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UAE PDPL vs. GDPR: Federal Law, DIFC, and ADGM Compared
The UAE has three data protection regimes, not one. Compare GDPR against the federal PDPL, DIFC law, and ADGM Regulations side by side.
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Argentina E-Scooter Laws: Buenos Aires' Ley 6164 vs. Provincial Rules
Argentina has no national e-scooter law. Compare Buenos Aires City's Ley 6164 with Rosario's and Cordoba's own, different ordinances.
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E-Scooter Laws
Bahrain E-Scooter Laws: Decision No. 58/2026 Speed Caps and Gear Rules (2026)
Bahrain's Decision No. 58 of 2026 caps private e-scooters at 25 km/h on internal roads only, bars highway riding, and requires a helmet plus shoulder, hand, and leg protection.
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E-Scooter Laws
Botswana E-Scooter Laws: A Motor Vehicle by Default (2026)
Botswana's 1972 Road Traffic Act defines "motor vehicle" as anything self-propelled by electrical power, with no lighter category for e-scooters to fall into.
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E-Scooter Laws
Brazil E-Scooter Laws: CONTRAN's Federal Floor vs. Sao Paulo's Rules
Brazil's CONTRAN 996/2023 exempts e-scooters from national registration and licensing, but Sao Paulo sets its own 20 km/h cap, bans sidewalk riding, and requires riders to be 18.
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E-Scooter Laws
Bulgaria E-Scooter Laws: Age 16, Low Fines, Sofia Extras (2026)
Bulgaria lets riders 16 and older use e-scooters on roads generally, caps devices at 25 km/h, and requires a helmet only under 18, with fines criticized as too low at 10 to 50 BGN.
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E-Scooter Laws
Cameroon E-Scooter Laws: The CEMAC Code Already Covers It (2026)
Cameroon's 1979 decree defines vehicles only by engine size, but the CEMAC regional road code that binds Cameroon is far broader, and it already covers an e-scooter.
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E-Scooter Laws
Chile E-Scooter Laws: VMP Category, 25 km/h Cap, Helmet Mandatory (2026)
Chile regulates e-scooters nationally as a 25 km/h VMP category requiring a helmet for every rider, while a seated device without self-balancing cannot use public roads at all.
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E-Scooter Laws
China E-Scooter Laws: No National Right, Beijing and Shanghai Ban Them (2026)
China has no national e-scooter category. See why Beijing, from May 2026, and Shanghai ban them outright, the fines, and how smaller cities vary.
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E-Scooter Laws
Colombia E-Scooter Laws: New National Statute, Plates Coming 2027 (2026)
Colombia's Ley 2486 de 2025 sets national e-scooter rules: 1,000W cap, age 16, no sidewalks. A separate 2026 resolution adds licence plates from January 2027.
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E-Scooter Laws
Costa Rica E-Scooter Laws: Banned Today, Legal From Dec 20, 2026
E-scooters are prohibited on Costa Rican roads today, confiscated under Article 124. A signed reform, Ley 10834, opens a legal path only from December 20, 2026.
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E-Scooter Laws
Croatia E-Scooter Laws: Helmets Mandatory at Every Age (2026)
Croatia has required e-scooter riders to wear a helmet at every age since 2022, one of only two EU countries with an all-ages mandate, plus a minimum riding age of 14.
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