Progress

Current status
under deliberation
19 Nov 2024 under deliberation
31 Oct 2024 under deliberation

Scope

Implementers
Republic of Korea
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Cross-border data transfer regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
data protection authority
Implementation Level
national

Timeline of events

19 Nov 2024
under deliberation

Announced equivalence recognition for personal data transfers between South Korea and the EU

On 19 November 2024, the Personal Information Protection Commission (PCC) announced that EU privacy protections were equivalent to those provided under South Korean Law. The PCC convened a committee of 12 experts from academia, law, civil society, a…

Source
Event type order
Action type announcement
Government branch executive
Government body data protection authority
31 Oct 2024
under deliberation

Announced EU-South Korea equivalence recognition system enabling mutual data transfer framework

On 31 October 2024, the Personal Information Protection Commission of South Korea announced the equivalence recognition system for data transfers under the Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA) for the European Union. The system aims to support…

Source
Event type order
Action type announcement
Government branch executive
Government body data protection authority

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