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Republic of Korea: Announced agreement in principle regarding UK-Korea data adequacy

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Announced agreement in principle regarding UK-Korea data adequacy

On 5 July 2022, the governments of the United Kingdom and the Republic of Korea announced they had reached an agreement in principle regarding data adequacy. The agreement acknowledges the data protection regime of the two countries as adequate, allowing organisations to transfer data between the two countries without restrictions.

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Scope

Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Cross-border data transfer regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Implementation Level
bi- or plurilateral agreement
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government

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2021-08-26
under deliberation

On 26 August 2021, the government of the United Kingdom announced the start of negotiations on a da…

2022-07-05
adopted

On 5 July 2022, the governments of the United Kingdom and the Republic of Korea announced they had …

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