Tag archives: EU Model Clauses

Brexit: The Continued Application of the GDPR

By Marcus Evans (UK) on June 29, 2016 Posted in Compliance and risk management, Regulatory response

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On Friday, June 24, the UK electorate voted through a referendum to leave the European Union by a 52% majority. The mechanics of leaving the European Union will be complex, given that the referendum question did not spell out what relationship the UK would have with the EU once it has left, and there is … Continue reading

Irish Data Protection Commissioner to Request Court Declaration as to Validity of Personal Data Transfers to the US Under EU Model Clauses

By Marcus Evans (UK) and Shiv Daddar (UK) on May 26, 2016 Posted in Compliance and risk management, Regulatory response

On May 25, 2016, Austrian law student Max Schrems issued a press release stating that he has been informed that the Irish Data Protection Commissioner (DPC) is planning to refer a question to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) as to whether the EU model clauses remain a valid data transfer mechanism … Continue reading

DIFC Data Protection Commissioner issues guidance on US data exports following Schrems case

By on October 30, 2015 Posted in Regulatory response

The Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) Commissioner for Data Protection has issued guidance to DIFC entities on the export of personal data outside the DIFC in light of a landmark data protection ruling by the European Court of Justice (ECJ).… Continue reading

German Data Protection Authorities Suspend BCR approvals, question Model Clause transfers

By Christoph Ritzer (DE) and Marcus Evans (UK) on October 26, 2015 Posted in Regulatory response

Following on from the EU Article 29 Working Party Statement of 16 October 2015, the Conference of the German Data Protection Authorities – (“DPAs”) has today issued guidance (referred to as a Position Paper) on the consequences of the CJEU decision in the Schrems case (Case C-362/14).… Continue reading

A German data protection authority questions model clauses

By Christoph Ritzer (DE) on October 15, 2015 Posted in Regulatory response

The German data protection authority from the northern state Schleswig-Holstein has released guidance in connection with the ECJ’s decision on Safe Harbor.… Continue reading