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China: Published CAC Measures for Security Assessment of Data Exports

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Published CAC Measures for Security Assessment of Data Exports

On 7 July 2022, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) published the Measures for Security Assessment of Data Exports, which will come into effect on 1 September 2022. The Measures aim to enact provisions of the "Network Security Law", "Data S…

Scope

Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Cross-border data transfer regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
other regulatory body

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2021-10-29
in consultation

On 29 October 2021, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) published and opened a consultatio…

2021-11-28
processing consultation

On 28 November 2021, the public consultation on the draft Measures for Security Assessment of Data …

2022-07-07
adopted

On 7 July 2022, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) published the Measures for Security As…

2022-09-01
in grace period

On 1 September 2022, the "Measures for Security Assessment of Data Exports" by the Cyberspace Admin…

2023-03-01
in force

On 1 March 2023, the deadline for rectifications under the Measures for Security Assessment of Data…