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Our global data team has prepared a practical guide that compares three standard contracts, as a means of facilitating international data transfers, namely:

  • The EU’s standard contractual clauses (effective since June 2021)
  • The People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) standard contract (issued in March 2023)
  • The Association of Southeast Asian Nations’ (ASEAN) model contractual clauses (published in January 2021).

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China Issues Guidelines for Submitting the Personal Information Protection Impact Assessment for Data Exports | Privacy World

New Zealand Urges

On May 30th, the Cybersecurity Administration of China (CAC) issued details of the format for filing with the government the documentation necessary for the export of Personal Information collected in China.  This guide acts to supplement the requirements set forth in the February 24, 2023 regulations, which came into effect on June 1, 2023 (though there is a 6-month extension allowed for existing data transfers).
Continue Reading China Issues Guidelines for Submitting the Personal Information Protection Impact Assessment for Data Exports

On June 8th, Scott Warren, Partner, Tokyo/Shanghai, will be speaking at the LegalPlus 4th Annual International Arbitration and Corporate Crime Summit for Thailand and Southeast Asia in Bangkok. Scott will be covering the latest developments in China’s data privacy laws, including the new (30 May 2023) regulations specifying the details of the submission to

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Bilingual Draft of China’s Standard Contract

China recently released its China Standard Contract for Export of Personal Information (China SCs), which are required to export any personal information (unless stricter rules apply such as critical information and/or large volume personal data).  As the template is only in Chinese, we created this bilingual draft to assist in understanding its content and the

On May 18th, Scott Warren, Partner, Tokyo/Shanghai, will be speaking at the Legal Plus 3rd Annual Asia International Arbitration and Competition Law Summit held in Hong Kong on the topic “China’s New Personal Data Export Restrictions: Are You Ready?” Scott is speaking from 2:40-3:00 p.m. Hong Kong time on the challenges

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New York Releases Data Security Guide to Help Businesses Protect Personal Information | Privacy World

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Orders to Progress Complaints – No Backdoor Appeal

Members of our Data Privacy, Cybersecurity and Digital Assets team recently hosted a webinar discussing the new requirements needed to export almost ANY personal data from China (except situations where higher obligation applies). This now includes executing a designated Standard Contract with the data recipient, completing a detailed Personal Information Protection Impact Assessment and filing