Belgium: Encryption ruled as sufficient supplementary measure for US-EU data transfer by Belgian Council of State
Progress
Current status
in force
19 Aug 2021 in force
10 Aug 2021 under deliberation
Scope
Implementers
Belgium
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Government Branch
judiciary
Government Body
court
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Ruling qualifying encryption as a sufficient supplementary measure for U.S.-EU data transfers
On 19 August 2021, the Council of State ruled that encryption is a valid supplementary measure to transfer data to the US when adequate technical and organizational measures are implemented. On 10 August 2021, a Dutch company had challenged the deci…
SourceEvent type
public lawsuit
Action type
ruling
Government branch
judiciary
Government body
court
Announced lawsuit on the qualification of encryption as a sufficient supplementary measure for U.S.-EU data transfers
On 10 August 2021, a Dutch company challenged the decision of the Flemish Region to grant a tender to an EU company (Viavan) that relies on the cloud services by Amazon Web Service (AWS). The company contested that such a decision violated the Schre…
SourceEvent type
public lawsuit
Action type
announcement
Government branch
judiciary
Government body
court