European Union: European Union and Singapore published Digital Trade Agreement including provisions on cross-border data transfers

On 8 April 2025, the European Union and Singapore published the Agreement on Digital Trade, which includes provisions concerning cross-border data transfers. The agreement affirms the Parties’ commitment to enabling cross-border data transfers for business purposes and prohibits measures that restrict such flows, such as data localisation or requirements to use domestic computing infrastructure. However, exceptions are allowed if a Party adopts measures to achieve legitimate public policy objectives, provided they are not discriminatory or more restrictive than necessary. The implementation of these rules will be reviewed within three years, and either Party may propose updates to the list of restrictions.