Switzerland: United Kingdom and Switzerland concluded negotiations on Free Trade Agreement including provisions on data localisation requirement

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United Kingdom and Switzerland concluded negotiations on Free Trade Agreement including provisions on data localisation requirement

On 13 July 2026, the United Kingdom and Switzerland concluded negotiations on an enhanced Free Trade Agreement, which includes commitments by both countries to prevent unjustified restrictions on cross-border data transfers, including data localisat…

Scope

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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2026-07-13
under deliberation

On 13 July 2026, the United Kingdom and Switzerland concluded negotiations on an enhanced Free Trad…