Encryption Law by Country
Where strong encryption is a right, restricted, or compelled. National law and policy, mirrored per country.
Source: Global Partners Digital, World Map of Encryption, updated 2026-07-02. Full data at www.gp-digital.org/world-map-of-encryption
Encryption Law by Country (196)
General right to encryption
No known legislation or policies.
Mandatory minimum or maximum encryption strength
No known legislation or policies.
Licensing/registration requirements
No known legislation or policies.
Import/export controls
No known legislation or policies.
Other restrictions
No known legislation or policies.
Obligations on individuals to assist authorities
Article 268-5 the Code of Criminal Procedure provides that “where it appears that data seized or obtained during the investigation or investigation have been transformed operations preventing access to, or understanding of, the unencrypted information contained therein, or that such data is protected by an authentication mechanism, the Attorney General, the investigating court or the trial court seized of the case may designate any qualified natural or legal person, with a view to carrying out the technical operations to obtain access to such information, its unencrypted version and, in the event that, in the event that a cryptology means was used, the secret decryption convention, if it seems necessary”. Article 268-7 further provides that “the results obtained and the documents received are returned by the person designated to clear the encrypted data to the requesting judicial authority. The results are accompanied by technical information useful for understanding and their use as well as a certificate signed by the designated person certifying the sincerity of the results transmitted”. A copy of the Criminal Procedure Code (in French) can be found here .
Obligations on providers to assist authorities
Article 268-5 the Code of Criminal Procedure provides that “where it appears that data seized or obtained during the investigation or investigation have been transformed operations preventing access to, or understanding of, the unencrypted information contained therein, or that such data is protected by an authentication mechanism, the Attorney General, the investigating court or the trial court seized of the case may designate any qualified natural or legal person, with a view to carrying out the technical operations to obtain access to such information, its unencrypted version and, in the event that, in the event that a cryptology means was used, the secret decryption convention, if it seems necessary”. Article 268-7 further provides that “the results obtained and the documents received are returned by the person designated to clear the encrypted data to the requesting judicial authority. The results are accompanied by technical information useful for understanding and their use as well as a certificate signed by the designated person certifying the sincerity of the results transmitted”. A copy of the Criminal Procedure Code (in French) can be found here .
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There is currently no legislation in Monaco regarding the general right to encryption, nor regulations on the strength of encryption technology, its licensing, or sale. However, under the country’s criminal code, where data that has been “seized or obtained during the investigation” is in such a form that “preven(s) access to, or understanding of, the encrypted information contained therein,”or is “protected by an authentication mechanism, the Attorney General or the court may designate “any qualified natural or legal person” to obtain access to an unencrypted version of this data. The decrypted results must be “accompanied by technical information useful for understanding and their use as well as a certificate signed by the designated person certifying the sincerity of the results transmitted”.
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