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Working party publishes draft of GDPR guidelines for Article 49 (export derogations)

Data Protection Report - Norton Rose FulbrightOn February 12, 2018, the Article 29 Working Party (WP29) published guidance regarding Article 49 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) for public comment.  The deadline for submitting comments on the draft is March 26, 2018, and responses should be emailed to JUST-ARTICLE29WP-SEC@ec.europa.eu. Like the current EU Data Protection Directive, the GDPR prohibits the … Continue reading

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

Data Protection Report - Norton Rose FulbrightIt 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
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