European Union: European Union and Singapore concluded negotiations for Digital Trade Agreement including prohibition of data localisation requirements
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European Union and Singapore concluded negotiations for Digital Trade Agreement including prohibition of data localisation requirements
On 25 July 2024, the European Union and Singapore concluded negotiations for a bilateral Digital Trade Agreement, building from the EU-Singapore Digital Partnership and Digital Trade Principles agreed in 2023. The Agreement establishes rules to prohibit data localisation requirements.
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