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China: Consultation opened on data security law including regulation on cross-border data transfers

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Consultation opened on data security law including regulation on cross-border data transfers

On 29 April 2021, the consultation for the Data Security Law has opened. The proposed Data Security Law contains several provisions on the processing of important data by firms. Article 31 of the Data Security Law regulates the cross-border transfer…

Scope

Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Cross-border data transfer regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament

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2020-07-03
under deliberation

On 03 July 2020, a draft of the Data Security Law has been released, which contains several provisi…

2021-04-29
in consultation

On 29 April 2021, the consultation for the Data Security Law has opened. The proposed Data Security…

2021-05-28
processing consultation

On 28 May 2021, the consultation for the Data Security Law closed. The proposed Data Security Law c…

2021-06-10
adopted

The Chinese National People's Congress adopts the Data Security Law, which contains several provisi…

2021-09-01
in force

On 1 September 2021, the Chinese National People`s Congress adopts the Data Security Law, which con…