European Union: European Union and Singapore announced negotiations for Digital Trade Agreement including prohibition of data localisation requirements
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European Union and Singapore announced negotiations for Digital Trade Agreement including prohibition of data localisation requirements
On 20 July 2023, the EU and Singapore launched negotiations for a bilateral Digital Trade Agreement, building from the EU-Singapore Digital Partnership and Digital Trade Principles agreed earlier in 2023. The Agreement aims to expand bilateral digital trade and will include restrictions on data localisation requirements across these jurisdictions.
Original sourceScope
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data localisation requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Implementation Level
bi- or plurilateral agreement
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government
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2023-07-20
under deliberation
2024-07-25
adopted
2025-04-08
under deliberation