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European Data Protection Boardadopted guidelines on data transfers to third country authorities (Art. 48 GDPR)

On 5 June 2025, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) published the final version of its guidelines on Article 48 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), following the close of public consultation in January 2025. The guidelines clarif…

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
data protection authority

Complete timeline of this policy change

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2024-12-03
in consultation

On 3 December 2024, the European Data Protection Board (EPDB) opened a public consultation on Guide…

2025-01-27
processing consultation

On 27 January 2025, the European Data Protection Board (EPDB) closed its public consultation on Gui…

2025-06-05
adopted

On 5 June 2025, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) published the final version of its guidel…