MAXAM - Companhia de Pólvoras e Explosivos de Angola, SA

Fine imposed (usd 150,000 akz-equivalent). APD, June 2024.

Record ID: ao-apd-2024-0001
Case reference: Deliberação 001-003/2024 batch
Jurisdiction: Angola
Regulator: APD
Type: penalty notice
Date decided: June 2024
Respondent type: private
Sector: industrial
Violations: unlawful cross-border data transfer, failure to notify regulator
Provisions cited: Lei 22/11 de 17 de Junho
Outcome: fine imposed (USD 150,000 AKZ-equivalent)
Penalty: USD 150,000 (≈ USD 150,000 at the decision date)
Status: final
Source: Official document ↗
Source integrity: SHA-256 e736bb35e526863d…
Record verified: 30 July 2026

The facts

The APD announced that by deliberations 001, 002 and 003, dated 30 April and 19 June, MAXAM - Companhia de Polvoras e Explosivos de Angola, SA was fined the kwanza equivalent of USD 150,000 for the illegal transfer of a national citizen's personal data to the United Kingdom and for failing to notify the APD of the processing of its workers' personal data.

Orders and outcome

A fine equivalent in kwanza to USD 150,000. The APD noted the penalties in this batch reflected the cooperation and circumstances of the entities.

CROSS-BORDER-TRANSFER · NOTIFICATION · EMPLOYMENT-DATA · FINE

Cite this decision

APD (Angola), MAXAM - Companhia de Pólvoras e Explosivos de Angola, SA, Deliberação 001-003/2024 batch, penalty notice of June 2024. African Data Protection Enforcement Tracker, Law Lab Africa Research, https://research.lawlab.africa/tracker/angola/apd/2024/maxam-angola-illegal-transfer-uk/ (accessed 30 August 2026).

Track Angola enforcement

Get decision alerts by email

Tell us your jurisdictions and we email you when a regulator's decision passes verification. Privacy.