Latin America and the Caribbean: Cross-border data transfer regulation in EU-Latin America and Caribbean Digital Alliance

Progress

Current status
adopted
17 Jul 2023 adopted
07 Jun 2023 adopted
14 Mar 2023 adopted

Scope

Implementers
Antigua & Barbuda
Argentina
Aruba
Austria
Bahamas
Barbados
Belgium
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
British Virgin Islands
Bulgaria
Cayman Islands
Chile
Colombia
Costa Rica
Croatia
Cuba
Cyprus
Czechia
Denmark
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
El Salvador
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Jamaica
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Mexico
Netherlands
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Poland
Portugal
Puerto Rico
Romania
Saint Kitts & Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent & the Grenadines
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Suriname
Sweden
Trinidad & Tobago
Turks & Caicos Islands
Uruguay
US Virgin Islands
Venezuela
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Cross-border data transfer regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government
Implementation Level
bi- or plurilateral agreement

Timeline of events

17 Jul 2023
adopted

Adopted EU-LAC Joint Declaration on a Digital Alliance, including a commitment to collaborate on Data Free Flow with Trust (DFFT)

On 17 July 2023, the European Commission has published the EU-LAC Joint Declaration on a Digital Alliance. The European Union (EU) and a group of Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) countries have established the EU-LAC Digital Alliance to deepen the…

Source
Event type declaration
Action type adoption
Government branch executive
Government body central government
07 Jun 2023
adopted

Adopted agenda outlining proposals for EU-LAT Digital Alliance including cross-border data transfer measures

On 7 June 2023, the European Commission adopted a joint communication outlining a new agenda for relations between the European Union and Latin America and the Caribbean (EU–LAC). The agenda outlines the negotiation area to strengthen and modernise …

Source
Event type declaration
Action type adoption
Government branch executive
Government body central government
14 Mar 2023
adopted

Launched EU-Latin America and Caribbean Digital Alliance

On 14 March 2023, the European Union-Latin America and Caribbean Digital Alliance was launched. The initiative aims to foster the development of secure, resilient and human-centric digital infrastructures on the basis of a values-based framework, en…

Source
Event type declaration
Action type adoption
Government branch executive
Government body central government