European Union: Europrivacy Certification Scheme Extension for Certifying Data Importers under Article 46 GDPR
Progress
Current status
under deliberation
15 Apr 2026 under deliberation
29 Jan 2026 under deliberation
Scope
Implementers
Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czechia
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Netherlands
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
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
supranational
Timeline of events
European Data Protection Board adopted Opinion 15/2026 on the Europrivacy Certification Scheme Extension for Certifying Data Importers under Article 46 GDPR
On 15 April 2026, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) adopted Opinion 15/2026 approving the Europrivacy Certification Scheme Extension for Certifying Data Importers under Article 46 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) (Europrivacy…
Event type
order
Action type
opinion
Government branch
executive
Government body
data protection authority
Luxembourg supervisory authority submitted Europrivacy Certification Scheme Extension for Certifying Data Importers under Article 46 GDPR to the EDPB
On 29 January 2026, the Luxembourg supervisory authority submitted to the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) the Europrivacy Certification Scheme Extension for Certifying Data Importers under Article 46 of the General Data Protection Regulation (…
Event type
order
Action type
drafting
Government branch
executive
Government body
data protection authority