008 |
| Croatia | Electronic Communications Act | § 107 | 22 July 2017 |
| Cyprus | Regulation of Electronic Communications and Postal Services Law of 2004 | § 6 | |
| Czech Republic | Act No. 480/2004 Coll., on Certain Information Society Services | § 7 | |
| Denmark | Danish marketing practices act | § 10 | |
| Estonia | Electronic Communications Act | § 103 | 1 January 2005 |
| European Union | Directive on Privacy and Electronic Communications | Art. 13 | 31 October 2003 |
| Finland | Act on Data Protection in Electronic Communications (516/2004) | | |
| France | Loi du 21 juin 2004 pour la confiance dans l’économie numérique ("Law of June 21, 2004 for confidence in the digital economy") | Art. 22 | |
| Germany | Gesetz gegen den unlauteren Wettbewerb (UWG) ("Unfair Competition Act") | § 7 | |
| Hong Kong | Unsolicited Electronic Messaging Ordinance | | 22 December 2007 |
| Hungary | Act CVIII of 2001 on Electronic Commerce | Art. 14 | |
| India | None (loosely; Information Technology Act, 2000 § 67) | | |
| Indonesia | Undang-undang Informasi dan Transaksi Elektronic (ITE) (Internet Law) | | |
| Ireland | European Communities (Electronic Communications Networks and Services) (Data Protection and Privacy) Regulations 2003 | Section 13 (1) (b) | 6 November 2003 |
| Israel | Communications Law (Telecommunications and Broadcasting), 1982 (Amendment 2008) | Art. 30 | December 2008 |
| Italy | Data Protection Code (Legislative Decree no. 196/2003) | § 130 | |
| Japan | The Law on Regulation of Transmission of Specified Electronic Mail | | April 2002 |
| Malaysia | Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 | | |
| Malta | Data Protection Act (CAP 440) | § 10 | |
| Mexico | None | | |
| Netherlands | Dutch Telecommunications Act | Art. 11.7 | |
| New Zealand | Unsolicited Electronic Messages Act 2007 | All | 5 September 2007 |
| Norway | Lov om kontroll med markedsføring og avtalevilkår mv. (markedsføringsloven) | Chap. 3 - § 15 | 1 March 2001 |
| Pakistan | Prevention of Electronic Crimes Ordinance 2007 | § 14 | 31 December 2007 |
| Russia | None (loosely: Russian Civil Code: Art. 309) | | |
| Singapore | Spam Control Act 2007 | | 15 June 2007 |
| South Africa | Electronic Communications and Transactions Act, 2002 | § 45 | |
| South Africa | Consumer Protection Act, 2008 | § 11 | October 2010 |
| South Korea | Act on Promotion of Information and Communication and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection | Art. 50 | |
| Spain | Act 34/2002 of 11 July on Information Society Services and Electronic Commerce | | |
| Sweden | Marknadsföringslagen (1995:450) "Swedish Marketing Act" | § 13b | |
| Switzerland | Gesetz gegen den unlauteren Wettbewerb (2007) | Art. 3, Buchst. o | |
| Turkey | Elektronik Ticaretin Düzenlenmesi Hakkında Kanun "Act About Regulation of E-Commerce" | | |
| Ukraine | | | |
| United Kingdom | Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003 | | |
| United States | Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act of 2003 (CAN-SPAM Act of 2003) | All | 16 December 2003 |