Tag archives: cross-border

China Amends Draft Regulation on Cross-Border Data Transfer

By Barbara Li (CN) on May 23, 2017 Posted in Compliance and risk management, Regulatory response

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We have just received a revised draft of the Measures on Security Assessment of Cross-border Data Transfer of Personal Information and Important Data (Measures). Here we outline the changes made to the draft Measures first issued on 11 April 2017 for public comment (see our previous briefing and blog post here). The revised draft is … Continue reading

Article 29 Working Party Releases GDPR Implementation Guidance

By Lara White (UK) and Marcus Evans (UK) on December 22, 2016 Posted in Compliance and risk management, Regulatory response

On 15 December 2016, the Article 29 Working Party (WP29) issued guidelines and FAQs on the provisions in the General Data Protection Regulation (the GDPR) relating to data portability (Guidelines / FAQs), data protection officers (Guidelines / FAQs), and the lead supervisory authority (Guidelines / FAQs). WP29 will accept comments on these guidelines until the … Continue reading

Reports suggest US-EU agreement on cross-border data transfers near, but will it stick?

By on October 29, 2015 Posted in Regulatory response

It is being reported that the EU and the US have reached an agreement in principle on the revised cross-border data transfer framework, commonly referred to as Safe Harbor 2.0. Both sides expect further progress on the specifics in November of this year. Some of the thornier issues, however,regarding US surveillance activities, that are critical to addressing the concerns … Continue reading

Europe and US slated to agree on revised US-EU/US-Swiss Safe Harbor framework

By on August 12, 2015 Posted in Regulatory response

It is being reported that the European Union and the United States are nearing an agreement on the revised US-EU/US-Swiss Safe Harbor framework. Thousands of US companies that have certified compliance with the Safe Harbor should be encouraged that the framework – which has been the subject of sustained criticism by European data protection regulators … Continue reading