Switzerland: Adopted adequacy list of countries receiving personal data transfers
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Adopted adequacy list of countries receiving personal data transfers
On 31 August 2022, the Swiss government adopted a draft list of countries that are approved to receive personal data transfers out of Switzerland, under Article 16 of the amended Swiss Data Protection Act, which will come into force on 1 September 2…
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
central government
Complete timeline of this policy change
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2021-06-23
in consultation
2021-10-14
processing consultation
2022-08-31
adopted