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UK Government Makes a Bridge to The EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework

September 22, 2023 By Alice Portnoy and Wim Nauwelaerts

On 21 September 2023, the UK Government adopted the Data Protection (Adequacy) Regulations 2023, also referred to as the “UK-U.S. Data Bridge”. The UK-U.S. Data Bridge will allow companies to legitimately transfer personal data from the UK to the U.S. on the basis of the recently enacted EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (“DPF”). The UK Government […]

Filed Under: Data Protection, International, Transfers

Council of Europe Launches Model Contractual Clauses for Transfers of Personal Data

July 1, 2023 By Alice Portnoy and Wim Nauwelaerts

On June 16, 2023, the Council of Europe’s Committee of Convention 108+ (i.e., the Convention for the Protection of Individuals with regard to Automatic Processing of Personal Data) adopted Model Contractual Clauses for cross-border data flows (“MCCs”). The MCCs are intended to cover the transfers of personal data to countries that are not parties to […]

Filed Under: Data Protection, International, Transfers, Uncategorized

Joint Regulatory Guidance Aims to Help Companies Transfer Personal Data Across ASEAN and EU Member States

May 31, 2023 By Alice Portnoy and Wim Nauwelaerts

On May 23, 2023, the European Commission together with ASEAN (the Association of Southeast Asian Nations) published guidance that identifies commonalities and differences between the EU Standard Contractual Clauses for international data transfers (“SCCs”), and ASEAN’s Model Contractual Clauses (“MCCs”), to assist companies  with their efforts to comply with data transfer rules in both regions […]

Filed Under: Data Protection, GDPR, International, Standard Contractual Clauses

European Commission Takes Significant Step Towards New Solution for Transatlantic Transfers of Personal Data

December 13, 2022 By Paul Greaves and Wim Nauwelaerts

What Happened? On December 13, 2022, the European Commission (the “Commission”) took a significant step towards the adoption of the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (“DPF”). The DPF is a new framework designed to replace the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield (“Privacy Shield”), which was struck down by Court of Justice of the European Union in the Schrems […]

Filed Under: Data Protection, Data Security, International Tagged With: Cross-border, EU Data Protection, EU Privacy, EU Regulation, International Data Transfers

EU Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) Deadline is Looming

November 28, 2022 By Wim Nauwelaerts and Paul Greaves

Companies relying on the SCCs as a data transfer tool have less than a month to update their existing contracts (if they haven’t done so already).  WHAT HAPPENED? The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) allows companies that want to transfer personal data protected by the GDPR to third countries outside the EU/EEA to do […]

Filed Under: Data Protection, International, Privacy Tagged With: EU Data Protection, EU Regulation, European Union (EU), GDPR Implementation, International Data Transfers, Regulatory Enforcement

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