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Publication of EC draft decision on adequacy of UK data protection regime

The European Commission publishes its draft decision on the adequacy of the UK data protection regime with the EU GDPR, which approves personal data transfers but notes that EU will monitor the progress and rescind the decision should the UK diverge from the GDPR to a problematic degree.

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Scope

Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Cross-border data transfer regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Implementation Level
supranational
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government

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2021-02-19
under deliberation

The European Commission publishes its draft decision on the adequacy of the UK data protection regi…

2021-06-16
in force

The EU member states have voted unanimously for the draft Commission Implementing Decisions on the …

2021-06-28
adopted

The European Commission publishes its decision on the adequacy of the UK data protection regime wit…