Several important documents relating to the rules governing the transfer of EU personal data were published during the second week of November 2020 by the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) and the EU Commission. In addition, the EU Commission has also published new standard contractual clauses for use when transferring personal data between a controller and a processor within the EEA and to countries outside the EEA.

Transfers of Personal Data to Third Countries

In the aftermath of the landmark decision by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) on international data transfers – the so-called Schrems II judgment (see our post on this topic) – organizations have been awaiting additional guidance from EU authorities on measures that must be implemented to transfer personal data to third countries without being in breach of  the Regulation (EU) 2016/679, i.e. the General European Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

The following documents have been published in relation to implementation of Schrems II.
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